Hey, just curious, you talk about substituting a root note, and I'm not super familiar with that. I understand full chord substitution, switching the 1 for the 3, etc., But I'm unsure of which notes are the best for substituting a tonic note. It seems to me like you are often using the 9th? And you recommended the 11th in some circumstances. Along these lines, would the 13th and 7th also be good substitutions? You also refer to the 11th as a good substitute for the 5th, would that also mean that the 13th would be a good 3rd substitute? Or would you want to even substitute a 3rd?
So I was a student of Gary Lindsay at University of Miami - I highly recommend his book "Jazz Arranging Techniques" lindsayjazz.com/ - this video draws from his method heavily - regarding subs, he has a very useful table with specific subs for every chord type - but in general, 9ths are good subs for roots; we generally don't sub for the 3rd or 7th; 11ths and 13ths are good subs for the 5th - however, these all depend on the chord type. Hope this helps!
These videos are great. Thank you very much.
Glad you like them!
Thanks for this video , it helps me a lot !
What do you recommend for spread voicings when the root is in the lead note?
I would suggest switching to a drop 2 & 4 sub lead voicing with a root in the lead
Hey, just curious, you talk about substituting a root note, and I'm not super familiar with that. I understand full chord substitution, switching the 1 for the 3, etc., But I'm unsure of which notes are the best for substituting a tonic note. It seems to me like you are often using the 9th? And you recommended the 11th in some circumstances. Along these lines, would the 13th and 7th also be good substitutions? You also refer to the 11th as a good substitute for the 5th, would that also mean that the 13th would be a good 3rd substitute? Or would you want to even substitute a 3rd?
So I was a student of Gary Lindsay at University of Miami - I highly recommend his book "Jazz Arranging Techniques" lindsayjazz.com/ - this video draws from his method heavily - regarding subs, he has a very useful table with specific subs for every chord type - but in general, 9ths are good subs for roots; we generally don't sub for the 3rd or 7th; 11ths and 13ths are good subs for the 5th - however, these all depend on the chord type. Hope this helps!