Debreved

Jazz Chords and Voicing Part 2

Saxophones & Rhythm
Tim Davies
Recap our melody from Part 1
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CJ

Rhythm

&
?

D. -7

G7

&

&

CJ

D -7

Alto !&2

&
?
Tenor 1&2, Bari

CJ

Rhy

&

11

G7

.
3

D -7

12

G7

CJ

D -7

G7

G7

Octaves

Sax

Alto 1&2, Tenor 1&2

Rhy

D. -7

Unison
Sax

CJ

CJ

13

.
3

D -7

G7

J
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Jazz Chords and Voicing Part 2 - Saxophones & Rhythm

4 parts Passing diminished

Alto !&2

Sax

&

?
Tenor 1&2

CJ

Rhy

&

A -7

G3#

# n

D -7

Precede ii with vi

16

G7

&

Rhy

&

A -7

# n

D -7

Rhy

A-9

26

Planing

D-9

G13

.
G9

27

# n

D -7

C6

A -7

G7

19

# n

D -7

23

A -7

22

&

&

fl using 9th chords

CK

G7

21

Sax

CJ

18

Alt version using C6 instead of Maj 7. - Old School

C6

17

fi using 6th chords

Sax

G7

24

Chromatic plane (side slip)

#
3

b # # # n n b n .
3

CK

C#

D -7

b b n
A ! +9

G9

Sub. #i dim for vi (= VI 7(b9) = V of ii) and using passing tritone sub.

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Hipper Melody & Drop 2

Sax

&

Suspension

.
b

?
&

b n
3

A-9

Bari melody, 8vb

&
?

A-9

b n
.

&

?
CK

&

A-9

D-9

G13

.
n
.

n b #
n

A !9 G 9

n
CK

b . b b

b
3

.
b b

.
b b b n
b

D-9

A !13 G13

G !13 F13

Drop 2

E -7

C#

D -7

A !9

Sub iii for I

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43

G9

.
b
n
n . b b n

b n

5 parts open w/roots

D -7 A !9 G 9

ww

U
w

ww

Tritone Sub.

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n n
b

Cycle of secondary dominant substitutions getting to iii

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39

A7

n b
# b n b
b b n n
.
b

# # n n b
n

n
b
n

34

closed

n
n #

G9

38

5 parts open w/roots

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A !9

b b n

D -7

C#

33

b b
b

All techniques
Drop 2

CK

36

Rhy

drop 2

32

&

CK

Sax

b # # n b n .
n
# n

A !9 G 9

D-9/G

5 parts

Rhy

b b .

D-9

31

Sax

Chromatic plane (side slip)

Hipped melody by making the last E of each phrase Eb, allowing side slipped harmony

CK

Rhy

passing dim. drop 2

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D !C6 U

b n

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