Lesson Goal: To develop fluency playing four-note scale cells for the minor iiø7-V7-i chord progression...
Jazz School: Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progression: Scale Cells Descending 3rd to 3rd
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Jazz School: Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progression: Scale Cells Descending Root to Root
Lesson Goal: To develop fluency playing four-note scale cells for the minor iiø7-V7-i chord progression... Pattern in the key of C Minor (Notice that all notes are derived from the C "Harmonic" Minor scale!)... Straight Rendition... Swing Rendition... Using your knowledge of the major scales and chord structure (and your ears of course), play this … Continue reading Jazz School: Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progression: Scale Cells Descending Root to Root
Jazz School: Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progression: 1-2-3-5 Cells
Lesson Goal: To develop fluency playing 1-2-3-5 cells for the minor iiø7-V7-i chord progression... Patterns in the key of C Minor... Straight Rendition... Swing Rendition... Using your knowledge of the minor scales and chord structure (and your ears of course), play this pattern in at least the following keys: C minor, G minor, F minor, … Continue reading Jazz School: Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progression: 1-2-3-5 Cells
Jazz School: Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progression: 9th Chord Arpeggios
Lesson Goal: To develop fluency playing 9th chord arpeggios (3-5-7-9) for the minor iiø7-V7-i chord progression in all keys... Pattern in the key of C Minor... Straight Rendition... Swing Rendition... Skills Development Using your knowledge of the harmonic minor scales and chord structure (and your ears of course), play this pattern in at least the … Continue reading Jazz School: Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progression: 9th Chord Arpeggios
Jazz School: Major 2-5-1 Chord Progression: Scale Cells Ascending
Lesson Goal: To develop fluency playing four-note scale cells for the major ii7-V7-IM7 chord progression... Major 2-5-1 Chord Progression Scale Patterns in the key of C Major... Notice how the chromatic notes fill in each four-note cell and provide smooth voice-leading. Straight Rendition... Using your ears and knowledge of scales and chord structure, “transpose” this … Continue reading Jazz School: Major 2-5-1 Chord Progression: Scale Cells Ascending
Jazz School: Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progression: Root Position 7th Chord Arpeggios
Lesson Goal: To develop fluency playing the diatonic 7th chord arpeggios for the minor iiø7-V7-ImM7 chord progression in all keys... Pattern in the key of C Minor... Homework: Using your knowledge of the major scales and chord structure (and your ears of course), play this pattern in at least the following keys: E minor, A … Continue reading Jazz School: Minor 2-5-1 Chord Progression: Root Position 7th Chord Arpeggios
Jazz School: Major 2-5-1 Chord Progression: Scale Cells Descending 3rd to 3rd
Lesson Goal: To develop fluency playing four-note scale cells for the Major 2-5-1 chord progression in all keys... Pattern in the key of C Major... Straight rendition... Swing rendition... Using your knowledge of the major scales and chord structure (and your ears of course), play this pattern in all keys around the cycle of dominants: … Continue reading Jazz School: Major 2-5-1 Chord Progression: Scale Cells Descending 3rd to 3rd
Jazz School: Major 2-5-1 Chord Progression: Root Position 7th Chord Arpeggios
Lesson Goal: To develop fluency with the diatonic 7th chords for the Major 2-5-1 chord progression in all keys... Major 2-5-1 Diatonic 7th Chords In the key of C Major... Straight and slow rendition... Swung and articulated rendition... Homework Using your ears and knowledge of scales and chord structure, “transpose” this pattern to all spellings … Continue reading Jazz School: Major 2-5-1 Chord Progression: Root Position 7th Chord Arpeggios
Jazz School: Major 2-5-1 Chord Progression: 9th Chord Arpeggios
Lesson Goal: To develop fluency with 9th chord arpeggios for the major 2-5-1 chord progression in all keys... Pattern in the key of C Major... The pattern for each four-note group is 3-5-7-9... Straight rendition... Swing rendition... Using your knowledge of the major scales and chord structure (and your ears of course), play this pattern … Continue reading Jazz School: Major 2-5-1 Chord Progression: 9th Chord Arpeggios
Jazz School: Major 2-5-1 Chord Progression: Diatonic Scale-Chord Pairings
Lesson Goal: To become fluent in the diatonic "scale-chord" pairings for the major 2-5-1 chord progression... One way to conceive of the ii7-V7-IM7 chord progression is as three sets of "scale-chord" or "chord-scale" pairings as follows... The Dm7 chord is paired with the D [Dorian] mode of the C major scale... IMPORTANT: This is NOT … Continue reading Jazz School: Major 2-5-1 Chord Progression: Diatonic Scale-Chord Pairings