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Improvisation · Advanced · 7 min

Land on the Chord Tone

Short blues phrases that resolve to the third of A7, D7 and E7.

How to play it
  1. Over A7, slide from C to C sharp, the third of A.
  2. Over D7, land on F sharp. Over E7, land on G sharp.
  3. Play each phrase, then improvise your own that ends on the same landing note.

What the coach checks: Pitch of each note in order.

Goal96 BPM · 80%
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eBGDAE12

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Find each note

Single-note pitch feedback. Practice waits for each note; Play checks the sequence at your chosen tempo. This does not assess chord quality or fret buzz.

This checkpoint needs 96 BPM or faster and the required accuracy. Slower Play attempts still produce practice scores.

Exercise map · 12 targets
  1. 1. C4Bar 1 · beat 1 · string 3 · fret 5
  2. 2. C♯4Bar 1 · beat 1.5 · string 3 · fret 6
  3. 3. E4Bar 1 · beat 2 · string 2 · fret 5
  4. 4. A4Bar 1 · beat 2.5 · string 1 · fret 5
  5. 5. G4Bar 1 · beat 3 · string 2 · fret 8
  6. 6. F♯4Bar 1 · beat 3.5 · string 2 · fret 7
  7. 7. D4Bar 1 · beat 4 · string 3 · fret 7
  8. 8. A3Bar 1 · beat 4.5 · string 4 · fret 7
  9. 9. E4Bar 2 · beat 1 · string 2 · fret 5
  10. 10. D4Bar 2 · beat 1.5 · string 3 · fret 7
  11. 11. B3Bar 2 · beat 2 · string 3 · fret 4
  12. 12. G♯3Bar 2 · beat 2.5 · string 4 · fret 6

Chord names and stroke directions are visual guidance. Rhythm scoring measures attack timing.

Target 1 of 12C4String 3 · fret 5

Play one note at a time.

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Why this drill

The minor pentatonic works over a blues, but phrases sound deliberate when they land on the chord of the moment. The major third of each chord is the strongest landing.