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    • Guitar
      • Level 1
      • Level 2
      • Jazz Guitar
    • Jazz Piano
      • 0. Prerequisites
      • 1. Jazz Chords
        • A. The Shell and Chord Theory
        • B. The 2-5-1 Progression
        • C. Jazz Chord Voicings
      • 2. Blues Comping and Improvisation
      • 3. Jazz Comping and Improvisation
      • 4. Solo Jazz Piano
    • Saxophone
      • 1. Introduction to Saxophone
      • 2. Saxophone Spicy Techniques
    • Bass
  • Learn Real Book Tunes
    • Index
    • Blues Tunes 1
    • Modal Tunes 1
      • So What (Dorian)
      • Footprints (Dorian)
      • Impressions (Dorian)
      • All Blues (Mixolydian)
      • Freddie Freeloader (Mixolydian)
    • Straight Ahead Tunes 1
      • Satin Doll
    • Ballads and Pop Tunes 1
    • Blues Tunes 2
    • Straight Ahead Tunes 2
      • Black Orpheus
    • Modal Tunes 2
    • Other Tunes
  • Scales 1
    • Why Scales?
    • The Chromatic Scale
    • Pentatonic and Blues Scales
    • Modes of the Major Scale
      • Major: Ionian and Lydian
      • Minor: Dorian, Aeolian, and Phrygian
      • Dominant: Mixolydian
      • Half-Diminished: Locrian
    • Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale
      • Melodic Minor
      • Dominant: Lydian Dom. and Altered Dom. Scales
      • Mixolydian â™­6
      • Half-Diminished: Locrian â™®2
  • Scales 2
    • Bebop Scales
    • Diminished and Whole Tone Scales
    • Modes of the Harmonic Minor Scale
    • Jazz Scales: Wikipedia
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  1. Master Your Instrument
  2. Jazz Piano

0. Prerequisites

Before you start playing jazz, at a minimum, you should understand the following:

  • How to read treble clef (bass clef is nice too)

  • All 12 major keys and their relative minor keys

  • The Circle of Fifths

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