2-5-1 Progression Explained

There are many chord progressions, but some are more than they appear!

The ii-V-I progression is a fundamental harmonic cadence, we'll uncover it here in this video.

00:00 Demonstration of ii V I
00:25 Thesis
00:39 Introduction
01:33 Lesson
08:05 Wrap Up

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[DanKlotz_danferth]

Your lessons on triads and what not have opened up the neck in ways I did not think were possible to me. Can not thank you enough for these.

[Jake]

I like that you don't just tell us what to play, but the tips for what to explore are definitely great breadcrumbs!

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[chromosomegun]

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[chriscole]

Talk about a tasteful intro jam! First time I’ve been excited about a 2-5-1.

[donlessnau]

Excellent. Very well presented. Clear, direct and to the point. Even tho I play mostly 7th chords, the theory and voice leading tips are very helpful. Well done.

[jcburger]

Hey Chris, thanks for the 2-5-1 progression explanation.

[JB-ovel]

Chris, in the few weeks I’ve been following you, you’ve opened up the neck to me in some great ways. These triad exercises are wonderful! I watched this early this morning, then tonight went up and down the neck playing this progression knowing I had three strings to use. I was Even able to loop the progression and played the chord tones (with some A Major scale notes) in the different spots. Thought I actually sounded like a musician :). Thanks again - your friend from the sunny blue skies and land of red or green!

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[Jake]

It's amazing to think that I overlooked my first lesson on triads a few years ago. What I saw as boring versions of chords have become the gateway to understanding the neck. Just shows that revisiting things with more context is important. Thanks!

[armandoroman]

There is so much depth to this. It opens up so much of possibilities on how to play the notes. My mind is trying to wrap around extending this to the other strings. Furthermore, seeing how beautiful it sounds keeping the chords near each other, I wonder if you can do the something similar with the 1-4-5 progression or even something with the 3-4 as those two are almost just half step apart.

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[splashesin]

My brain blitzed for awhile trying to think through your hard to see B minor, and plot it out, kind of already wanting to find a simpler grouping of the chords. Then I blitzed that we were on 2, 5, 1 and not just making minors out of everything, or changing keys. Then alertness came back. 😄 Perhaps a spoon of almond butter. I had been practicing bending. Hee! Ah! ...and now I ken the keeping it on the same set of three strings all up and down. 🤗