Pluralities, especially those formed on the 3rd and 5th of a chord, provide excellent opportunities for improvisation. Used creatively they add a new perspective to the chords, and not just copy them. By using pluralities you complement the rhythm section (especially the bass), not duplicate them.
The exercises in this Session are all arpeggios. They cover one full bar and end on a (non root) chord tone. This is good practice to get you started on using pluralities and gives you some idea on the types of sounds you can create, but you can of course also combine fragments of scales and arpeggios.
Use some of the exercises to go through all twelve keys. Others you may use on selected chords in a song. Arpeggio pluralities are also very effective over the ending of a song.
Play selected exercises around the Circle of Fifths. The play-a-long track plays in each key :
- 4 bars on the major 7th chord
- 4 bars on the dominant 7th chord
- 4 bars on the minor 7th chord
Then it moves onto the next key on the Circle of Fifths.