Jazz theory is a hairy monster for many folks, which is why I am creating tutorials to explain some of the most important concepts.

It’s not hard - it’s just a little bit different. In this tutorial, I am going to walk you through the theory behind the most commonly found chord progression in jazz: The 2-5-1.

I am going to show you where it comes from, what to do with it, how to practice it and how to identify it in every jazz standard out there. It’s fun - I promise!

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro
00:26 About Brenda Earle Stokes
00:38 Breaking down Jazz theory
01:11 The biggest difference between Jazz theory and Classical theory
01:22 What a chord progression is
02:25 Important thing to understand about western music theory
04:08 The 2-5-1 progression visual break down
08:59 Piano demonstration break down of the 2-5-1 progression
09:44 How to practice the 2-5-1 progression
10:14 How to practice the 2-5-1 progression with inversions visual break drown
11:16 Piano demonstration of voice leading the 2-5-1 progression
12:10 Locating 2-5-1’s in songs
17:21 The benefits of learning the 2-5-1 and improvisation
18:43 Outro