Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • Welcome

    • Before we begin, may I ask –
  • 2

    Minor Key, yes!

    • Minor ii-V-i

    • Softly, B section

    • Introducing Peanut

    • Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
  • 3

    Melodic cells 1 and 2

    • Melodic Cell 1

    • Melodic Cell 2
  • 4

    I-vi-ii-V Let's Fall In Love

    • I-vi-ii-V

    • Getting faster...

    • This time the VI chord is a dominant 7. (We've seen it before.)

    • iii-VI-ii-V is the same thing, almost...

    • A classic example of a I-vi-ii-V tune.

    • In your band, everybody is improvising.
  • 5

    Bebop Scale and Perdido

    • 1-Bebop Scale

    • 2-Bebop Scale practice

    • Perdido 1

    • Perdido 2_
  • 6

    Melodic cells 3 and 4

    • melodic cell 3a, 3b_

    • melodic cell 4_
  • 7

    Minor Blues: the so-called "pentatonic" scale

    • The "blues" scale, and a word about Jam Origin Midi Guitar 2

    • 8-bar minor blues
  • 8

    Chord extensions and substitutions

    • Over a ii-V-I progression, adding a 9th to each chord

    • Extension chords- don't panic

    • Tritone substitution

    • Common chord substitutions
  • 9

    Next steps

    • Congrats! Here's what's next...