Intro to 2-5-1 Chords by Guy Fenocchi is a free video guitar lesson for jazz guitar. The 2-5-1 is the most common chord progression in jazz. First we will discuss the basic music theory behind this progression. We will then learn three chords we can use to create this progression.
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Here is the tab for the progression and the chord charts we are going to learn
2-5-1 Progression by Billy Wilkie is a 17 minute video lesson explaining and demonstrating the standard 2-5-1 jazz chord progression. You will learn minor, major, and dominant chord shapes and substitutes. Billy covers playing the progression several different keys and rhythms as well as teaching you melody notes to play along with the progression.
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