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Minor 2-5-1 7th Chord Exercises

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Instructor
Jonny May
Course
Intermediate
02:47:13

Welcome to the Minor 2-5-1 7th Chord Exercises course, where you will will learn essential exercises to master this progression on the piano.

What is the minor 2-5-1 chord progression and why is it important?
The minor 2-5-1 chord progression is the most common chord progression used in minor jazz tunes. Therefore, it is essential that you can play it in every key and in a variety of inversions on the piano.

First, we’ll explain how this progression works and why these chords are used. Next, we’ll practice them in in all inversions in all 12 keys on the piano. You’ll have the opportunity to play with a Swing and Bossa Nova backing track to make it fun!

This course comes with downloadable sheet music, smart sheet music, and Swing and Bossa Nova backing tracks.

So if you want to play jazz piano and lead sheets and you like minor jazz tunes, this course will give you a solid foundation.

Course Objectives
  • Master the Minor 2-5-1 progression in all 12 keys with 5 exercises
  • Understand how and why we use the chords of a Minor 2-5-1 progression
  • Discover the Minor 2-5-1 progression in all inversions
  • Practice with the Swing and Bossa Nova backing track to make it fun
Learning Focus
  • Chords
  • Exercises
  • Technique
Featured Reviews

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Challanging but frees my playing
This was a ton of work, but I tried to do it at least 5 min a day with some days for 45 min. I still lack some fluency so I will come to this course some times later. Thanks for your very structured approach, Jony
That was huge!
Thanks for the insights. I know I still need to revisit this course a few times...
Very useful information here
Great exercise to run thru weekly if not daily. I could extrapolate on the ideas for the next year. A MUST for both hands if you want to ultimately improvise effectively
More review
Lots of review in this
Minor 2-5-1 chord exercises
Again, another great course. I learned a lot but struggle to play it fast enough.

Course Lessons

1
Minor 2-5-1 7th Chord Exercises – Lesson 1
48:46

Exercise 1: Root Position

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2
Minor 2-5-1 7th Chord Exercises – Lesson 2
24:20

Exercise 2: Inversions 1

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Minor 2-5-1 7th Chord Exercises – Lesson 3
32:53

Exercise 2: Inversions 1

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Minor 2-5-1 7th Chord Exercises – Lesson 4
31:07

Exercise 2: Inversions 1

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5
Minor 2-5-1 7th Chord Exercises – Lesson 5
30:07

Exercise 2: Inversions 1

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Challanging but frees my playing
This was a ton of work, but I tried to do it at least 5 min a day with some days for 45 min. I still lack some fluency so I will come to this course some times later. Thanks for your very structured approach, Jony
That was huge!
Thanks for the insights. I know I still need to revisit this course a few times...
Very useful information here
Great exercise to run thru weekly if not daily. I could extrapolate on the ideas for the next year. A MUST for both hands if you want to ultimately improvise effectively
More review
Lots of review in this
Minor 2-5-1 chord exercises
Again, another great course. I learned a lot but struggle to play it fast enough.
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