Triads and the Minor 251 Progression
In this lesson Jovino expands on the material covered in the last lesson to include the minor 251. He looks at the most common chord forms in the minor 251 and shows how the chord qualities lend themselves to natural voice leading.
He then adds the six chord to the progression and shows how it can be either a half-diminished or a dominant chord depending on the situation.
Triad Options for the Minor 251
Jovino covers various triad options for the minor 251 progression and demonstrates by improvising using these triads.
Lesson Downloads
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Minor 251s Lesson Notation File Type: pdf
Related Lessons
In this lesson, we explore the minor 25, and how to use our chosen melody over any minor 25 progressions and also the tune we are studying.
In a minor 251, the 5 chord will be an altered dominant chord. In this lesson we apply altered dominant chords to the major 251 progression.
Minor harmony is much more complex than major harmony and so the minor 251 progression takes much more time and patience to master.
Practice Tips
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Try creating your own improvised melodies using Jovino's principles of voice leading in this video.
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The variations on the basic progression can yield very different results - explore the differences between the flat 9 and natural 9 on the 2 chord and the differences between the half-diminished and dominant chord as the 6.
- Take these variations to some minor key songs and find some new sonorities on familiar material.
Jovino,
I just wanted to tell you this was a very meaningful lesson for me. I had viewed your live session on expanding triads, which was an eye opener for me. But this lesson is a _must_ for anyone who’s only viewed your live session. Here, in a rather short video you’ve clearly revealed the depth behind this very different way of ‘soloing’. In fact it seems much easier to think in triads than scales, and it sounds so much better !
Michael