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How to Use Minor 7th Chords in Progressions on the Saxophone

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Summary: Chord progressions that use minor 7th chords on the saxophone include the 2-5-1 progression, which is a progression from a minor 7th to a dominant 7th to a major 7th chord. Learn more about using minor 7th chords in chord progressions in this free music lesson on video.

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Miyanna Nielsen Mariane “Miyanna” Nielsen has been teaching and playing the saxophone professionally for over twenty years. Her skills and experience include jazz, meringue,... read more

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How to Use Minor 7th Chords in Progressions on the Saxophone

MIYANNA NIELSEN: I'm going to talk briefly about a chord progression called ii-V-I. Here, ii is going to be D, V is going to be G, and C is going to be I; ii is a minor 7th chord, V is a dominant 7th chord, and I is a major 7th chord, very typical jazz progression from many standards that have been played for decades now. If you know all your 7th chord precisely, you'll have no problems reading through and therefore, determining your direction in an improvisatory manner through a jazz chart. The most traditional of which will have a few or several two-fives but depending on the tempo, the context, and the relative experience of the players involved, even a couple of two-fives can be rather rigorous and challenging, so it's very important that you have a firm grounding in them all. No matter where I'm starting, I know from habit where to start each minor 7th chord, and therefore I'd have a lot of success in that kind of situation.

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