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Summary: How to play vi minor chords for jazz piano in the key of C major, including tips and tricks; 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
"All right now we are going to explain the importance of the relative minor key A, A minor. You can hear I already have that nice little tinge on there. Now you are making A the root, so now your 2 and your 5 are B an E which gives you a minor 2-5. I like to use this A flat in there for the 2-5 voicings. So if you look back and it's a C major, it's a C major flat 6. You take this A flat. So you can use that scale to improvise with your right hand. You can do a lot of classic like Spanish tunes like say Bessie Mae Mucho. "