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JAZZ COMPOSITION THEORY AND PRACTICE

MELODIES BASED ON COMPOUND LINES

Algunas melodías
Some melodies are se basan
based en líneaslines.
on compound compuestas.
CompoundLas líneas
lines compuestas
consist of two (or more)
consisten de dos (o más) líneas de notas guía que proceden a través de
guide tone lines that proceed through a set of chord changes simultaneously. un
A melody
conjunto de progresiones de acordes simultáneamente. Se puede crear una
can be created by alternating between the guide tones. Observe the example below, and
melodía alternando entre las notas guía. Observe el ejemplo a continuación, y
then turn to the tune “Diminishing Returns” on the next page.
luego cambie a la melodía “Diminishing Returns” en la página siguiente.
meas. 1–8
B –9 F 7/B F 7/B E 7/B
5 T T

etc.
1 3 3 3

meas. 21–27
E –7 G –7 A–7 C–7 E–9
5 T9 T13 5
etc.
1 1 5
T9

meas. 29–46
D–9 G7( 9,13) CMaj7 F–7 B 7( 9,13) A7( 9,13)
T11 T 9 5 1 1

3 T11 T 9 T 9

A 7 A 7 B –9 F 7/B D Maj7/A G 7/A G 7/A D 6

1 7 5 7
T 3 7 1

5 3 5 1 1 3

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CHAPTER 1 MELODIC CONSIDERATIONS

5 Diminishing Returns
Ted Pease
Fast Latin
B –9 1 B –9 3

(vamp)
F–6
F 7/B F 7/B E 7/B
3 3 3

1
C7( 9) D 7( 9) (swing)
C7( 9) F–6
10 (break)
3 3

14
B –7 E 7( 11) A Maj7 D7sus4 E7sus4 D7sus4

19 GMaj7 (piano fill) E –7 G –7 A–7 C–7

2
(swing)
E–9 E–9 F7( 9) D–9 G7( 9,13) CMaj7
25
(piano fill)

F–7 B 7( 9,13) A7( 9,13) A 7 A 7

32

(Latin)
37 B –9 F 7/B D Maj7/A

G 7/A G 7/A D 6(9) C–7( 5) F7( 9)

42 3

(rhythm break)

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JAZZ COMPOSITION THEORY AND PRACTICE

EXERCISES
Complete a compound line on the given changes. Then write a melody that consists of
an embellished version of the sketch. Label your embellishments.

Sketch
CMaj7 B–7 E7( 9) A–7 D7 G–7 C7

FMaj7 F–7 B 7 E–7 A7 E –7 A 7

D–7 G7 E–7 A7( 9) D–7 G7

Your Melody
Medium blues
CMaj7 B–7 E7( 9) A–7 D7 G–7 C7

N.T. added chord tone N.T.

FMaj7 F–7 B 7 E–7 A7 E –7 A 7

D–7 G7 E–7 A7( 9) D–7 G7

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