Freddie Freeloader (Mixolydian)

Table of Contents

• Introduction / Learning Outcomes

• The Tracks (the original recording and a backing track)

• The Charts

• Play-Along Sections

• Help Sheets

• Video Lesson

Introduction / Learning Outcomes

By now, you're aware that "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis is the definitive modal jazz record. Modes have a particular color or mood associated with them and the second mode that you must be familiar with as a jazz player is Mixolydian, which is the fifth mode of the major scale. "Freddie Freeloader" is a little bluesier than "All Blues," because the soloists inject more blues and bebop ideas.

• Modal Soloing and Harmonization

  • Concert Bb, Eb, F, and Ab Mixolydian

  • The Mixo-blues scale

The Tracks

Original Track

Backing Track

The Charts

Treble Chart

Bass Chart

Bb Chart

Eb Chart

Play-Along Sections

To practice along with sections of the song (i.e. to practice over a particular chord), click the measure that you want to start on and press play. For suggestions on scales and licks to play, check out the help sheets further down the page.

Freddie Freeloader Sections Sheet Music with Chords for Piano, Bass guitar, Drum group (Mixed Trio) | MuseScore.comMusescore

Help Sheets

This page covers the modes for concert Bb, Eb, F, and Ab Mixolydian. The help sheet is meant to serve as a starting point; you are encouraged to develop your own musical ideas in addition to these ones. The piano solo and the trumpet solo are transcribed and presented in the Treble and B flat sections below. Additionally, the harmonies played in the original recording by the saxophones are included. Fingerings for guitar are in the "Rhythm Help" section.

Treble Help Sheet

Instead of including licks in the help sheet, here's Wynton Kelly's piano solo for you to analyze.

Bass Help Sheet

Bb Help Sheet

Eb Help Sheet

Rhythm Help

Video Lesson