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April: Round Midnight

 Tough finding the time this month.  Worked a bit on Penta scales over Round Midnight changes.  Not super melodic here, just pounding them out.  Here is my cheat sheet.


I can't believe that I didn't do any Wes Montgomery solos last year.  He is such a great player.  A lot of his solos start with single-notes.   He moves to his trademark octaves and finally full on chord solos.  This solo is a classic example.  I need about 10 hours more of playing this.   The chord and Octave work is an area that I need to devote some serious attention to.

This is the solo:

Here is the transcription.  (Putting a pin in this performance for later)

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  1. TomMay 16, 2021 at 5:09 AM

    Can't wait to hear this one! Tell me more about the penta scales. Just minor pentatonic?

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  2. RobMay 18, 2021 at 2:17 AM

    C minor Pentatonic works over: Cmin7, Ebmaj7, Fmin7, Abmaj7, Bbmin7, Dbmaj7, A7 alt. Eb7, Gmin7b5. There are more, but these seem like plenty.

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