Diatonic means the chords are all in the same key. So the jam tracks on this page stay in one key with no borrowed or altered chords.
C Ionian
Progression: C Em | F G | C Em | F C
Improvise using:
- C major pentatonic
- C major
C Ionian
D Ionian
Progression: D | D | G | G | A | A | D | D
Target each chord using:
- Major triad arpeggios
- Major pentatonic
- Major scales
D Ionian
B Aeolian
Progression: Bm | D | G | F#m
Use the following:
- D major scale (D Ionian = B Aeolian)
- D major pentatonic (D maj pent = B min pent)
- D major triad
- Major/minor triads for each chord
B Aeolian
D Major Pentatonic Jam
Progression:
D | D | Bm7 | Bm7 | Gmaj7 | Gmaj7 | A7 | A7
Improvise using:
- D major pentatonic (all five shapes).
- D major.
- Pay attention to the chords and anticipate what’s coming up. Aim for target tones (chord tones of each chord) on beat 1 of each bar.
D Maj Pent Jam
D Mixolydian at 100 bpm
Progression: D | D | C | C | G | G | D | D
Improvise using:
- D Mixolydian (G major)
- CAGED arpeggios
- Major pentatonic scales based on CAGED shapes
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E Phrygian
Progression: Em | F | Em | Em | Dm | Am | Bm7b5
Improvise using:
- E Phrygian (C major)
- E minor pentatonic
E Phrygian
F# Aeolian (A Ionian)
Progression: F#m | D | A | E
Improvise using:
- Triads of each chord connected by A major scale