Nica’s Dream Guide Tone Pairs for YouTube
🎶 Nica’s Dream📄 Guide Tone StudyVoice Leading
Guide tone studies for Nica’s Dream focusing on the essential chord tones (3rds and 7ths) that define each harmony. Guide tones are the foundation of strong voice leading and melodic improvisation.
What You’ll Learn:
Guide tone pairs (3rds and 7ths) through the chord changes of Nica’s Dream, smooth voice leading principles, and how to build melodic lines around essential chord tones.
Practice Tips:
Play through the guide tones slowly, listening to how each tone resolves to the next. Once internalized, try adding passing tones and embellishments. These guide tones should become second nature for improvising over the changes.
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♩ Wave📄 Scale ReferenceScales & Harmony
Chord scales for Wave (Antonio Carlos Jobim), showing the scale choices for each chord in this beautiful bossa nova standard.
Waves Chord Scales (pdf)What You’ll Learn:
The chord scales for each change in Wave, how to navigate the bossa nova harmony, and scale positions for improvising over the tune.
Practice Tips:
Learn each chord scale in position, then practice connecting them through the form. Pay attention to the common tones between adjacent chords — these create smooth melodic connections for improvisation.