So I got stuck in a rut for improvising, had no idea what I was doing. Found this track and it feels like the gods of Kenny G have just possessed me, what just happened. Probably one of my favourite backing tracks now, thank you!
+Auiuei Hi Auiuei! That is cool to hear! Yeah, we all need a litte help sometimes, and good to hear that this backing track helped you out in your particular case! :D Cheers!
Very professionally produced/mixed! You left plenty of room for soloing and even have the backing response in anticipation of the "call and response/reply" soloing! Very nice!!!! Thanks much!!!
The chord at 4:46 (and anywhere else it occurs) is not an F7#5 as "advertised" (notated in the chord bar). There is an Ab at the top of that chord. There is no Ab in an F7#5 chord. What plays is actually an F7b10 (flat third high in the structure), or as more usually notated in jazz charts, an F7#9. The sharp ninth is an Ab/G#, the note we hear at the top in the audio. I prefer to call it a flat third or better, flat tenth, since it has to occur high in the structure to work. It creates a kind of bluesy grit against the lower major third in the F7. It evolved from the blues, which typically alternates between a major and minor third in the blues scale. So I prefer to call it a flat third or tenth, since it is a pleasantly gritty chord that reflects this tonal ambiguity in the blues and therefore does NOT function tonally as a sharp ninth. Calling it a sharp ninth is probably just easier for people reading charts to understand quickly. For the same reason, we often see diminished seventh chords over a note at the bottom a major third below the diminished seventh. This is just a way to help naïve readers get it right, since many rhythm guitarists, for example, would not understand what a C7m9 means. Calling it an Edim7/C takes care of that problem, but it's kind of silly from a consistent theory of harmony point of view. After all this time no replies. Hmmm....guess no one knows what the heck I'm talking about.
Wow. Simply amazing. I'm currently learning music theory but still solely play off feeling, due to not being able to translate any of what I have learnt into practice because it is only the basics. But despite that, I have played guitar for 8 years and was able to shred out a lovely little improv session based off feeling to this wonderful track. Thank you so much!
Try 5th fret D root on a caged E pentatonic form to start yourself out. It has a nice sound that transitions nicely to the resolutions during play. I tried to focus on diad and triad voicing while working the scale to stretch my ear and skill. Thank you for these, you are making me a better player :)
I play guitar in my school's jazz band, and i was assigned a solo. The song is actually about 127bpm, but this definitely works as well. I like the track, and i'm definitely using this to practice my improving.
+Ezekiel Soumahoro Hello Ezekiel! Thank you so much, so glad to hear that you like it! :D Be sure to check out our other smooth jazz tracks as well, and let us know what you think. :) What is your instrument btw.?
I have been going throug several of your backing tracks and I am like yeah this is a great job that you are doing for sur!! :) I am a sound ingeneer. I would like to know il I can use them if some my singers feel trying somtehing on it?
Ezekiel Soumahoro Oh cool! Thank you for that, we appreciate it! Yes, sure, go ahead and use them for trying out stuff with singers etc.non-commercially. And if anything comes from it, please let us know, and we can discuss any further use. :) Cheers!
I'll try. Excuse that maybe my English is not so good. C frygian is the third level of A flat major. A flat major is the parallel key to F minor. You can call the scale you play C frygian or natural F minor - the notes are the same -, but the reference point in this backing track is F, not C, and the key is F - so it should be F minor here, not C frygian. - I hope, I used the right English terms and you understand what I mean.
Posso usar essas track para gravar alguns improvisos? E mostrar no meu canal, estou muito feliz com a possibilidade. Agradeço pelo trabalho maravilhoso. E também agradeço a atenção.
Donald Fagan & old bot Walt could be envisioned performing on this vibe because i hear Walter or Larry Carlton playing on this likewise! Steely Dan maybe the song would entitled "just thinking about you?"
Hello Elite Backing Tracks. I'm totally "new" to improvising. If a backing track is in this case, in F minor, do I use the F minor scale to improvise? In other words, does the scale you use to improvise have to be the same key as the backing track? Thanks.
