JLTP 047: How to Improvise on “Four” by Miles Davis

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JLTP 047: How to Improvise on “Four” by Miles Davis

The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast

16 minutes 26 seconds

2 years ago

JLTP 047: How to Improvise on “Four” by Miles Davis

In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over an easy way to improvise over the Miles Davis jazz classic "Four".

Items mentioned in this podcast (click the descriptions for access);

"Major Scale Patterns for Jazz Improvisation" (Free version in C only)

"Major Scale Patterns for Jazz Improvisation" (In all 12 keys)

My jazz play-along/backing track for "Four" on YouTube

In this particular episode, you will learn;

The form
The key centers
An easy way to navigate the chord changes
Which 4 major scales to use for improvising over the tune

Download the free PDF for the "Four" tutorial here