Variation with melody notes and the usual “Steely Dan” rhythmic syncopation movement:
STATIC CHORDING TO BASS MOVEMENT:
Bass Walk down technique: Minorising-Dm9 extended vamp with the harmony held in the top with a bass walking down: [More aggressive and not really swung in fusion]
MORE COMPLEX CHORDING
Diminished Scale: “Slash Chords”
B and F Triad Pairs as Chords:
Whole Tone Scale Chord Movement: 20 c Classical meets Jazz Fusion.
Clifford Martin is a trained classical musician and composer. His 1st study being piano and composition and a deep study into the meticulous world of modern music theory. He also studied jazz piano and jazz drums privately.
Clifford later came back to the guitar and studied in the jazz fusion style of John McLaughlin and Al di Meola. It was at this point that he put all of his years of learning together into one musical form
This website is a sort of cataloging of ideas and musical concepts for exploitation and development in the arts of musical composition and improvisation. What started out as a jazz improvisation site has grown into a full blown, harmony, timbre, pitch and rhythm library. Peace, Enjoy!
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4 thoughts on “Jazz Fusion Chords Part 2 From Steely Dan to Complex Slash Chords;”
Hi Cliff,
Can you do a YouTube Video on the Steely Dan chords and using them?
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Hi Gabriel,
Thanks.
Hopefully I will make a video on this in a few weeks time.
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