4 Strategies For Improvising Over Major 2-5-1’s

Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

Music Commentary, Jazz, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Saxophone, Jazz Theory, Jazz Bass, Jazz Piano, Education, Music, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Solo, Jazz Standards, Jazz Trumpet, How To

4.8 • 536 Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2017

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Welcome to episode 73 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about the major 2-5-1 chord progression and 4 strategies for how to improvise over it. The 2-5-1 (ii-V-I) is one of the most common chord progressions in jazz and other styles of music. You will see it come up all of the time in jazz standards so it's important you have a good handle on it. Listen in! Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Learn...

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
0:03.8	If your goal is to level up your jazz playing this year and feel confident improvising over
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0:17.3	of like-minded musicians, you're guaranteed to improve your playing every
0:21.7	single month.
0:23.1	Podcast listeners can get 50% off their first month when you go to LJSinnerCircle.com.
0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes.
0:34.8	Now, on to today's episode.
0:36.6	This is the Learn Jazz Standards podcast, episode 73.
0:40.7	Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice
0:47.6	for becoming a better jazz musician. And now your host. He's a jazz musician, author, and
0:53.8	entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.
0:57.7	What's up, what's up, everybody? My name is Brent. I am the jazz musician behind the website
1:02.7	Learnjazzstandards.com. And I want to welcome you, whether this is your first time ever listening
1:07.8	to the show or if you're a regular listener. Thanks for taking the
1:10.9	time out of your day to listen. And Learn Jazz Standards, our blog and our podcast, it is all about
1:17.7	helping you become a better jazz musician by giving out jazz lessons, tips, advice,
1:23.2	and resources for helping you become a better musician in general.
1:28.1	And on today's episode 73, I have no other intentions than to continue doing just that.
1:34.7	Today I'm going to be talking about a very important core progression in jazz,
1:38.3	and that is the 251, specifically a major 251.
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