Jazz Fundamentals - Lesson 3

How To Solo On A 2 5 1 Progression

Standard tuning
= 120
04:06 in lesson: Only 3rds
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
1 2 3 4
jz.guit.

4
3 2 (2)

04:28 in lesson: Connecting the 3rds with the C major scale

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
5 6 7 8

5 4
3 5 7 7 5 3 2 (2)

( = )
04:47 in lesson: Varies the rhythm & adding slides
Dm7 sl. G7 Cmaj7
3 sl.
9 10 11 12

sl. sl.

5 3 4
3 5 5 7 7 5 3 2 (2) (2)

06:28 in lesson: Connecting 3rds with major scale Playing the 3rd one octave up in comparison from previous examples
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
13 14 15 16

5 (5)
5 4 5 7
3 5 7

07:01 in lesson: Slight variation in comparison to the previous example. Approaching the 3rd of Cmaj7 from above
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
17 18 19 20

6 5 (5)
5 4 5 7
3 5 7

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 07:34 in lesson. Octave Displacement
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
21 22 23 24

5 3
6 5 (5)
5 4
3 5 7

09:28 in lesson
Dm7 sl.
G7 Cmaj7
3
25 26 27 3 28 3

sl.

5 4
3 5 5 7 7 5 3 2 2 3 5 2 2 3 5

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
sl.
sl. sl. sl.
29 30 31 32

3 3
sl. sl. sl. sl.
5 3
6 4 5 5 6 8 4 5 5 6 8
5 4
3 3 5 7

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
sl. sl. sl.

33 34 35 36

3 3
sl. sl. sl.
5 8 7 8 10 10 12 10 8 10 12 10 8 10 12
6 8

Drop 2 voicings Diminished seventh chords Em7 arpeggio A7(b9) arpeggio (A#dim7 arpeggio)
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 A7
sl. sl.

37 38 39 3 40 sl.

sl. sl. sl.

13 12 10
13 10 13 12 9 8
14 10 10 7 10 9 7 6 6 9
12 10 12 (12) 9 9 9 9 7 8
7 10
10 8

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 G Bebop Scale 3rd Drop 2 voicings
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
P
P
41 42 43 44

3
P
P
5 7 5 5 7 7 8 10 12 (12)
6 6 5 5 6 7 8 8 6 9 12 (12)
7 7 10 12 (12)
5 9 10 (10)

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