How to Use Tritone Substitution In Your Jazz Improv

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

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🗓️ 11 December 2017

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Welcome to episode 92 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about tritone substitution and how we can use it in our jazz improvisation. Tritone substitution is a cool harmonic tool jazz musicians use to add movement and color. This episode goes over several ways we can use it along with some lick examples. 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 Circle: Get 50% off yo...

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
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0:23.1	Podcast listeners can get 50% off their first month when you go to LJSinnerCircle.com.
0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes.
0:34.8	Now, on to today's episode.
0:36.9	This is the Learned Jazz Standards podcast, episode 92.
0:41.1	Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for
0:48.2	becoming a better jazz musician. And now your host. He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.
0:58.6	All right. Hey, what's up everybody? My name is Brent. I am the jazz musician behind the website
1:03.4	Learnjazz Standards.com, which is a blog and a podcast, all geared towards helping you become a better jazz
1:10.0	musician. Welcome, as I always say, whether you've been listening for a long time now or if this is the first time ever listening, thanks for being here hanging out with me.
1:18.1	I've got my coffee here ready to go.
1:19.9	I'm ready to dive in to another episode here.
1:22.7	And this is episode 92 of the LGS podcast, which today we are going to be talking about an important
1:28.3	harmonic concept, harmonic tool in jazz music called the Tritone Substitution.
1:34.8	Tritone substitution.
1:36.3	This is a really cool concept.
1:38.4	And so the goal for today's episode, this is going to be a lesson, a teaching episode.
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