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The Tritone Substitution: Jazz's Most Useful Trick
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The Tritone Substitution: Jazz's Most Useful Trick

A tritone substitution replaces any dominant seventh chord with one whose root is a tritone away. The mechanics are simple; the effect is striking.

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ii-V-I: The Three Chords That Define Jazz
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ii-V-I: The Three Chords That Define Jazz

Every jazz musician learns the ii-V-I progression on day one. Here's why it's so harmonically powerful — and why every style of jazz uses some version of it.

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