Hello, dear Pianiste readers!
Today let's work on a traditional New Orleans standard,
called "St. James Infirmary."
The infirmary is where jazz musicians used to hang out,
to shoot the breeze any time of day.
Here's a simplified version : let's start slowly,
since you've asked me to break it down.
Here it is, using our pocket drummer.
2-3-4 and 1…
That's the basic version, as written, not too fast.
Here it is again, with more variation, phrasing,
and paraphrasing, which is the first step to soloing.
Version two…
That's a more advanced version,
keep going until you get further and further from the melody.
Now drop the melody altogether, stop paraphrasing,
make up short phrases, find different ideas.
What mode did I use, to solo like that?
The notes themselves aren't complicated.
Take a pentatonic scale, for example.
If you start on F,
it's 1-2-3-5-6.
If you start on D, you get D-F-G-A-C.
There you go, stick to those notes.
See? It's easy so far, it's not so hard to choose the notes.
You can mix and match them to make up new tunes.
The note that makes it interesting and creates tension is the blue note.
Use an Ab at the end of the phrase,
on the Bb7, in the last 2 bars, like this :
Make sure you're on the tonic when you resolve the chord in the last bar.
That takes you back to the dominant, Now start over on the same scale.
You can play "Summertime"
or try other citations.
Repeat the same notes, add a blue note,
use blue notes and double stops.
Keep the root on the top and resolve the blue notes like this.
Those are a few tips for soloing on this 8-bar tune, "St. James Infirmary."
It shouldn't be too hard if you just use a few notes.
Now find a way to express yourself, using only those notes.
Your turn!
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