Jazz Piano Chords - The Most Beautiful Progression

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We are playing in the key of E Flat Major today .

So first , let's play the scale .

Now this progression uses the diatonic seventh chords .

However , we make a few tweaks to the chord qualities to add some more interesting colours and flavours .

Let's first run through the regular diatonic seventh chords before we make any changes .

The one chord in E flat major is E flat major seven .

The two chord is F minus seven .

The three chord is G minus seven .

The four chord is a flat major .

Seven .

The five chord is a B flat seven .

The six chord is AC minus seven .

The seven chord is AD minus seven , flat five and then we're back to E Flat Major .

Seven .

This progression starts on the one chord , so we start with E flat major seven and then we go to the fore cord .

But instead of playing a major seven , we play a dominant seven and I also had the 13 here , so that's an A flat 13 .

This dominant chord then wants to resolve either 1/5 down or a half Step down a half step down is G minus seven , which is the third or the the diatonic seventh chord off the third degree .

But again , we're not going to play this as a minor chord .

We're going to play it as a dominant chord , and I'm also gonna add the sharp five and the sharp nine , which gives it a lot of extra colour and tension .

So so far , we have E flat major seven , the one to a flat 13 , the four dominant to a G7 sharp five sharp nine .

So three dominant , and then we go to the regular six chord .

So C minus seven .

The two chord would be an F minus seven in the key of E flat major .

But I'm going to play another dominant chord here .

We have an F 13 .

So you see the 13 and the nines here , and then I'm going to come up and I'm going to play the nine here .

And then I'm gonna go to a B flat 13 boy sing with the flat nine .

So you could also look at this as a G triad over a B flat seven shell .

And then I'm gonna go up and hit again .

I'm gonna hit the same note , the G octave , but an octave higher .

So let's listen to how that sounds .

And then we can go into a tune , for example , Misty .

So this exact progression can be used to approach any jazz standard that starts on the tonic .

Of course , we're in the key of B flat here , but you can transpose those voicings .

And in fact , in the PDF download below this video , you can download this progression in all 12 keys .

So finally , I will show you a few variations , and we will use it as an intro for another tune in the key of V flat Major .

So I hope you've had fun with this lesson .

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Remember to take the PDF download below .

You can find this exact progression in all 12 keys .

So that means whatever jazz standard you're working on , you can find a cool progression to add at the start .

I hope you enjoy practising this stuff and that it brings you some enjoyment in your playing and I will see you next time .