Minor 2-5-1s Made SIMPLE!

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The minor 2-5-1 is a common chord progression that functions almost the same as a major 2-5-1, but with some slight variations. In this video I show you how to identify, construct, and play through the minor 2-5-1!
This video doesn't cover EVERYTHING to know about minor 2-5-1s, but should give you a solid foundation on how to start improvising over them. If you want to go deeper on this (and many other) topics, stay tuned because in early 2023 "Simple Steps to Improvisation Success" will once again be available to join!
00:00 - Intro
01:41 - What is a minor 2-5-1?
04:22 - 373 guide-tone line
07:34 - 737 guide-tone line
10:37 - Survival line
16:02 - Superimpose short 2-5 into a long 2-5-1
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@DavePollack Жыл бұрын

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@64Golfy 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic lesson Dave. You made my day! Thank you.

@DavePollack 2 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@fraksakes Жыл бұрын

Been playing for quite a while, and learned something new today

@__-cr6fv 23 күн бұрын

I'm a bit late to the party, here... but, Dude! your teaching style is excellent! Great vid! I just stopped the vid at each step to make sure I had it, and then went forward. Worked a charm. (playing guitar)

@DavePollack 21 күн бұрын

Amazing to hear!! Thank you 🙏🙏

@alanhirayama4592 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dave! What an awesome lesson! The harmonic minor sound over the minor ii-V is an awesome sound!

@benkoeppen128 Жыл бұрын

Great to see the survival line in here. My jazz professor in undergrad taught lines like this as “linear harmony”. I’ve found that having this line and expanding on it with ideas that you envision or have transcribed has completely changed how I navigate chord changes. Great video, Dave!

@DavePollack Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@robertgreen3702 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson. Everything explained so clearly. Thank you.👍👍

@champanachampana4881 Жыл бұрын

Very nice and easy to understand. Thanks.

@DavePollack Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@ldmixer4228 Жыл бұрын

Amazing lesson！thanks man！

@DavePollack Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome!

@davidreidenberg9941 6 ай бұрын

Here’s how I learned it with LH rootless voicings s. m7b5 - dominant 7th. alternate- m7th.

@francescomanfredi Жыл бұрын

I love the Survival line concept, is it yours? Do you have a lesson on major 251 survival lines. Thanks 😊

@DavePollack Жыл бұрын

Yup - here you go! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJlnoKd31qjPfaM.html

@AbeNobuyuki 11 ай бұрын

Wow, what a simple but logical theory! This is greater than anything I have ever learned, especially in terms of minor 2-5-1. Thank you so much! I am trying to create a solo of ANOTHER YOU to play next month. I am a beginner of the improvisation and the stage is my first stage to try out the improvisation. So, your theory is pretty good for me to make me simple and confident.

@DavePollack 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! I have another video all about major 2-5-1s, so that will help you as well

@AbeNobuyuki 10 ай бұрын

@@DavePollack Yes, I checked ;-) Also, I am listening your solo of ANOTHER YOU as well :-)

@Osnosis Жыл бұрын

As I think you have noted elsewhere, too, you can treat the ii-7 as the V7 and vice-versa, as long as your voice leading is 'correct'. In other words the B-natural is a fine note over the D-7 and the C natural over the G7, as long as it leads to a good resolution (say ultimately the D natural (natural 9) over the C-7.

@DavePollack Жыл бұрын

100%! It's all about the overall sound you're trying to create and then the resolution. Certain notes create certain sounds, and as long as you resolve them strongly you can try different combinations with success.

@bryanchatham143 Жыл бұрын

light bulb moment

@richardolson8651 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave. Great video. Dick

@robstevens9590 Жыл бұрын

Question: In the minor 2-5-1 progression, is it more common for the 5 chord to be a dominant chord (i.e. with a major 3rd) rather than a minor 7th chord? (Because if the tune is in C aeolian the 3rd would be Bb. You use in C harmonic minor in this example.)

@DavePollack Жыл бұрын

In the context of a minor 2-5-1 the V is dominant 7 flat 9. Yes if it’s in the natural minor “mode” you might tend to think it would be diatonic to that key, but in the context of the cadence (2-5-1) it’s not.

@robstevens9590 Жыл бұрын

@@DavePollack Thanks for clarifying this.