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In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over the different scales and chords you can use to improvise over the George Gershwin classic “Summertime”.

Items mentioned in this podcast;

• Drum Genius
• Mark Levine Jazz Theory Book
• Major Scale Patterns For Jazz Improvisation E-Book

In this particular episode, you will learn;

• The four scales you can use to improvise over “Summertime”
• Scale patterns you can use to easily navigate through the chord changes
• What a half step/whole step diminished scale is and where to use it
• How you can navigate through major and minor ii V7 I chord changes using multiple scales or only one scale

Download the “Summertime” cheat sheet here

Download my trumpet solo over “Summertime” here

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