Chromatic Notes - How To Add This Beautiful Technique To Your Playing

Would you like to learn more about chromatic notes? Want to learn how to use chromatic notes to spice up your jazz improvisation? This sample from our brand new course should help. In the video above David shows you how you can use chromatic notes between different scale notes to create a feeling of tension and excitement. Although David is using chromatic notes to decorate the dorian mode and altered scale you can really use this concept on any type of scale or any type of chord. The secret is to know your scales really well. That way you can be very intentional on your landing spots when you do use chromatic notes in your improvisation. Lots of people think that chromatic notes can only be used in jazz but lots of styles of music use this concept. You'll hear chromatics being used in rock, blues, funk, R&B and even country. In fact, one of the most iconic rock songs of all time, “Day In The Life“ by the Be