CIao Melanie, surely you can start to the scale, and if a scale is not suggested (in many cases you can find backing tracks where it is suggesed i.e. C misolidian ..., he scale of the tone could be right. But trie to listen to what you are doing, the note you play should belong to the chord you read in that moment, otherwise it could happen some cacophony. You can also try to play first the chords (if are complicate for you, make the basic chord) and them only che the note that give the name to the chord the "root" (as a bassist). Then add some notes (from the Fm scale) to pass from a root to arrive to other root. Them try to use as liking notes all the notes in the middle, the chromatic scale (it shall be beautiful in some cases and in other cases no: thy). A last (but in this case you have to study for every chord the name and where are on the keyboard the "special" notes of the chord: for special note I mean the 9, the 7M, the b13 etc. (if there are a lot of chords, you can copy them on paper a write under the chord the name of the "special" note and tray to use also them sometimes.
i swear this sounds like something that George duke did in nam 2011 when he was using the rhodes mk5 or mk7 but still my new favorite track to play along with thanks
Interesting key choice, 4 flats. I dig the tunes Elite, please don't stop making them and please don't let the sarcastic A-holes get to ya :) Keep it up y'all!
+Francesco Matteo Bera Hey Francesco! Thanks for you question! I would suggest using a F harmonic minor, or a F natural minor (aeolian) for most of the track, but maybe change it up a little when you play over the dominant (C7b), and try out some half-diminished, whole-tone scale, or chromatics. :) Hope that helps!
+Southsilicon Dan Thank you so much Southcilicon Dan!! :D Glad you like it! We are currently working on a new soul/funk series, so stay tuned for more of that sort soon! Cheers!
HELLO, MY FRIEND YOUR bACK HIGH PERFORMANCE MUCH MORE OTHERS I HAVE PRGRAMS AND I CAN DO MY OWN MUSIC BUT I DONT HAVE TIME SO I KNOW HOW THE TIME PASS TO MAKE WORK LIKE THAT.FROM DEEP HEART THANKS FOR MAKE SHARE THAT MUSIC GOD BLESS YOU
That is great to hear, thank you! Yes, we understand the time issue, so that is why we make all these tracks for you guys to practice to, so that you can concentrate on improving your playing skills instead of dealing with all the composing/arranging stuff. :) Cheers!
+Filip Dinev Thank you for your comment Filip! :) We appreciate your feedback, and are continuously working on improving our music and our productions. Do you have any VST in mind for drums that you would recommend? Cheers!
I installed Addictive Drums 2, with all of the expansions recently, and I must say I'm very surprised of how it sounds. Especially the funk, retro and jazz kits. They have a lot of character and with some minor improvements they can sound pretty good.
Hi Ronnie! You may record it for showcasing only, but no monetization is allowed on the video, or any re-selling of the track with your improvisation on top is also not allowed.
Hi Joshua! Thanks for your feedback, we always try to create something new within the same style, like, a new chord progression or similar. The tracks may sound similar within the same style, but if you are looking for a different style, we have plenty of those as well. :) Thank you!
Elite Backing Tracks I tried to reply to Joshua's comment in a sarcastical way. I don't get, why people are so rude on internet. If you don't like to listen to something, then just don't. Period.
Thx a lot.. just had the greatest time with my 7 years old pianist daughter soloing over this tracking.. amazing..
thats cool, great age to learn chord voicings
So I got stuck in a rut for improvising, had no idea what I was doing. Found this track and it feels like the gods of Kenny G have just possessed me, what just happened. Probably one of my favourite backing tracks now, thank you!
This has that skipping feel I like so much. Excellent mixture of everything on this tune.
This track pretty much forced me to get out of my improv rut I've been in lately. Thank you very much for that lol
+Auiuei Hi Auiuei! That is cool to hear! Yeah, we all need a litte help sometimes, and good to hear that this backing track helped you out in your particular case! :D Cheers!
blues
Your tracks are the best I’ve come across by far. Bravo
This is awesome! Has me boogieing around just listening to it without even adding my sax yet, wow!
Thanks, Beauweir! Would love to hear you play sax on top of this track :)
Wow... i've been lost in the improv cosmos for a while. Thank you for this one, that was great!
Very professionally produced/mixed! You left plenty of room for soloing and even have the backing response in anticipation of the "call and response/reply" soloing! Very nice!!!! Thanks much!!!
Hi Sonny! Thank you for your great review! :D Great to hear that you found our track useful! Groove on! :D
No need to thank me,,, you deserve much praise for what you've done!!! Cheers!!!!
