AABA: the general outline of classic Great American Songbook tunes. In the Blues, it can be AAB.
Bass / In the bass: in the left hand.
Borrowed: notes from a diminished chord to its 6 chord & vice versa (in a scale of chords).
Bridge: in the general structure of most Great American Songbook tunes (AABA), the bridge is the B.
C7: C dominant 7 chord.
Ch / chs: chord/s.
Dim: fully dim 7 chord OR dim note.
Dom: dominant.
Drop-voicing: dropping fingers #2 or #3 (counting from right to left) notes of a chord in the RH and moving them to the LH.
Ex.: extra-note.
Fam: diminished family (relating to the diminished chord of origin)
Harmonic pattern: a progression of scales/chords/notes with deep harmonic logic.
Jazz, Jazz Standards, Bebop: As described in the first chapter — the original forms of Jazz have been widely misinterpreted. The term Jazz in this book is accompanied by the word true or real — to indicate a preference for the original interpretations of musicians such as: Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Hank Jones and Barry Harris. Another term that suggests adherence to the original Jazz is: Jazz Standards, which refers to the Standards of playing Great American Songbook tunes. The term Bebop describes a major trend and improvisational style within real Jazz.
Key of the tune: the main tonal center.
Line: a melodic sequence.
m: minor.
M: major.
m7𝄬5: minor 7 flat 5 chord.
Movement: a harmonically smooth transition that takes you from one place to another in the tune.
Moves: 1) Progressions, chords, and transitions that take you from one place to another in tunes. 2) A more loosely defined word describing beautiful patterns and improvisation styles.
Regular #s: used for single notes, chords and scales.
Resolve: moving back to original chord/scale/harmonic structure.
RH/LH: right hand/left hand.
Root: the note that gives a chord its name.
Run: an improvised sequence of notes.
Roman #s: are for harmonic structures and moves (lowercase = minor).
Scale outline: The broadest scale structure of a musical piece.
S-O-C: scale of chords.
Sc/scs: scale/s.
Tonic: is the tonal center = home = the I = the note that gives the scale its name.
3rd of F (or 5th of B…): the diatonic chord or note on the 3rd scale degree of F scale.
Voicings: the choice of LH shell voicings and RH chords, inversions, and drop-voicings.
(1): 1st inversion, (2): 2nd inversion.