This pattern from the chorus of Outkast's Hey Ya! is a good example of starting a melody on a chord tone other than the... Read more
Part of a larger ii-V-i progression, this lick or a closely related version of it happens no fewer than eight times in.... Read more
The pentatonic scale can wear a lot of hats, and an interesting melody will take advantage of more than one of them.... Read more
This simple and catchy melodic pattern is an excellent introduction to putting minor scale tonality into practice... Read more
Take Coltrane's 1-2-3-5 pattern, reverse it, and add some syncopation, and you've got yourself a helluva hook... Read more
As John Coltrane matured as a musician, his style and artistic choices began to push boundaries beyond the limits... Read more
One of the most useful features of the so-called bebop scale is that it lays so well over... Read more
This pattern is a useful example of the simplicity and effectiveness of the pentatonic minor scale... Read more