@@EliteBackingTracks Thanks for replying,, and so sorry for the very late reply~!~
The chord at 4:46 (and anywhere else it occurs) is not an F7#5 as "advertised" (notated in the chord bar). There is an Ab at the top of that chord. There is no Ab in an F7#5 chord. What plays is actually an F7b10 (flat third high in the structure), or as more usually notated in jazz charts, an F7#9. The sharp ninth is an Ab/G#, the note we hear at the top in the audio. I prefer to call it a flat third or better, flat tenth, since it has to occur high in the structure to work. It creates a kind of bluesy grit against the lower major third in the F7.
It evolved from the blues, which typically alternates between a major and minor third in the blues scale. So I prefer to call it a flat third or tenth, since it is a pleasantly gritty chord that reflects this tonal ambiguity in the blues and therefore does NOT function tonally as a sharp ninth. Calling it a sharp ninth is probably just easier for people reading charts to understand quickly.
For the same reason, we often see diminished seventh chords over a note at the bottom a major third below the diminished seventh. This is just a way to help naïve readers get it right, since many rhythm guitarists, for example, would not understand what a C7m9 means. Calling it an Edim7/C takes care of that problem, but it's kind of silly from a consistent theory of harmony point of view.
After all this time no replies. Hmmm....guess no one knows what the heck I'm talking about.
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Really enjoy this track, will be using it quite a bit!
Great to hear Edward! 😀🎶
Great tunes, thanks a lot! Please keep uploading!!!
Thanks Elias! Yeah, for sure, will keep em coming!
Muito obrigado por compartilha tamanha melodia para estudo de solos. Thank you
Beautifully recorded. Very inspiring to stretch out in.
Thanks eduard! Yes, the RealTracks from Band-In-A-Box sound great and are very inspiring to make tracks with!
Wow. Simply amazing. I'm currently learning music theory but still solely play off feeling, due to not being able to translate any of what I have learnt into practice because it is only the basics. But despite that, I have played guitar for 8 years and was able to shred out a lovely little improv session based off feeling to this wonderful track. Thank you so much!
Hi Jordan! So great to hear that you find our tracks useful for practicing, and as a supplement to learning music theory! Keep it up
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Try 5th fret D root on a caged E pentatonic form to start yourself out. It has a nice sound that transitions nicely to the resolutions during play. I tried to focus on diad and triad voicing while working the scale to stretch my ear and skill. Thank you for these, you are making me a better player :)
I play guitar in my school's jazz band, and i was assigned a solo. The song is actually about 127bpm, but this definitely works as well. I like the track, and i'm definitely using this to practice my improving.
Wow! So cool. F Maj is you're jamming with a Alto or Bari. Perfect fit. Thanks for this groove
I like this one. It's got a b section, a c and d section...it's not just 3 chords over and over.
definitely elite when compared to other backing tracks out there
He he, thank you for that! :D
I sanged, improvised all day with this track! Thanks a lot!
Rolanda Semedo Nice! That’s how it should be done! 👍☺️ Would love to hear some of it too!
One of day I'll post my jam sessions
Yes, you should!! Would be great to hear&see!
It grooves, man! Great timbre of the keys as well! Thanks!
nice , gets you playing and /or learning these smooth melodies to cover the dom. 7ths.
Hi Anthony! That`s great to hear that it helps you with your daily practice routine! :D The dom. 7ths are a never ending story practicing over, lol.
when you have got the different scales and arpps for dom 7's it's time to forget them and play by ear ,i can't think tech when improvising .
well done bro
very awesome material for improvise over minor chords progression practice that i looking for.
Super groovey beat. Thanks
Playing shred-style over this has been one of the weirdest, but most fun experiences
He he, can imagine that! :D
man these tracks are refreshing
thanks a lot kind sir
I am impreesed! great sound , nice style, lively rhythm! Are you going to make a living with this?
Hi mrbo23! Thanks, we appreciate it! :D Yeah, that`s our goal, and we keep trying to expand on the concept.
this is truly awesome, so well done !! thank you very much for sharing!
+Ezekiel Soumahoro Hello Ezekiel! Thank you so much, so glad to hear that you like it! :D Be sure to check out our other smooth jazz tracks as well, and let us know what you think. :) What is your instrument btw.?
I have been going throug several of your backing tracks and I am like yeah this is a great job that you are doing for sur!! :) I am a sound ingeneer. I would like to know il I can use them if some my singers feel trying somtehing on it?
Ezekiel Soumahoro Oh cool! Thank you for that, we appreciate it! Yes, sure, go ahead and use them for trying out stuff with singers etc.non-commercially. And if anything comes from it, please let us know, and we can discuss any further use. :) Cheers!
