Bebop Cycles and Substitutions
About Course
The bebop idiom is one of the most beautifully yet challenging sub genres of jazz.
Not only will learning how to play over bebop cycles and progressions help your jazz playing, it will also boost your technique over any tune you play.
Bebop Cycles and Substitutions starts with the ii-V-I and teaches how to properly use and hear the b5 or tritone substation in both your comping and single line playing.
The bebop cycles and substitutions course aims to give you confidence with the following:
- The Tritone Substitution
- Tritone Substitution Lines
- The Bebop Cycle
- Bebop Patterns
The aim of these studies is to give you confident and enjoyment while improvising over ii-V-I’s and cycling dominant chords.
The skills you learn in this course will help you improvise over the following progressions:
- Major and minor ii V I progressions
- Cycling dominant Progressions
- Rhythm Changes
- Jordu
- Many more!
So join the fun and learn how to play and use bebop cycles and subs today!
Course Content
The Tritone Substitution
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Course intro
02:59 -
b5 Substitution Explained
11:22 -
Tritone ii-V Phrases
15:55