Freddie Freeloader (Mixolydian)
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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
The Charts
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.
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.
Instead of including licks in the help sheet, here's Wynton Kelly's piano solo for you to analyze.
Instead of including licks in the help sheet, here's Miles Davis' solo for you to analyze.
Instead of including licks on the help sheet, here's a tutorial about a lick from Cannonball Adderley's solo in Freddie Freeloader.
Guitar Fingerings
Once you know the 5 main shapes on the fretboard, you'll be able to transpose into any key you need.
Video Lesson
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