Create Chord Progressions Using Relative and Parallel Minor for Soloing

 

Hello Cherries! Happy Superbowl Sunday 🏈 A great way to create engaging, emotive chord progressions for soloing would be to blend the major key with it's parallel minor (same root, different key signature) and relative minor (same key signature, different root) 🤨 Some of the greatest songs were written using this concept. Key techniques include borrowing chords like the bVI, or bVII from the parallel minor for a melancholic shift, or pivoting to the relative minor for a natural, smoother, more melancholy transition. In this video I create 3 chord progressions. One in C, one in Am "Relative minor," and C to Cm "Parallel minor." I breakdown the chord formula for each and show you how to improvise over them by playing the Major, and minor scale, and mixing between the two of them. I throw in the Harmonic minor scale, and Phrygian Dominant mode for good measure 🎸 Enjoy the video, and have a great weekend Everybody 😊