Bergonzi BK 1
Bergonzi BK 1
Bergonzi BK 1
Firstly stick with one pattern, internalize it. e.g. Maj / Min
(pick one beginning with 1, one beginning with 2, etc. 4 patterns in total)
2153 / 3154
3521 / 4531
5321 / 5431
Songs – Lady Byrd, Confirmation, Solar, How high the moon, In your own sweet way,
Giant Steps, Just Friends, You’re the one p.55, All the things
Then, try Mixing it up with other patterns – !!!! THINK SHAPES !!!!!
Visualize the shapes (as block chords – will facilitate the commands of the numbers)
Practice shapes over the following cycles: (one chord per bar)
Cmaj7 – E – Bb – F# - D – Ab – B – F – Db – G – Eb – A (1235)
Bm7 – Eb – A – F – C# - G – Bb – E – C – F# - D – Ab (1345)
Gm7b5 – C# - F – B – Eb – A – F# - C – E – Ab – D – B
(Treat each practice point as one chapter as it will contain a vast info.)
1
<Permutations of 5 -9> : 5679 (maj) / 5789 (min)
(b5,b7,8, b9 for min7b5 / 5, b6, b7, b9 for V7b9b13 / b5, b6 ,b7,b9 for Altered)
5 6 7 9 = 1 2 3 5 played up a fifth
5789=1345 //
5679 / 5689
6597 / 7598
7965 / 8975
9765 / 9875
b 4th to 5th //
(Embellished resolution)
2
<Upper structure groupings 9 – 13>: 9th 11th & 13th (=2,4,6 secondary chord tones)
Minor 9, 11, 13
Dominant 9, b9 or #9, #11, 13, or b13 (most versatile as more resolution available)
9 – 10 - #11 - 13 / 9 – 11 – 12 - 13
10 – 9 – 13 - #11 / 11 – 9 – 13 - 12
#11 – 13 – 10 – 9 / 12 – 13 – 11 - 9
13 – 11 – 10 – 9 / 13 – 12 – 11 - 9
Must be practiced over the basic chord, otherwise will sound like 1235
3
<ADDITIONAL GROUPINGS>
3–7: 3, 5, 6, 7 / 3, 4, 5, 7
7 – 11: 7, 9, 10, 11 / 7, 8, 9, 11
4 – 8: #4, 6, 7, 8 / 4, 5, 6, 8
6 – 3: 6, 7, 1, 3, / 6, 1, 2, 3
Notice how versatile a four note cell is: e.g. 1235 in Cmaj
Cm / 1-3-4-5 can be
Abmaj7 / 3-5-6-7
Fm7 / 5-7-8-9
Dbmaj7 / 7-9-10-#11
Bbmin7 / 9-11-12-13
Amin7b5 / 3-b5-b6-7
Gmin7b5 / 4-b6-7-1
Gm7 / 11-b13-14-15
Ebmaj or Eb7 / 6-1-2-3
Dm7b5 or D7susb9 / 7-b9-10-11
B7alt / b9-10-#11-b13
A7 alt / #9-#11-b13-14
4
<Mixing Groupings examples> (each group of 4 notes takes 2 beats)
b5-3-4-1 + b13-10-#11-b9
9-8-5-7 + 3-5-6-7
7-5-4-3 + 2-1-3-5
3-5-6-7 + 10-#11-9-13
Then change note groupings for next solos, edit rhythms and apply inversions
1. Do you know four permutations fo the grouping you are working on (Maj/min)?
2. Can you apply them to the songs you’ve been working on?
4. Can you mix up the numbers randomly in order to obtain variety oin the shape of
your melodic lines?