Great tracks !!! You folks really rock.
+MegaDunamis777 Thank you MegaDunamis777!! Appreciate it! :D
Simply perfect, well done!
C frygian works well on this track. Had a lot of fun jamming!
Nice! That sounds cool! Feel free to share your jam to it as well! Cheers!
What you call C frygian here is nothing else than the A flat major or the natural F minor scale. I'm serious.
Stephan Weidt can you explain that?
I'll try. Excuse that maybe my English is not so good. C frygian is the third level of A flat major. A flat major is the parallel key to F minor. You can call the scale you play C frygian or natural F minor - the notes are the same -, but the reference point in this backing track is F, not C, and the key is F - so it should be F minor here, not C frygian. - I hope, I used the right English terms and you understand what I mean.
Stephan Weidt I understand. but there are 7 modes and they're all using the same notes. so in wich case i'm actually playing in C phrygian?
Posso usar essas track para gravar alguns improvisos? E mostrar no meu canal, estou muito feliz com a possibilidade.
Agradeço pelo trabalho maravilhoso.
E também agradeço a atenção.
Would love a Bb transposed version of this for shedding 🙏🙏🙏🙏
usually I need to listen a few minutes but I clicked 6 seconds in to like this one!!!!
exeptionally awesome track! thank you
+Kajducker Hello kajducker! Tnx, we really appreciate it! :D Jam safely!! Cheers
Great backing track for guitar improvisation ! Can I use it on my videos to post online? I would of course put your RUclips link on the description !
My sincere compliments for the A1 Quality of your production. Great ! Lol !
WOW VERY COOL BACK THANKS
Hi Joe! Thanks, great to hear!
Donald Fagan & old bot Walt could be envisioned performing on this vibe because i hear Walter or Larry Carlton playing on this likewise! Steely Dan maybe the song would entitled "just thinking about you?"
Hello Elite Backing Tracks. I'm totally "new" to improvising. If a backing track is in this case, in F minor, do I use the F minor scale to improvise? In other words, does the scale you use to improvise have to be the same key as the backing track? Thanks.
CIao Melanie, surely you can start to the scale, and if a scale is not suggested (in many cases you can find backing tracks where it is suggesed i.e. C misolidian ..., he scale of the tone could be right.
But trie to listen to what you are doing, the note you play should belong to the chord you read in that moment, otherwise it could happen some cacophony.
You can also try to play first the chords (if are complicate for you, make the basic chord) and them only che the note that give the name to the chord the "root" (as a bassist). Then add some notes (from the Fm scale) to pass from a root to arrive to other root. Them try to use as liking notes all the notes in the middle, the chromatic scale (it shall be beautiful in some cases and in other cases no: thy).
A last (but in this case you have to study for every chord the name and where are on the keyboard the "special" notes of the chord: for special note I mean the 9, the 7M, the b13 etc. (if there are a lot of chords, you can copy them on paper a write under the chord the name of the "special" note and tray to use also them sometimes.
I loved the great channel backing track.
wowww..... thats instant subscription stuff.
amazing track ,well done
Does anyone know music of similar style to this? Instrumental or vocal doesnt matter. Just really liking this :)
Thank you so much for your share
Great track ! Thank you
+dreadlock1977 Hey man! Thank you so much! Which instrument do you play? Cheers!!
+Elite Backing Tracks I play electric guitar :)
Cool! Would be cool to see you play! :D
awesome set of grooves to jam along to what is the rhodes samples its amazing?
cheers matt
Hi Matthew! The rhodes samples are from Band-In-A-Box from PGMusic.com! They are awesome!
Awesome,thanks my friend.That a cool tool for Jam Practice
Going to be jamming to this forever, PEACE
Very nice track, Thank you a lot¡
☆☆☆☆☆ I lover sweet smooth jazz smooth jazz..
...lover♡
Kool video idea - nice music
awesome sounds like street life
thank you very much !!
+Groupe Pro You`re welcome Groupe Pro! :D Cheers!
Super! Thank you so much!)
Tnx Andrei! :D
When playing bass I also use some wrong notes or chromatic scales. According to Victor Wooten, you can use wrong notes in Jazz.
