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Improvising Over 1 Chord – mDecks Music
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Code: YTPDF-128
Series: YTPF · Vol. 128

Improvising Over 1 Chord – mDecks Music

Published: 2023-07-15
lydian outside playing upper structures

Practical techniques for improvising over a single chord using lydian alteration, flat‑6 substitutions, and upper‑structure voicings.

Learn how to keep solos interesting over a single chord by transforming an E♭maj7 into E♭maj7#11 (Lydian) and using closely related outside chords like Bmaj7/E♭ (♭6) and B7 altered (V7alt). The lesson demonstrates chord voicings, three- and four-note comping shapes, and upper‑structure melodic approaches (F major, D minor, D minor pentatonic) that sit comfortably over E♭. You’ll also hear how to create apparent chromatic motion between voicings while maintaining functional harmony and get a full example solo applying these concepts.

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