I thought it was time to gather up some of the Barry Harris stuff that is spread out all over the place. Are there any free resources that start from zero? Not necessarily a full-on course, but maybe an overview?Not free, but there's a 26 page pdf available for $15 through Barry's site that gives a good overview with plenty to get you started: On the chordal side of things, the late Rick Stone had a couple of articles on the sixth diminished scales in Just Jazz Guitar magazine. At one time they were freely available from his website but the only place I can find them now is on Scribd (which I'm loathe to link to but it's the only obvious source for now): and Last edited by David B; at 02:38 PM.

Barry Harris - Barry Harris At The Jazz Workshop - Amazon.com Music Skip to main content. From The Community. To view this video download Flash Player. This concert was recorded in San Francisco,at the Jazz Workshop,May 15 and 16,1960.Barry plays with two very great musicians: Sam Jones,bass, and Louis Hayes,drums.They play two. A few years ago, I attended the Stanford Jazz Workshop--a week-long, all-ages summer 'camp.' That program is structured around the ideas of bebop pianist Barry Harris.

The 6th dim scale seems to be what people most commonly know a little bit about. In the material I have, it is mentioned as a tool for single lines, but is primarily a harmonic device, e.g. One of my favorites is playing it in contrary motion while 'filling in' the middle voices as the outers spread. Sometimes it just seems like people learn the 6th dim scale and think that's all there is to it and everything else is based off that. The single note stuff is actually focused on mainly other stuff.

Just wanted to put that out there. I want to work on an overview for you guys. I'll do a little at a time since I tend to start projects and not finish.this way I'll let least have contributed something.

Scale practice or 'the ABC's' 1. The chord built on the 5th of a dominant chord (the ii in a ii-V-I) is referred to as the 'important minor' of that dominant chord. For single note soloing the important minor is ignored and a dominant scale (mixolydian) is played over the ii and V. G7 dominant scale over Cm7-G7. Adobe indesign free training.

A two bar phrase is created by playing a major or dominant scale from the tonic to 7th back down to the tonic. That's called playing the scale 'Up and down.' Scales should be practiced in 3rds: Do Mi Re Fa Mi Sol etc Starting a half step below each 3rd: Ti Do Mi Di Re Fa Ri Mi Sol etc In triads: Do Mi Sol Re Fa La Mi Sol Ti etc Triads with half step below first note, 4 note chords (arpeggios), 4 note chords with half step below first note. There are 3 important arpeggios to master inside and out in all inversions within the dominant scale: Built off the tonic, the 5th, and 7th. Start adding melodic leaps by use of pivoting. Just octave displacement.I don't think I need to explain that. He talks about how the piano seemingly has such a huge range that allows for these long flowing lines, but even an instrument with a short range can play the same phrases by the use of good pivoting.

So that's like not even half the 'ABC's' from the first dvd set. The stuff is as dense as could be. Mastering just the above on all guitar positions could be years of work for some people. Scale practice or 'the ABC's' Cont. Practice major arps down chromatically in all inversions; this is actually super easy and natural to do on guitar. Do Sol Mi Do then half step down to next arp Do Mi Sol Do then half step down to next arp Do Sol Mi Do. Including inversions.

'The Harris Half-step Practice Model': It's about rhythm. Major and minor have different suggested added notes, but the idea is the same (and when it comes down to it, the added note can be any note). A descending dominant scale from tonic to tonic should have 1 extra note (suggested between 8-b7 like BostonJoe said). Starting on 9th to tonic (he says 2, but I think 9th is clearer) can have no extra notes or two extra notes (between 9-8 and 8-b7). Starting on odd numbered degrees gets 1 extra note, even numbered degrees get 0 or 2 extra notes. Various rules for adding triplets and intervals to the above descending runs.