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Summary: Learn C minor and F7 2-5s and tritone note substitutions when reading & playing music in this free video on music theory.
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Now we're going to go over C minor and F seven and C minor comes out of B flat major. C minor and F seven both come out of B flat major. So, we're going to learn our B flat major scale real quick. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Two flats. And you count flats from the top. One, two, three, four, five. So, if I had a sign with five flats I'd use these. If I had a sign with four flats these. But, right what's important is getting this pattern. And then if you start on your two. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. And we're going to outline one, three, five, and seven for all of our chords that we learned today. So, we have one, three, five, and seven of C. Then here's five, seven, one, three of F. And then it goes to B flat major. So, there's your two five. So, if you start on your two and you're in your B flat major pattern and you bring your top two down a notch in the scale. And then move your bottom two down a notch, so. Here, top two down. Bottom down. And that's your C minor, F seven, B flat. And as we get more advanced you can learn B and C minor. B seven to B flat major. And that looks like this. If you take the top two and slide them down a half step and the bottom one down a half step. And you can do your bebop lines over that. So, that's your two five in B flat major.