Show Notes
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I talk about an easy way to navigate through a minor ii7b5-V7b9-i chord progression using two scales.
Download Step 1 one of the three-part series here;
JLTP 039: ii7b5-V7b9-i Chords/Three Levels of Improvisation (Step 1)
In this particular episode, you will learn;
What a harmonic minor scale is
An easy way to memorize your harmonic minor scales
What a Dorian minor scale is and how to apply it to a minor 1 chord
An easy ii-V7b9-i lick in all 12 keys based on these two scales
Download the free harmonic minor and minor ii-V7-i lick here;
Harmonic minor scales
ii7b5-V7b9-i Lick
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