How to improvise over a minor 251 for alto sax

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In this video we look at one of the most common chord progressions, the minor 251. We have a look at how to recognise one, what to look for and which scales we can use over one. There is a more straightforward way of navigating through a minor 251 and a more complex way. We have a look at both methods and hopefully explain things in a way that will leave you with no questions. If you do have questions, please let me know.
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@frankgreco4292 3 күн бұрын

Your teaching style is so comforting and extremely helpful to me. Thank you!

@lyndenblades 3 күн бұрын

@@frankgreco4292 hello Frank. That’s so kind of you to say, thank you 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

@oluAdeola27 Ай бұрын

It’s amazing how you make things so simple. Thanks for these lessons.

@lyndenblades Ай бұрын

You’re welcome, thank you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@oluAdeola27 Ай бұрын

I’m based in Tampa, FL. I love to play my sax just for fun. Glad I’m vast in music theory which makes it easy for me to follow. Now I have to practice more. Improvisation has always ‘scared’ me

@lyndenblades Ай бұрын

@@oluAdeola27 me too 😂😂🎷🎷🤝🤝

@joebastianpillai1807 4 ай бұрын

Really loved your explanation of minor 251.

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Joe 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@BassMarkMusik 4 ай бұрын

Great lesson❤

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@JanKuppinger 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! This explication of minor 251 makes me a better musician. I apreciate it very much.

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Jan thank you so much for your feedback, I really appreciate it and I’m so happy that’s it’s helping you 🤝🤝👍👍😎😎🎷🎷

@jillytiffen6305 3 ай бұрын

LOVE the minor chords! ♥️ 👏👏Lots of wonderful info again…Still a lot I need to learn re the chords but definitely found this very useful to start working on! Thank you Lynden..👌👌

@lyndenblades 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Jilly 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@wilsoncadet6651 4 ай бұрын

Hi Lynden, I just love minor sounds, scales. I don’t have the same feeling with major scales but steel like it. Once again , you aced it. Thanks!

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Wilson thank you 🤩

@hubdecassis 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic ! So great, Thank you

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Thank you too! 🤝🤝🎷🎷

@carloslopez-hz6id 4 ай бұрын

Fantástico Maestro muchas gracias

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Carlos 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@BrianBurgess-jg6bs 4 ай бұрын

Another great video Lynden-- always appreciated cheers

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Brian. I’m worried it’s too long and wordy, do you think it’s ok?

@BrianBurgess-jg6bs 4 ай бұрын

Just the right length- what I liked were the alternate methods of working out the scale. Saved in my favourites list-good stuff

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

@@BrianBurgess-jg6bs ah thank you so much Brian. Your feedback is greatly appreciated 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

@kooky74 4 ай бұрын

Hello Lynden. Again happy to see you. I didn't understand the sentence written with "hoody" also with google translate but everything else was clear for a french guy 😂. Thx for the video

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

😂😂 Thank you Kooky! The “hoody” is the old training jacket I’m wearing that has a hood, we call it a “hoody” and mine is very old and unsophisticated 😂😂😂 I’m am very happy to see your comments 🤝🤝🎷🎷🎵🎵

@kooky74 4 ай бұрын

Thx for the explanation :)

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

@@kooky74 😂😂 you’re welcome 🤝🤝

@ronaldmcaulay4346 4 ай бұрын

Hi lynden, Great video and well explained, I think I have it now just need to practice it now, I like the silver sax you played in the other video, what type of sax was it, it has a great sound.

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Ronnie! That’s one of my own brand saxophones, a Goldington alto 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@jillytiffen6305 3 ай бұрын

Love that A harmonic minor Lynden but am still struggling to create it in Session Band at all! Love the app but it’s not as user friendly as I’d like..Do you always have to start putting the chords in C first? Why is that? For these 251 chords what would I put in for alto (if I can get that far) and also tenor? Many thanks again..😁👍

@lyndenblades 3 ай бұрын

Hi Jilly! Yeah I love the harmonic minor too, so much! Its gorgeous. It’s easier to create tracks in session band in C because otherwise it keeps trying to transpose for Eb and that can be tricky. It’s really hard to explain in these comments how to make a 251 but I made a tutorial here, How to make a 251 on session band kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y9KiiZeJqbGyemg.html And you can use any kind of minor chord to play your harmonic minor on. Does this help? 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

@johnjones4129 4 ай бұрын

Hi Lynden….I think you may have made a wee mistake..the notes of Am6 should have a F# rather than a G#. ?

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

Hi John and thank you for this. To be specific do you mean at 13:40 where I write out the root, 3rd, 5th and then 7th instead of the sixth? Because of course you’d be right, I should have said the 6th , the F sharp instead of the 7th. If that’s to place you mean could you let me know please and I’ll make a note in the description. Many thanks

@johnjones4129 4 ай бұрын

At 13.50 where you write the notes of Am6..although I notice you put G# in the scale too

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

@@johnjones4129 Thanks John. Again just to be really specific the notes I’ve written out for the A-6 are the notes of A melodic minor in this example which is ABCDEF#G#A. This is a common choice for a minor 251.

@johnjones4129 4 ай бұрын

@@lyndenblades Hi Lynden…I googled an Am6 chord and the chord tones listed were ACEF#…….that’s where I was coming from…

@lyndenblades 4 ай бұрын

@@johnjones4129 yes you’re not wrong. For the chord tones I wrote out the root, 3rd, 5th and 7th and in retrospect I should have probably written the sixth which you’re right, would be F# so ACEF# instead of the G#.