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saxmaniac · Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 184

what notes do you most oftenly use in improvisation?

altosaxgeek5 · Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:32 pm Post subject:

Well.. all of them.. but when I'm just doodling around, I LOVE low Eb and Eb 2. I dunno why, I just think those notes sound great on my horn.
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JPSaxMan · Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:51 pm Post subject:

On tenor I love Bb...and I now love altissimo G which I just started playing tonite!

On alto I love palm D, E, and above. I've been honing on my altissimo register lately, but when it sounds like I'm killing an alien when I try altissimo G on the alto, I think I'm doing it wrong Exclamation

On bari I love the low A...just...roar!
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CMelodyMan · Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:43 pm Post subject:

High D on alto is awesome, and if you have a vintage sax like I do, G# is cool because you have the G# trill key. I don't play tenor often, but anything sounds cool on it, and bari!
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CMelodyMan · Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:44 pm Post subject:

Altissimo notes are always cool, especially on alto and bari.
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saxmaniac · Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 184

Thanks for your help guys. :D

JPSaxMan · Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:45 pm Post subject:

Eww...altissimo notes on bari IMO=dying cow Laughing

I once played an old Conn alto with that G# trill key...pretty cool Cool

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altosaxgeek5 · Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 2:56 pm Post subject:

Now I know why I like the Eb so much. I usually do it Eb-D-C, in a triplet rhythm... and now I found that that's part of a blues scale... :D Gotta love the blues scales!
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Bleeding Gums Murphy · Guest

I use a lot of D blues, A blues, and C blues triplet runs and riffs. They just sound so COOL.

Arlen · Guest

"Passing" notes make a lick interesting. For example, in a C7 chord - use C#, Eb, F, F#, G# on your way to established notes in the C7 chord (C, E, G, Bb).

Arlen · Guest

Oops - should have mentioned using those passing notes on the way to ANY established notes in the C7 scale (C,D,E,F,G,A,Bb,C)

CMelodyMan · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 5:26 am Post subject:

and high A sounds cool on c melody, as does G# because of the trill key.

JazZz · Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Posts: 170

*on my alto I use a lot of G and D blues
*A lot of my solo's typically start in the middle of my range, than go up to high D-G (altissimo I think) and than down to low C and Bb
*I all so like to play Middle E, C, A, and G in different variations (in that order)