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Welcome to Minor Blues Drills — Intro to the Course

We’re building confident, in-time improvisation in C minor by targeting chord tones on the beats and adding tasteful chromatic motion on the “&” counts. Clear harmony, strong time feel, and flowing lines.

What We’ll Work On

  • Chord tones on the numbered beats (1, 2, 3, 4)
  • Non-chord tones on the “&” counts to create motion and resolve
  • Start with 4 notes per bar (all chord tones)
  • Grow to 5–8 notes per bar by adding off-beat passing tones
Use this as your core practice reference for the first lessons.

What Comes Next

After you’re comfortable with the PDF drills, we’ll move into embedded SoundSlice exercises so you can see the fretboard, hear the phrasing, and practice at tempo.

We go chord-by-chord through the C minor blues:

Cm7 — tonic minor Fm7 — iv minor Ab7#11 — altered iv / tritone color G7b9b13 — V7alt leading home

Then we zoom out to the full 12-bar form, adding SoundSlice studies on the progression with specific inversions and smooth voice-leading across barlines.

Your Goals in This Course

  • Outline harmony clearly while improvising
  • Add chromaticism without losing the changes
  • Connect ideas through the entire 12-bar cycle
  • Build reusable vocabulary for minor tunes

Course Curriculum

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