Minor Sixth Substitute for Soloing on Dominant Chords

Today's lesson is based around a common swing (and bebop) era trick - simply take the boring old dominant chord and substitute a minor sixth a fifth higher (or a fourth lower) for a more floating and sophisticated sound. While I associate this substitute with Charlie Christian it was also heavily used by most of his contemporaries including Lester Young, Django and Charlie Parker

(I'll be posting more info on the great Charlie Christian later so watch this space.)

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