Keys to Improvising Level 2
Level 2, where we take off in a minor key. Secrets of the soulful strings revealed! Then we de-mystify common chord changes, looking at iconic standards. You will learn a lot about music, and have fun doing it!
Welcome
Before we begin, may I ask –
Minor ii-V-i
Softly, B section
Introducing Peanut
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
Melodic Cell 1
Melodic Cell 2
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.
1-Bebop Scale
2-Bebop Scale practice
Perdido 1
Perdido 2_
melodic cell 3a, 3b_
melodic cell 4_
The "blues" scale, and a word about Jam Origin Midi Guitar 2
8-bar minor blues
Over a ii-V-I progression, adding a 9th to each chord
Extension chords- don't panic
Tritone substitution
Common chord substitutions
Congrats! Here's what's next...