Lesson 5 - other Chromatic approach notes

enclosures of 1,3,5

other options (get out clauses!) to land on 1,3 & 5 at the right time

? 4 A B¨ B C© D E¨ E F G¨
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step 1 - the c# to the D

add the C© to acceptable approach notes to the D

start just in 1st octave
B¨
?° ™™ œ œ œ ™™ ü
¢ V V V V V V bn œœœ # œ œ V V V V V V bn œœœ # œ †

step 2 - mix with other chord tones and bebop scale 1st octave

use only these notes

? nœ bœ nœ œ bœ
œ bœ nœ #œ œ bœ
œ #œ œ

B¨
? ° b™™b œœœœ b œœ
™™ ü
¢ nœ V V V V V V V b œœœ V V V V V V V †
2 ( LESSON 5 )

step 3 - 2nd octave c# - D

B¨
œ b n œœœ#œ œ b n œœœ#œ ü
? ° ™™ œ œ ™™
¢ V V V V V V V V V V V V †

step 4 - mix with all chord tones and bebop

scale 2nd octave

use only these notes nœ bœ nœ œ bœ

bœ nœ #œ œ bœ
? œ #œ œ œ

B¨
b œœ b œœ
œ b œœœ
? ° ™™b œœ ™™ ü
¢ V V V V V V V V V V V V V V †

Step 5 - Mix with everything all octaves

B¨
b œœ b œœ
œ b œœœ
? ° ™™bb œœœœ ™™ ü
¢ œ V V V V V V V b œœœ V V V V V V V †
3 ( LESSON 5 )

Step 6 - repeat steps 1-5 with the e natural to F

Repeat the sames steps with the E naturals as with the C sharps working in the lower octaves first

B¨
œœ œœ
? ° ™™ œ œ ™ ü
¢ œ V V V V V V n œœœ œœ
b n
œ V V V b n œ
œ
V V V n œœ † œ ™

Step 7 - repeat steps 1 - 5 with the B natural to Bb

The B natural can be an extra approach note to the B¨ but is more often than not preceeded by the c above it

° B¨ B¨ ü
? ™™b œ V V V
œ
V V V n œœœ œ b œ V V V
œ
œ ™
™
V V V n œœ œ †
¢

practice approaching the B from thd C first

B¨
° œ nœ œ nœ
? ™™bb œœ V V V V V œ nœ
bœ
bœ V V V V V œ nœ ™™ ü
¢ †