Essential Jazz Progressions No.1 (Blues - Gospel) – mDecks Music
Learn how to craft a gospel-flavored blues using dominant I/IV, the 5-of-4 device, and key blue notes, with practical examples to play in any key.
This lesson breaks down the harmonic devices that give gospel blues its sound—treating the I and IV as dominant sevenths, creating a 5-of-4 motion, and using the sharp9/flat3 blue note as a pivot tone. You get clear demonstrations of the progression in C and G, guidance on voice-leading (including the chromatic 6→4 bass line and the Fm/Ab re-harmonization), and exercises to transpose the concepts into other keys. The focus is hands-on: reproduce the progressions, practice the blue-note pentatonic applications, and integrate the voicings into your own playing; a printable PDF of the lesson materials is provided for members.
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