Tritone Substitution

Here's the set list: first you learn it — 4 quick hands-on cards. Then you prove it — 6 theory and 2 ear-training challenges. Every right answer adds a bar to tonight's song, Slick Changes (C major, 🎷 Jazz Swing).

📝 Riff sheet

Swap a dominant 7th for the dominant 7th a tritone away (G7 → D♭7). They share the same tritone, so it still resolves — with a slick chromatic bass line.

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Covers: Replacing V7 with the dominant 7th a tritone away, the shared tritone, chromatic bass. Turn your sound up.