The Wes Montgomery Tritone Substitution - Jazz Break
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In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apply Wes Montgomery’s approach to tritone substitutions by replacing a standard II-V-I with one a tritone away. For example, instead of D–7 → G7 → Cmaj7, try Ab–7 → Db7 → Cmaj7. This simple shift adds rich altered tones and creates the sophisticated harmonic color characteristic of Wes’s sound.
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