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In this MicroLesson (ML083) you’ll learn a 2-5-1 jazz progression that you can play by yourself on guitar.
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Nice!
Very nice.
Thanks Brian
Ray P
These micro lessons are so awesome and much appreciated.
Sweet. Correct me if I’ve missed it, but I’ve not heard you explain why you’d use a sharp V diminished 7 chord in place of the V7?
Yes, in a 2 5 1 progression – you can substitute the #dim7 for the 5, so a #5 dim7. I haven’t covered it in a lesson that i can think of
It would be nice to get a small explanation on that! Really nice lesson!!!! Thanks!
Here’s my take. The 5 chord, in a major key, is a dominant 7th chord, where the notes are a root, major 3rd, perfect 5th, and minor 7th. In a major key, this means the V chord is notes 5-7-2-4 (e.g. in C major, V chord is G7 or G-B-D-F).
The V contains a tritone comprised of the minor 7th and major 3rd of the chord, which resolves if we move the m7 down a half step and maj3 up a half step. From above, in the major key, the V chord tritone is formed by notes 7 (maj3) and 4 (m7) of the key. Moving the maj3 up a half step, 7 becomes note 1 of key. 4 moves down a half step to become note 3 of key; the tritone notes in the 5 chord resolve to the root and major 3rd of the 1 chord.
Regarding the #5dim7, this is stacked 1-b3-b5-bb7. Or, in the context of the V chord in our key, #5-7-2-4 (or in C Major, G#-B-D-F). Notice the similar notes besides the root. You can see it contains the same tritone also (7 and 4), that again resolve to the 1-3 of the 1 chord in the key. That’s why it works as a substitute.
Another great lesson
Brilliant lesson !
More more more please Brian !
Brilliant lesson !
More more more please Brian !
This sounds really pretty. Even tried it fingerstyle on a classical guitar- sounds good there too.
Hell yeah Brian love it!