Then it goes to a Bm7 chord, which could be chord III in G major but that’s followed by an E7 chord so that implies a II – V in A major. The section begins with an Eb7 chord before immediately changing key into G major with a II – V. In the video I’ve picked out one of the more unusual harmonic sections of Dolphin Dance. When I’m practising in short sections, I will particularly focus on the most tricky sections of the harmony. But with a tricky tune like Dolphin Dance, I’ll only uses them when I feel ready to take on the entire form after practising with my own backing tracks first. I do use commercial backing tracks and backing tracks from the internet. Which makes it harder to practice slowly and in short sections. ![]() The problem with most commercially available backing tracks is that they usually only feature the entire form played at one tempo. There may be apps that now exist that can do this for you, but I will always prefer to do it myself. The advantage of creating my own backing tracks is that I can set the exact harmony and tempo that I want to practice. They only need to be good enough to keep the form and the structure. Generally I will create my own backing tracks, either using a loop pedal or by recording piano chords in to Protools. When I break a standard down into sections, I will usually practice in 4-8 bar sections. Dolphin Dance has hardly any repetition within the harmonic structure, so it does feel like a lot to learn. But even a 32 bar standard would usually have repeated sections. ![]() Dolphin Dance has quite a long form for a jazz standard. And that’s particularly true in this case. So, this week I wanted to share my approach to practising playing on tricky jazz chord progressions like this one.Ī good starting point for practicing anything difficult is always to start slowly and practice in short sections. Which features a unique and quite complicated set of chord changes to improvise on. ![]() Last week I was practicing Herbie Hancock’s classic composition Dolphin Dance. How to Practice Playing on Difficult Jazz Chord Progressions – Bass Practice Diary – 23rd July 2019
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