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Non-Chord Tones – Notes from 10-11-2025

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October 10, 2025

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So What Play-Along

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Podcast – So What

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So What Melody

October 7, 2025 by Jim Ellis Leave a Comment

♩ So WhatMelodyModal Jazz · Standard🎶 MelodySlice

Learn the melody to Miles Davis’s groundbreaking modal jazz composition So What from the legendary Kind of Blue album. This iconic theme—built on a simple call-and-response structure over a Dorian modal framework—is one of the most recognizable melodies in jazz and an essential tune for every jazz guitarist’s repertoire.

🎧 What You’ll Learn

  • The complete melody to one of the most important tunes in jazz history
  • The AABA form with its half-step key center shift from D Dorian to Eb Dorian
  • How to voice the signature “So What” chord voicing on guitar
  • The call-and-response melodic structure that defines this classic theme

💡 Practice Tips

  • Listen to the original Kind of Blue recording to absorb the feel and phrasing
  • Practice the melody in different positions on the fretboard for greater fluency
  • Work on smooth transitions at the key change from D Dorian to Eb Dorian and back
  • Once the melody is solid, pair it with the So What Play-Along to practice the full tune

🔗 Related Materials

🎶So What Play-AlongPlay-Along🎹So What Chord ScalesScale Reference🎹So What – Modal Improvisation with PentatonicsScale Reference🎙Podcast – So WhatPodcast

Fm7 Exercises

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Modes and Pentatonics – October 7 2025

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So What – Modal Improvisation with Pentatonics

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So What Chord Scales

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Modal Improvisation – October 4 2025

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