How Barry Harris Creates Endless Bebop Lines - STEP 1

🎷 Welcome to your first step in mastering melodic development through the Barry Harris method! In this lesson, we break down Barry Harris' chromatic approach to the major scale—a powerful tool for any jazz musician, whether you're working on improvisation, composition, playing through changes, or adding chromaticism to styles like rock, blues, funk, or bebop.

Over the next 6 months, we’ll explore:
✅ Melodic development from the ground up
✅ How to apply Barry Harris’ scale concepts
✅ Building phrases and licks that adapt across chords
✅ Integrating ear training for real-time improvisation
✅ Concepts from Dick Grove and the book A Chromatic Approach to Melodic Development

📘 Resources for this lesson:

(FULL PLAYLIST FOR THIS SERIES:   • Chromatic Melodic Development  )


Optional book: "CHROMATIC APPROACH TO MELODIC DEVELOPMENT" - https://www.amazon.com/Chromatic-Appr...

PDF'S/PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/posts/barry-h...


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0:00-0:37 Chops-next 6 months
1:20-1:43 The Keys to Develop
1:43-2:30 Barry Harris
2:35-4:00 Barry Harris Example 1
4:04-5:39 Example 2
5:40-6:43 Turn 1 phrase into 28