A Sweet Chord Progression To Help You Learn To Improvise

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This is a great chord progression for you to learn and practice improvisation. It consists of four chords in the key of A minor and has a slight jazz feel.
I take you through some ideas for what scales you could use to solo with which include the blues scale, and also the dorian scale. I show some ideas using both these scales.
There is also a backing track made exclusively for this video which consists of a band, with no piano, playing through these exact chords. Go and check it out and have a go improvising over it! The link is at the top of the description.
If you have any question just leave them in the comment box below and I will get straight back to you.
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That chord run at 4:40 melted, man. So good.

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Jamming chords (bob marley)

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also the progression of Misty morning by Bob Marley

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@@Piano_Pig D9 shouldnt be there on blues scale chord? A m blues notes havent f# for D. Can anyone explain me please? Im beginner..

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D9 shouldnt be there on blues scale chord? A m blues notes havent f# for D. Can anyone explain me please? Im beginner..

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@@Piano_Pig D9 shouldnt be there on blues scale chord? A m blues notes havent f# for D. Can anyone explain me please? Im beginner..

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love this progression I have had so much fun using the backing track on my roland piano, more like this please.

[@daggerpayne539]

The A minor 7th chord progression in the beginning pairs nicely with the blues scale’s melody, I learned that scale in band class and I didn’t realize the importance of learning proper chord progressions until recently, I paired it with the blues scales and it’s an easy way to improvise some songs. Great video I learned a lot I practice with this video and refer to this video when I have to remember the finger placements

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thanks so much for this! I’ve been a classical pianist for nearly a decade now but recently Ive really gotten in the mood for learning jazz, and this was really fun to improvise with! Idk how far youtube videos are gonna get me but it’s a nice start.

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Because of you, I understand how chord progression works. Now I can make a lot of beats!

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This video means so much. My jazz teacher recently just passed away and the last thing he taught me was the dorian scale. He never got to teach me on how to improvise with it, but after seeing your video, i feel like i’m starting to understand. Thankyou 🙋🏻‍♀️

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Oh, Simon! You have helped me soooo much with this video! I have been trying to improve my solo improvisation in A minor for the last two (2) years. Thank You!

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I'm gonna echo what so many have already said: THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! Because of this video, I'm able to finally put all of the Jazz theory I've been learning into practice! I have so much more freedom on the piano now, because I finally know a little of what I'm doing! Once again, thank you! Keep doing what you're doing!

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Pretty Awesome! I like this style of chords, but not get used to play. This video is so useful for me to go into blues style.

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OMG so beautifully u have played. I enjoyed lot nd also tried to grasp the right hand finger tricks. But Left hand chord we can play. But playing with Right hand notes along with left hand really tough nd tough. So much of ur time nd put all ur efforts to learn this. Hats off to u sir. Let us try to learn slowly.

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Not sure if they are ghost notes, but that A Dorian riff right before 4:40 has some amazing fill and that E you hit harmonizes so well.

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Good to hear you are enjoying the videos! A video on the Dorian scale is already on my list, keep an eye out :) In the meantime you could check out the video on an intro to modes which very briefly covers the Dorian scale: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWeph6eQYseer7c

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Thank you for your great vids. Much appreciated. Going through this I see it can be played slow and cocktail style, it appears. My sense of rhythm is not so hot so I like the slower pace.

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It's just a chord progression - it can be played in whatever style and whatever speed you fancy 😀

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There could be just a whole video for lots of awesome chord progressions like this and right hand scales that goes with them.. This is great

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This chord progression sound like Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" progression. Great job, thank you, sir.

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Yooo that sounds like the main progression from Stevie’s “That Girl”! Dope!

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Those are nice chord changes