Lesson 11 - Common substitutions A section

step 1 - examples in tunes & solos

art tatum trio - i got rhythm (1944)

nat king cole trio - bop-kick
[A] slam stewart/don byas - i got rhythm (sax solo)
thelonious monk - rhythm-a-ning (piano solo)

? ° ™™4 D7 C7 F7 etc
1 ¢ 4 F©7 B7 E7 A7 G7 B¨

[A] jimmy heath - c.t.a.

2
? ° ™™ B¨7 A¨7 G¨7 F7 B¨7 A¨7 G¨7 F7 etc
¢ B¨

[A] horace silver - to beat or not to beat

? ° ™™ B¨7 Eº D‹7/F G7 etc
3 ¢ /D E¨ F©‹7 B7 B¨

[A] charlie parker - cheers

? ° ™™ B7 G¨7
4 ¢ B¨ C‹7 B¨ D¨‹7

? C‹7 etc
D‹7 D¨‹7 C‹7 B7 B¨ F7

[A] clifford brown - brownie speaks

5
? ° ™™ B¨7 D¨7 G¨Œ„Š7 B7
¢ B¨7 A¨7 G¨7 F7

? /D E¨ A¨7 D‹7 G‹7 B7 etc

B¨ C‹7
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bill evans - Five (last A in solos)

[A] horace silver - cool eyes (interlude between solos)
6
? ° ™™ F‹7 A¨7 etc
¢ B¨7 E¨‹7 D¨‹7 A¨7 C‹7 F7

[A] george coleman - lo joe (D¨ )

7
? ° ™™ D¨Œ„Š7 B¨7 E¨‹7 D¨Œ„Š7 B‹7 E7 B¨‹7 E¨7 A‹7 D7
¢ D7

? A¨‹7 G¨Œ„Š7 F‹7(b5) E¨‹7 D7 etc

D¨7 C¨7 B¨7

[A] coltrane changes

8
? ° ™™ G¨Œ„Š7 etc
¢ DŒ„Š7 F7 B¨Œ„Š7 D¨7 A7 DŒ„Š7 F7

[A] coltrane changes ii

9
? ° ™™ B¨Œ„Š7 G7 C‹7 G¨Œ„Š7 etc
¢ D¨7 A7 DŒ„Š7 F7

[A] pepper adams - cottontail (after bass solo)

? ° ™™ B¨Œ„Š7 GŒ„Š7 etc
10 ¢ EŒ„Š7 D¨Œ„Š7
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Step 2 - more possibilities

[A] arriving via ii-v or flat 5 ii-v

1
? ° ™™ C‹7 F7 B¨‹7 E¨7 A¨‹7 D¨7 F©‹7 B7 etc
¢

[A]
2
? ° ™™ A‹7 D7 A¨‹7 D¨7 G‹7 C7 F©‹7 B7 etc
¢

[A]
3
? ° ™™ E¨‹7 A¨7 D‹7 G7 C©‹7 F©7 C‹7 F7 etc
¢

[A]
? ° ™™ B¨ B¨7 E¨7 A¨7 D¨7 F©7 etc
4 ¢ B7

[A] probably overkill!

? ° ™™ G‹7 C7 F©‹7 B7 F‹7
5 ¢ B¨7 E‹7 A7 E¨‹7 A¨7 D‹7 G7 C©‹7 B7 C‹7 F7 etc

the 4 bar substitutions could be applied to the 2nd 4 bars of the A sections too.
its all about where you want the resolution. obviously use taste and judgement of
the situation - the other musicians' level, style, preferences.
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Step 3 - Substituting other tunes in the a

[A] scrapple from the apple (c.parker)

? ° ™™ F7 C‹7 etc
¢ C‹7 F7

[A] celia (b.powell)

? ° ™™ C‹7(b5) D‹7 E¨‹7 A¨7
¢ B¨

? D¨‹7 C‹7(b5) F7(b9) etc

D‹7 C‹7 B7 B¨

[A] crazeology (c.parker)

? ° ™™ B¨ C‹7 F7
¢ G‹7 C‹7 C©º D‹7 G7

? D¨7 F7 etc
A¨‹7 G¨Œ„Š7 B¨
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[A] get happy (arlen/koehler)

? ° ™™ F6 G‹7 A‹7 G‹7 F6 G‹7 C7

¢ D7

? F6 G‹7 A‹7 B¨Œ„Š7 G‹7 C7 F F7 etc

[A] little melonae (jackie mclean)

? ° ™™ ‘ ‘ ‘ etc
¢ B7(#11) ‘ ‘ B¨Œ„Š7 ‘
B¨‹(Œ„Š7) (miles)

[A] three way split (hank mobley)

? ° ™™ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ etc
¢ B¨Œ„Š7(#11) ‘ ‘ ‘