Concepts for Comping: Lesson 24
- Jay EuDaly
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January 2026 NEWSLETTER
Concepts for Comping: Lesson 24
Continuing our drills through diatonic chord progressions using 4-voice open and close position chords. This month there are two progressions rather than one; they are related:
1) III-VI-II-V-I
2) III-bIIIx-II-bIIx-I
The “x” in number two means, “Dominant.”
The relationship is due to the fact that the bIIIx is a substitute for VI and the bIIx is a substitute for V.
This is known as a “Dominant Tritone Substitution.” I have a download on the Tritone Sub if you want more info on that. Normally it's $19.95 but I'll make it free until the end of the month because I love ya! Go HERE for that free download.
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