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Summary: How to use 3-6-2-5 progressions to improvise on piano in the key of G flat (Gb); learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by expert pianist Ryan Larson.
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Ryan Larson Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all twelve keys. When applying his twelve-key technique... read more
So now that we have our minor two-five down. Our B flat half diminished to our E flat altered. Then you want to notate that down at home so you can remember it. You can do a three-six, two-five turnaround. Which goes from the three out of G flat major, right, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. We have three, six, two, five. Or if you look at actual chords we have B flat half diminished, E flat altered, A flat minor, D flat seven. So, we'll go through to the black chords first. B flat half diminished, E flat altered, A flat minor, D flat seven. So what I'm doing is I'm just hitting the root, and then I'm playing the rest of the chord. And you hear how that wants to resolve to our one major, G flat major. So we've got. And that's our first jazz turnaround. And we're going to utilize that as we go through our bee-bop blues in just a minute.
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