In IFR Jam Tracks Level 4: Mixed Harmony Essentials, we study both the b7 chord and the 2D chord. What's interesting about these chords is that they have a very direct relationship with chords 4 and 5D from the major scale.
This is a practice video for Improvise for Real students who are studying the song ‘All of Me’ from IFR Standards Workout 1. In this video we will practice the IFR ear training exercise Melody Paths over the first two lines of the song.
The Beatles song "Yesterday" uses just two chords from outside the major scale. These two chords give the song its exotic touches making the melody so much more beautiful and memorable.
The chord progression to this ballad by the Rolling Stones contains two fascinating sounds that are worth studying.
When you think of the bluesy rock sound of this Bob Dylan classic, it's hard to imagine that the entire song is made from just the seven notes of the major scale.
Bob Dylan's beautiful ballad uses the "backwards" movement through chords 1, 5D and 2-.
This classic by Leonard Cohen not only uses the most important chords in our musical system, but even talks about them in the lyrics!
This catchy chord progression uses a very melodic bass line to create beautiful chord inversions.
Despite the almost child-like simplicity of this popular song written by Ray Henderson, Bye Bye Blackbird has become one of the most important jazz standards of all time. In this lesson we analyze the complete chord progression.