ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE - LEGATO LESSON (+TABS) BY TIM MILLER
Channel: Greg Bordat
Date: 2019-07-15

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Here's my cover of a #TimMiller #JazzImprovisation over the famous standard #AllTheThingsYouAre at 300bpm using his 2-1 #ArpeggiosGuitar concept. The 2-1 arpeggios combine #LegatoGuitar #HybridPicking and #Sweeping technique and can be apply to any scale. This technique definitely helps fluidity and velocity allowing you to perform the arpeggios at high speed. 
The improvisation is the introduction of a lesson called "Legato Technique Lesson" where Tim Miller explains, according to him, what the basics are to achieve a good Legato technique (See link further). 
Here is a short analysis of Tim Miller's solo. I 'm not going to explain in details everything. I'm just going to mention the scales and the substitutions used throughout the chords changes. I hope you'll make something from it!

All The Things You Are is a 36 bars standard with 4 sections (ABCD). Here's the chord chart:
A // Fm7 / Bbm7 / Eb7 / AbM7 / DbM7 / Dm7b5 G7 / CM7 / % //
B // Cm7 / Fm7 / Bb7 / EbM7 / AbM7 / Am7b5 D7 / GM7 / % //
C // Am7/  D7  / GM7 /  %   /  F# m7 /  B7 / EM7 /  C7alt //
D // Fm7 / Bbm7 / Eb7 / AbM7 / DbM7 / Dbm7 / Cm7 / Bb° (dim) /  Am7 / D7 / GM7 / C7alt //

*Alt = Altered ( 7 chord + 9#-b9-11#-b13)

SECTION A
The first two bars are reharmonized with D# m7 and C# m7 in a sort of D# #PhrygianMode short vamp instead of the traditional Fm7(VI) and Bbm7(II). In the original video you can here the chords and the bass line playing so. 
Over Eb7(V), Tim Miller plays a chromatic pattern line in the style of #PatMetheny creating a tension which leads to the AbM7(I). He actually plays the #LydianMode instead of the conventionnal #IonianMode on the I.
In the next 4 bars of the section A, Tim Miller uses a Fm7 arpeggio over DbM7(IV) then in a chromatic 1/2 step down motion he uses a Em7 arpeggio, playing a C lydian line over the last 2 bars ignoring the Dm7b5 G7 and directly playing the CM7(I) resolving on the Cm7 section B.

SECTION B
In this section, Tim Miller adds space to his solo by starting soloing from the 3rd beat of the second bar with linear scale patterns, using altered scale (Bb #SuperlocrianScale) on the Bb7(V) and the Gm7 arpeggio on the EbM7(I). In the last 4 bars, we can notice that he plays a D Superlocrian line over the D7(V) to resolve on the GM7(I), ignoring the Am7b5.

SECTION C
Tim Miller plays a G Lydian modal line throughout the 4 first bars ignoring the 2-5-1 progression.
Again, a Lydian line over a I chord (GM7)!
In the next 4 bars he plays directly a B Superlocrian line based on the F #PentatonicMajorScale, ignoring the F# m7(II), considering only the B7(V) and resolving it on the EM7(I) with a G# m7 (III) arpeggio. Then he uses the C Superlocrian scale over the C7alt to resolve on the Fm7 section D.

SECTION D
In the first 4 bars of this section Tim Miller plays a simple but beautiful melody throught the 6-2-5-1 progression recalling the head melody.
Then, over the DbM7(IV) he uses again a Fm7 arpeggio and a DbmM7 arpeggio over the Dm7
(IV m).
Over the B°(dim) Tim Miller uses one of his other melodic concepts, the 211 patterns, creating a oustide sound resolving on the Bbm7.
Last 4 bars, Tim Miller plays a spread melody to conclude softly his solo.

As a conclusion, what popped to me is that maybe due to the speed (300bpm!) and certainly to his own taste I guess, Tim Miller tends to use a modal approach over these typical tonal chord changes. He seems to approach the chord changes by taking an overvieuw instead of playing over each chords and falling into the trap of playing the typical lines one would play over tonal changes.
This shows definitely his harmony and time feel mastery not to mention his modern and refreshing way of playing the guitar and improvising. Amazing Tim Miller!

► Here's the link to my cover playlist dedicated to Tim Miller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVGeYzT_Mr8&list=PLhp9Hnh0_p9GVqjcr105l_wF1gSIbkisX

► You can watch the original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxJlPk5IIqY 

I'm using in this video a #Kiesel #AllanHoldsworth #HeadlessGuitar model and a #XoticSoulDriven as overdrive.