Show Notes
In this podcast I go over what sus, or suspended, (D9sus, etc.) chords are and how to improvise over them using major pentatonic scales.
Links;
Pentatonic scale worksheet pdf
Easy Jazz Trumpet solo using pentatonic scales pdf
YouTube play along used in this podcast
Easy Jazz Trumpet solo play along on YouTube
Free ebook “11 Scales for Jazz Improvisation” with all pentatonic scales used in this podcast
In this episode you will learn
What dominant 7 sus and dominant 9 sus chords are
How to voice dominant sus chords on the piano
How to improvise over dominant sus chords using pentatonic scales
Examples of me improvising over sus chords using pentatonic scales
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