Targeting thirds in dominant 7ths

[robbro@coastwifi.com]

targeting 3rds in dom7ths for creating solos. i was told this will create a jazzier sound

[AllanAllen]

I've found it's better than targeting the root.

[pamosmusic]

Thirds and sevenths will give you a more harmonically specific sound. I suppose we hear that as jazzy.

Play the melody to All the Things
or Fly Me To the Moon
etc etc

[princeplanet]

It's OK for beginners, but targeting the 9th is important too (check out Wes).

[Christian Miller]

Something something Bach

Mumble mumble rhythm


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[Christian Miller]

(Targeting the third chromatically is quite jazz tho.)


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[alltunes]

Here is a great lesson and useful line specially addressing this:

[robbro@coastwifi.com]

alltunes this is where i wanted to go

[Reg]

Yes is great for starting... I mean, you start with roots... then 3rds and 7th, then extensions.

Listen to guys like Johnny Griffin (sax) maybe with Wes on Live. He works with extensions really coo...

[Cunamara]

Look up guide tone theory, it is very straightforward. Take a look at C chords, for example: Cmaj, Cmaj7, C6, Cmin7, Cmin9, etc. all share the same root and 5th. They are non-specific regarding the quality of the chord. The 3rd and 7th (or 6th or 9th, if present) identify the chord much more specifically. Including one of those notes on the first and third beats of each bar in your line will have the effect of "attaching" your line to the underlying harmony. It will make it sound like you're playing through the chord changes rather than in the vicinity of. I don't know if that will make what you play "jazzy" but it will make it more coherent and logical for the listener.

I would suggest that you go through the chords of any particular song and identify where the guide tones are for each bar and play through them, seeing how they connect. What you will notice is that, through a typical set of changes going through the cycle of fourths, the 3rd and 7th will drop either a half step or whole step from one chord to the next, and that the 3rd and 7th of one chord will become the 7th and 3rd of the next chord, which in turn become the 3rd and 7th of the chord after that. It's like magic.

This might help:

Learn How to Use Guide-Tones to Navigate Chord Changes