Playing ii-V-I chromatic lines in less than 2 minutes

This is just an example of how chromatic line movement could work over a ii-V-I progression. Try it with lines based on the minor pentatonic scale. Over the ii chord (Dm7) play an A minor pentatonic, for the V chord (G7#5) play it half step higher, and for the I chord (CM7) another half step higher.
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[CorruptorMusics]

Would you always begin on the minor pentatonic of the 5 of the ii chord or is the starting point arbitrary? Thanks!

[sevensharpeleven]

@CorruptorMusics yes, on the minor pentatonic of the V chord. Thanks for watching!

[weyde1]

Very nice video; easy to follow. I do have a question. Are you substituting a G13 for G7 as the # 5 and a CMAJ9 for CMAJ7 as the # 1 chord?

Thanks

[sevensharpeleven]

@weyde1 yes, for the ii chord I played Dm9, for the V chord I played G7(b13) or (#5), and for the I chord I played CMaj9. Thanks so much for watching!

[Chrhannil]

Thanks a lot for your very effective lesson.

This is the perfect example of a lick lesson, love it. Short, not to many words and when you're done watching you can do the same instantly.

[sevensharpeleven]

@Chrhannil Thanks so much for your kind comment! Glad it helped!

[AlexJacksonBass]

@ron619 in c maj you would use D dorian (ii of C maj), G mixolydian (V of C) and C Ionian (I of C maj).

these are all just modes of C major though so it will sound a bit samey after a while.. then you can start using melodic minor over the V chord. over the G7 you could use G# Melodic minor (G# A# B C# D# F G G#) and then resolve to any chord tone of C maj. i.e. C, E G, or B

you could also use D melodic minor over the G7. which would sound a lot less 'out there'! hope this helps

[ikeaone]

easy to use, easy to play with and to experiment ... thanks for that !! and in french cause i'm : merci pour ce petit truc !! très mélodieux et du plus bel effet...

[ron619]

can you do more lessons ? about chords .. like what kinds of modes you can use in ii-V-I progression ?

[jmb3450]

Very much appreciated, thank you.  :)

[dallettbowers]

excellent...thanx !!!

[jmmyheffernan]

nice job..way cool

[Eakbluesman]

thank