'251' backing track for alto sax in C

Improvising over a chord chart for Blue Bossa on tenor saxophone

In this video we take a look at an entire chord chart and de-code it, step by step. Its the entire chord chart for the jazz standard Blue Bossa and we look at some easy to follow and great sounding options for all of the chords that it contains.

In order for you to get the most out of this video it will help if you are comfortable with the concepts of major and minor scales:

Major 251s: Improvising over the 251 chord progression

Minor 251s: How to improvise over a minor 251 for tenor sax

Harmonic minors: Harmonic minors scales for the saxophone