Minor harmony is much more complex than major harmony and so the minor 251 progression takes much more time and patience to master.
There are three types of minor scale: the natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor. Each one has a different use & application in jazz.
One of the intricacies of minor harmony is the variety of colours and tensions we can add to the chords in the minor 251 progression.
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 this lesson we introduce another simple line based on chord tones and arpeggios and play this over the minor 251 in all 12 keys.
We have voiced minor 251 progressions with our left hand and so now it’s time to spread the notes across 2 hands to get bigger chords with more impact!
In this lesson we explore some simple Bossa Nova and Samba grooves over the 251 progression and 2516 progression in the key of G Minor
When we play a minor 251 progression, the 5th, the 13th and 9th will usually be altered by moving them either up or down a half step.
In this lesson we expand on the material covered in the previous video and look at the minor 251 and associated triad options.
We explore voicing options for the minor line cliché and also highlight the voice leading in the 251 progressions in D minor and F major.