How to Improvise Over Sus Chords

Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

Music Commentary, Jazz, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Saxophone, Jazz Theory, Jazz Bass, Jazz Piano, Education, Music, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Solo, Jazz Standards, Jazz Trumpet, How To

4.8 • 536 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2017

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Welcome to episode 74 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about how to improvise over suspended chords. Specifically, we are covering the Dominant 7 Sus 4 chord, which shows up a lot in jazz music. These chords can sometimes stump an improviser when they come up and this lesson digs into some different ways to approach them. Listen in! Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Learn Jazz Standards Inner C...

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
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0:34.8	Now, on to today's episode.
0:36.7	This is the Learn Jazz Standards podcast, episode 74.
0:41.1	Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for
0:48.3	becoming a better jazz musician. And now your host. He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.
0:58.7	All right, what is up, everybody? My name is Brent. I am the jazz musician behind the website,
1:04.2	learn jazz standards.com. And welcome to another episode of the LJS podcast. Super excited that you're here.
1:12.1	As always, if you're a regular listener,
1:13.9	really appreciate you being here week after week.
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1:19.2	I know you're going to get a lot of value out of today's episode.
1:22.7	Now, learn jazz standards.
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1:29.7	help you become a better jazz musician. So we're going to continue doing that today, as always,
1:36.0	through this podcast episode. And on today's episode 74, I'm going to be talking about how to
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