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One of the most common questions I get from

Learn Jazz Standard subscribers is, what scales do I play over this chord? Or what scales do I play

over this chord progression? What scales can I use in order to improvise? And while I understand

that that question is coming from a good place of wanting to improve

or want to become a better jazz improviser, scales are often not the answer for creating

great melodic jazz solos.

However, I don't believe that we should throw scales out altogether in the right hands

use the right way.

They can be used creatively and melodically.

And so in today's lesson,

this next lesson of jazz standards month on the LGS podcast, we're going to be taking a scale

that we all know and love, the pentatonic scale and applying over the popular jazz standard

just friends to make it more musical to help us use this scale effectively. Let's do this thing.

Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice

for becoming a better jazz musician. And now your host. He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.

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