Delaying chord tones and then continuing up or changing direction

If you are running up and down, you might want to delay the chord tones by an EVEN number of notes like in this example:

From above with two extra notes for example

Examples

NOTA BENE: A small note on approach notes. If you are approaching a chord tone from above, you should definitely want to use a diatonic tone (see note). If you are approaching a chord tone from below, you could use chromatic approach tones.

Note: But: it’s just in case you want to sound bebop. Remember Bill Frisell... His teacher told him what the avoid notes are and being a rebellious little gangster he checked these out first, only to emphasize them in his playing. It makes him

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a wonderful musician, far removed from bebop, but what beauty and modernity... Great!

Or from above and below (one note above, one note below)

Or by inserting an extra half step from below

Examples

Using four notes can make things even more interesting

Using diminished

Examples

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Using Whole Tone

Examples

Example

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