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Summary: How to play chord progressions for jazz piano in the key of G Major; learn this and more in this free online jazz piano lesson taught by expert jazz pianist Ryan Larson.
Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all 12 keys. When applying his 12-key technique to understanding the logic behind...read more
"Now we are going to focus on the main chords of G major again. You have your 1, 2 which is the A, your 5-7, D and your 6. Now a good way to get your voicings done is to play your root and try to find some nice notes in the scale that fit with it. So we've got G and now we will go to the 6th, E and ascending notes in the scale A, D minor, A minor, the 5-7 D. It's all the same in the same scale. So we will work more on voicings later but you have to keep in mind that you have the 1, 2 minor, the 5-7 in the relative minor E, G major."
eHow Article: Chord Progressions for Jazz Piano in G Major