Related ii Chords
In combination with dominant chords, related ii chords can dramatically increase the reharmonization potential of any progression. Watch this lesson and see how a garden variety ii-V-I-V/ii progression is reharmonized into five unique and highly chromatic progressions- and this is just scratching the surface of the possibilities that this technique affords. Learn what a related ii chord is, how and where to use it (and not use it), take a quiz on identifying them and download practice sessions to start using these versatile chords in your music.

Lesson Stats
When added: 03/30/08; Duration: 16 minutes.

Prerequisites
Moderate keyboard proficiency. Ability to read notation. These lessons are good prerequisites: The 5 Essential 7th Chords, The Major ii-V-I Progression, The Minor ii-V-i Progression, The Four Components of Melodic Construction and Substitute Dominants.

Quiz
Quiz 1: practice finding related ii chords.

Practice Sessions & Playalongs
Practice Session 1: Write out and play related ii chords over a series of dominant chords.
Practice Session 2: Improvise related ii chords over a series of dominant chords.
Practice Session 3: Improvise related ii chords over tunes from the Real Book.

Includes play-alongs for all practice sessions in MIDI, Band-in-a-Box™ and GarageBand formats.

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