AWESOME MAN , WHAT INTERFACE YOU USED IN THIS SONG ? VERY NICE CONVERTER
Hi KRISNA MUSIC! Thanks for your comment! I belive it was the M-Audio Firewire 1814 that was used or this particular song. :)
Do you think maybe you got the Sidestick / Clap / Slap / Shoebox hit slightly LOUD in the mix ?
i swear this sounds like something that George duke did in nam 2011 when he was using the rhodes mk5 or mk7 but still my new favorite track to play along with thanks
COol to hear! What is your instrument? Keys?
The C7b9 sounds really cool... E Bb ...//.. d e a c#
Great track dude
Thanks man!!
Very good.
Interesting key choice, 4 flats. I dig the tunes Elite, please don't stop making them and please don't let the sarcastic A-holes get to ya :) Keep it up y'all!
Hi Bored Af! Thanks for your comment, and glad to hear you liked the 4 flats! :D We will keep making tracks for you guys, it`s our pleasure! Cheers
2:20
love it!
+Ricky ♫ Guitarman ♪ Nice! Thank you! :D keep jammin`!! Cheers
Can we use tracks in videos?
Hi Ruth! You may use it if you but it beforehand, and don’t monetize the video. 😎🎶
What scale you use for this track? tnx
+Francesco Matteo Bera Hey Francesco! Thanks for you question! I would suggest using a F harmonic minor, or a F natural minor (aeolian) for most of the track, but maybe change it up a little when you play over the dominant (C7b), and try out some half-diminished, whole-tone scale, or chromatics. :) Hope that helps!
Thanks guys!
Super...thanks...
+Southsilicon Dan Thank you so much Southcilicon Dan!! :D Glad you like it! We are currently working on a new soul/funk series, so stay tuned for more of that sort soon! Cheers!
smooth as hell..
+Lee Soyayi Lol, don`t know how smooth that is, ha ha! Cheers!
HELLO, MY FRIEND YOUR bACK HIGH PERFORMANCE MUCH MORE OTHERS I HAVE PRGRAMS AND I CAN DO MY OWN MUSIC BUT I DONT HAVE TIME SO I KNOW HOW THE TIME PASS TO MAKE WORK LIKE THAT.FROM DEEP HEART THANKS FOR MAKE SHARE THAT MUSIC GOD BLESS YOU
That is great to hear, thank you! Yes, we understand the time issue, so that is why we make all these tracks for you guys to practice to, so that you can concentrate on improving your playing skills instead of dealing with all the composing/arranging stuff. :) Cheers!
Thanks allot!!!!
+RICARDO LACQUAN You`re welcome Ricardo!! :D
I like your design sense. Just, make the drums more real - use better VSTs
+Filip Dinev Thank you for your comment Filip! :) We appreciate your feedback, and are continuously working on improving our music and our productions. Do you have any VST in mind for drums that you would recommend? Cheers!
I installed Addictive Drums 2, with all of the expansions recently, and I must say I'm very surprised of how it sounds. Especially the funk, retro and jazz kits. They have a lot of character and with some minor improvements they can sound pretty good.
+Filip Dinev Cool! Yes, the Addictive Drums are good sounding stuff! :D EZ Drummer 2 is cool, as well.
super!!!!
It's nice slowed down a little at .75 too..
好听，真好听！
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
I keep expecting someone to bust out with "Feelings"...oh oh oh Feelings.
Ok..? What song is that?
Chill
凝りすぎかも！
❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
band in a box real tracks .
Hi Void! Yes, that`s correct! Awesome software that people should check out: www.pgmusic.com
permission to record?
Hi Ronnie!
You may record it for showcasing only, but no monetization is allowed on the video, or any re-selling of the track with your improvisation on top is also not allowed.
SUPER DRUMMER
NAS would kill this track
He he, that would be cool to hear! :D
thanks, very awesome, this guy talking about same shit , have to learn how to be thank full.
Ha ha, thanks!
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM NOICE
you can sing smells like teen spirit on this
Ha-ha-ha, I tried, and it worked!! Became a totally different version though...
So what マイナスワン
tgf
Bar lines please................aaaaaaghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Like
Xd
why is it always the same shit >:(
Hi Joshua! Thanks for your feedback, we always try to create something new within the same style, like, a new chord progression or similar. The tracks may sound similar within the same style, but if you are looking for a different style, we have plenty of those as well. :) Thank you!
That's a quality comment my friend, well done!
Thank you Gabor! :D
Elite Backing Tracks I tried to reply to Joshua's comment in a sarcastical way. I don't get, why people are so rude on internet. If you don't like to listen to something, then just don't. Period.
Joshua Pesina why are you here? be constructive not degrading.