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[bobbysbackingtracks]

GREAT teacher!

[walsh93jazz]

@danlovesnan the tunes modulated to D major and E-7 to A7 is a ii - V (2-5) in the key of D major.

[JulianRicoB]

IT IS NOT EASY JAZZ... THE JAZZ IT´S NOT EASY...

[danlovesnan]

hello! I understand that I can substitute a A7 with a Eb7...I can't understand why there should be a A7 after a E-7 ...can you give me a hint?!?!..I mean: you said that's a 2-5..ok, but in this case we'are not in Gmaj anymore, but in Dmaj...but for some reason I can still play a Gmaj on these chords...can you explane it to me? Please!! I'll get you a bear!! I swear!!

[danlovesnan]

hello! I understand that I can substitute a A7 with a Eb7...I can't understand why there should be a A7 after a E-7 ...can you give me a hint?!?!

[danlovesnan]

can I play an A flatmaj7 on the last three chords of the second line's chords?(F-B-E9

i wanna play what in Italian is called "La bemolle maj 7" arpeggio or major scale: it's the 6th mode of the melodic minor...can I also play the 5th mode? IT'S G7, an arpeggio for example...or the Eminor scale?

[danlovesnan]

Your English is great but you sound slightly italian. Good stuff.

can you explain me why E-7 and Eb9 and D-7 and Db9 are similar? How does this substitution work? Thank you

[playgtrcouk]

@danlovesnan it's called tritone substitution: watch the 'Tritone Substitution/Passing Chords' video on my channel. Thanks for your comment!

[playgtrcouk]

@danlovesnan B7 is the dominant7 chord that resolves to E ( minor in this case) just like D7 resolves to G. This is a common situation. You find this also within the same key: they are usually called secondary dominants (google it)...

[observerreacts]

how about showing the last line of the melody huh?

[jjmc321]

Good analysis showing the simplicity of the harmonic structure. One little thing: I think that your description of the final line C chord as IV in G is misleading, because that suggests that one should be THINKING in G, when really it sets up the V7 in E minor at the end.

It can be harmonized as C to F#m7b5, continuing the faster harmonic motion of the preceding two bars, and analyzed as VI - ii (to V to i).

[737flyhigh]

also and First the key signature shows 1Sharp f#of course which means the song is in the key of G. 2nd e-minor is the relative minor of G determined by the 6th degree of the maj key.

[centavoos]

Can you explain the passing chords? thank you

[crtune]

He mentioned that those were "tritone" substitutes. This means the harmony "could have been Em7, A7

But instead the substitute for A7 is a tritone (dim 5th) away and also coincidently is 1/2 step downward...it's the Eb7. This is common jazz substitution.

[robertopeggiore]

bravissimo insegnante

[electricDogs]

thank you! nice job

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[jebwarejazz]

Rather enlightning. I thought you did well in the explanation of the scale degrees.