Jazz 2-5-1 Backing Track In C Major - 130 bpm

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2-5-1 chord progressions are very common in jazz music. In the key of C the 2-5-1 progression is Dm7, G7, and Cmaj7. The "altered scale" is a nice option when improvising over the 5 chord (G7).

[@nethomas1968]

Are you sure about playing Bbm pentatonic over the G7(alt) chord !!!! Sounds all wrong !!!

[@LucraJamTracks]

Hey! Thanks for asking this question. It's good for me to go back and double check this stuff. Bb minor pentatonic over a G7(alt) chord sounds a bit weird at first but yes, it should work because all the notes of the Bb minor pentatonic scale can be found in the "G Altered" scale, which is the most appropriate scale for a G7alt chord. The notes of the G Altered scale are: G, Ab, Bb, B, Db, Eb and F. The notes of the Bb minor Pentatonic scale are: Bb, Db, Eb, F and Ab. Notice they're all in the G Altered scale. This is why it should work. I hope that helps. I'm planning on uploading a lesson on this topic soon. In the meantime, there's a guitarist on TH-cam named Chris Whiteman (@ChrisWhitemanGuitar) who has some very helpful videos about playing pentatonics over altered chords.