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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

How to Navigate Major 1-6-2-5 Chord Progressions

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

4.8536 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to episode 77 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about an important chord progression, the Major 1-6-2-5. This is a chord progression that shows up all of the time in jazz repertoire and you will want to learn how to navigate it. You'll learn a helpful exercise and a few licks. Listen in! Important Links: LJS Inner Circle Membership Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Learn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!

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0:00.0

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0:29.5

That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes.

0:34.8

Now, on to today's episode.

0:36.3

This is the Learn Jazz Standards podcast episode 77.

0:41.3

Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice

0:48.2

for becoming a better jazz musician. And now your host. He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.

0:58.0

All right. What's up? Hey, my name is Brent. I am the jazz musician behind the website

1:03.1

Learnjazz Standards.com, which is a blog and a podcast, all geared towards helping you

1:08.9

become a better jazz musician.

1:11.5

And I want to thank you so much for being here and listening today,

1:14.9

especially, by the way, if it's your very first time listening to the show,

1:18.6

I really appreciate you being here.

1:20.4

And to all the regular listeners, you guys are the ones that make this thing happen

1:25.0

week after week.

1:26.8

So thank you so much.

1:28.3

And on today's episode 77,

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