Bb Jazz Blues Chord Solo

Jens Larsen
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Standard tuning

= 120
Example 1 - Blues in Bb chord solo
B 7 E 7 B 7 B 7
1 2 3 4
E-Gt

8 6 8 6 9
6 8 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 6 3 4 5 6 7 7
7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

E 7 Edim B 7 G7alt
5 6 7 8

8 6 8 6 6 9 9 11 11 10
6 6 6 6 5 8 8 5 6 6 9 9 9 11 11 9 11 11 8
6 6 6 6 6 9 9 6 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8
5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8

Cm7 F7alt B 7 G7alt C7(13 9) F7alt

9 10 11 12

(10) 9 9 6 (6) 9 6 12 11 9 9 11 9 9 9 6
(8) 6 8 6 9 7 7 8 (8) 8 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 8
(8) 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 (7) 7 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 7
(8) 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 (6) 6 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6

Example 2 - Harmonizing Eb major with a Bb7 chord

13 14 15

6 8 10 11 13
1 3 4 6 8 9 8 8 8 9 13
1 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 13
0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 12

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 Example 3 - Harmonizing Ab major with an Eb7 chord
16 17 18

6 8 9 11 13 15
2 4 6 8 9 6 6 8 13 13 13
3 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 12 12 12
5 5 5 5 8 5 5 8 11 11 11

Example 4 - Bb major harmonized with Cm7

19 20 21

8 10 11 13
1 3 4 6 8 10 11 8 8 11 11
3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 12
1 1 5 8 8 8 10 8 8 10 10

Example 5 - Harmonizing Gb melodic minor with an F7 chord

22 23 24

7 9 11 13
0 2 4 6 7 9 10 9 9 9 10
2 2 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 11
1 1 7 7 7 10 10 7 7 7 13

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