Outside Phrasing #3

Each people have their own way of playing outside the chord. The important thing is maintaining balance.

In a tune with many changes of keys, you don’t need to play outside to make good phrases, and in a tune with little changes, you can make the melody interesting by playing outside the chords.

I’ll show you popular way to get back to the inside from the outside.

Contents

5th (Cm7)

4th (Cm7)

Now, I’ll show you popular ways to play outside the chord Cm7 other than the one described above (shifting the key by half step).

D minor Penta
E♭minor Penta
F minor Penta
G minor Penta
B♭minor Penta etc.

Of course, there many more approaches, but I recommend you to first play the approaches I’ve introduced to you first. If you find a sound that you like, you can start implementing it now!

When you practice, you should think about the tension notes of the chord in the scale you are playing.

Because it sounds good, there is no problem using this approach; But in the long run, it is better if you always think about why it sounds good.

I’ll play Ⅱ- Ⅴ- Ⅰ change which is very popular in Jazz using the pentatonic scale.