Mirror Image II-V's - Jazz Break
Jazz Breaks with Barry Greene
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2m 19s
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to create new II-V ideas by using the third of the dominant chord as a pivot note and mirroring the rest of the phrase. By transposing the remaining notes up or down from the pivot, you’ll generate fresh, symmetrical lines that expand your harmonic and melodic vocabulary.
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