Dominant seventh exercice

The purpose of this exercice is to integrate several jazz ingredients in improvisation such as:

• modes
• triads
• chord tones
• rhythm patterns

The basic pattern is applied on a 7 -- m6 resolution, then transposed in fourths.
A7, A7alt, Dm6
D7, D7alt, Gm6
G7, G7alt, Cm6
C7, C7alt, Fm6
F7, F7alt, Bbm6
etc...

• A7: A dorian b9 mode ( = G melodic minor) is used to get an A7sus4b9 color on A7. Then C# is integrated to mess up with C and D on A7, and bring some kind of ambiguity.

• A7alt: Bb melodic minor ( = A altered mode) pattern with augmented triads to point out a clear A7(#5) sound.

• Dm6: the last pattern of Bb melodic minor is used on Dm6 to introduce a short D melodic minor flavor. Then E and B bring a Dm6/9 color on a Dm6 chord.

The 2-bar pattern is to be transposed in 12 keys while using the fourth cycle I started in this exercice.

Have fun