Jazz Standards Bebop Jazz Originals Rhythm Changes

Steeplechase

March 31, 2014

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Chord Charts

Steeplechase was written by Charlie Parker. It is a melody written over a 32 bar “Rhythm Changes”, with a slight alteration: The A sections do not go to the IV chord. This is a great head to know and add to your rhythm changes repertoire!

Videos to learn the melody/changes

John Scofield Quartet - Steeplechase

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Brent Vaartstra http://www.brentvaartstra.com

Brent Vaartstra is a professional jazz guitarist and educator living in New York City. He is the head blogger and podcast host for learnjazzstandards.com which he owns and operates. He actively performs around the New York metropolitan area and is the author of the Hal Leonard publication "Visual Improvisation for Jazz Guitar." He's also the host of the music entrepreneurship podcast "Passive Income Musician."

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Thomas Krause August 12, 2020 At 9:32 am
Sco delivers an outstanding performance, showing all his incredible knowledge about jazz: thats how to play Rythm Changes in a modern way but never loosing contact to jazz-history by citing themes like “Anthropology ” and others: highest level !
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