8/13/2019 Minor ii V I Soloing Parallel m7b5 Arpeggios

1/2

Minor ii V I Soloing Parallel m7b5 Arpeggios

Learning minor ii V I soloing ideas over this common chord progression, in all 12 keys, is essential for any jazz guitarist.

Though e often spend more time on their relatively easier cousins the major ii!V!I progression, studying and

shedding the minor ii!V!I is something that e all need to do in order to guarantee that e can make the gig,

play interesting solos on standard tunes and never fum"le through any section of a tune on the "and stand.

#ne of the reasons the minor ii!V!I progression is tricky is "ecause there are so many ays to navigate it from a

single!line perspective.

$ou can use %ltered &cales,'odes of 'elodic 'inor, all sorts of chord su"s and everything in "eteen.

(ut, sometimes the "est ay to get through a tough series of changes, or at least get your feet et ith them,

is to take a simple musical concept and manipulate it to make tough chords easier to play.

'y favorite ay to do this ith minor ii!V!I)s is to use *arallel m+" -oncept.

'inor ii V I &oloing *arallel m+" %rpsThe idea "ehind this concept is very simple, yet highly effective. $ou are going to take something you already

kno, am+" %rpeggio, and moving it around the neck to apply it to all three chords of a minor ii!V!I chord

progression.

/ere is ho each arpeggio is applied to the three chords in the progression.iim+" 0 play a m+" off of the tonic note

V+alt 0 play a m+" off of the "+ of the chord

Im+ 0 play a m+" off of the 'th of the chordThat)s it. If you look at it for a ii!V!I in minor you can see that you are going to play three different m+"

chords, %m+"!-m+"!3m+".

/ere is ho each arpeggio looks from an intervallic standpoint hen played over the different chords.%m+" 0 4, "5, ", "+

6+"7 0 "+, "7, '5, "15

m+ 0 ', 4, "5, *&o each arpeggio helps to outline the main notes of each voicing in the progression.

8o that e understand the concept, you can take this knoledge and apply it to the guitar.

/ere is one fingering for each arpeggio in the progression.

'ake sure to take this idea and use many different fingerings for each chord in all 12 keys toma9imize your

time in the practice room.'inor ii V I &oloing %rps %scending

http://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/modes-of-the-melodic-minor-scale-and-their-applicationhttp://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/modes-of-the-melodic-minor-scale-and-their-applicationhttp://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/guitar-resources/arpeggios/half-diminishedhttp://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/guitar-resources/arpeggios/half-diminishedhttp://www.guitarworld.com/jazz-guitar-corner-three-easy-steps-creating-killer-arpeggio-lickshttp://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/practicing-jazz-guitar-5-tools-for-effective-woodshedinghttp://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/practicing-jazz-guitar-5-tools-for-effective-woodshedinghttp://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/minor-ii-v-i-chords-using-parallel-m7b5-arpeggios-to-spice-up-your-jazz-guitar-solos/m7b5-arpeggios-over-minor-ii-v-ihttp://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/modes-of-the-melodic-minor-scale-and-their-applicationhttp://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/guitar-resources/arpeggios/half-diminishedhttp://www.guitarworld.com/jazz-guitar-corner-three-easy-steps-creating-killer-arpeggio-lickshttp://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/practicing-jazz-guitar-5-tools-for-effective-woodshedinghttp://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/practicing-jazz-guitar-5-tools-for-effective-woodsheding

8/13/2019 Minor ii V I Soloing Parallel m7b5 Arpeggios

2/2

8o that you have the concept in your head, the arpeggios under your fingers and the sound in your ears, you

are ready to start improvising ith this idea.

To start, try soloing using only the notes in each arpeggio, sticking to each m+" strictly in order to further your

understanding and retention of this concept.

Then, once you feel comforta"le doing that, you can mi9 in these ideas ith scale and chromatic notes, making

it sound more like music and less like an e9ercise.

/ere are three of my favorite minor ii!V!I licks using this concept. -heck them out, then rite out three of your

on to add to your on :licktionary.;'inor ii V I &oloing Licks

'inor ii!V!I)s can "e tricky to navigate from "oth a comping and soloing perspective.

(ut, ith the help of a m+" arpeggio, and some parallel motion, you can find yourself running these changes

ithout "urning out your "rain or your fingers at the same time.

http://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/images/2011/08/m7b5-Parallel-licks-JPG.jpg