BEBOP LINES · Intermediate · Cmaj7
Original study inspired by Kenny Dorham's musical approach. Not a transcription or endorsement.
· = original key (C). Notes, fingerings, chords, audio and sheet music are written B♭ pitch.
Cmaj7
♩ = 142 · four-beat count-in · ● valve down · ○ valve up
Orange numbers = scale degree of each note over the chord sounding beneath it
Let the second climb feel like a new thought. Connect the chord tones with a neat, singing line rather than a showy run.
Where you are with it