7 Beautiful Endings for Jazz Tunes

► Get your FREE Top 5 Piano Tips Guide: https://pianowithjonny.com/top-5-tips/ ► Download this Quick Tip lesson sheet: https://pianowithjonny.com/piano-less... LESSON SUMMARY Have you ever noticed that the last chord on many lead sheets isn't the 1-chord? In fact, most jazz tunes in a fake book contain no endings at all. Instead, you'll usually find that the final two chords are the 2-chord and the 5-chord. The ii-V progression at the end is there to take you back to the top of the form to launch into the solo section. So how do land the plane and bring everything to a close? Of course, you could simply end with a 2-5-1 progression. However, endings are frequently a place where jazz musicians like to display some harmonic innovation. Adding unanticipated chord colors to the final cadence grabs the audience's attention. It also helps create a stronger sense of closure. In today's Quick Tip, John Proulx breaks down 7 Beautiful Endings for Jazz Tunes. You'll learn: -7 beautiful endings for any tune -Beautiful jazz piano chord voicings -Final arpeggio techniques -Music theory analysis supporting each ending ► 10 Essential Jazz & Blues Piano Endings: https://pianowithjonny.com/courses/10... ► Jazz Intro and Outro Runs: https://pianowithjonny.com/courses/ja... Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - 1. bII Maj7 - I Maj7 05:25 - 2. bVI Maj7 - bII Maj7 - I Maj7 07:21 - 3. bIII Maj7 - bII Maj7 - I Maj7 09:22 - 4. bVII7 - I Maj7 11:08 - 5. iv7 - bVII7 - I Maj7 14:15 - 6. bVII7 - VII13b9 - I Maj7 15:41 - 7. #iv7b9 - iv7 - I add2/ III - bIII dim7 - ii7 - bII Maj7 - I Maj7 === ► Get John Proulx's SoundScapes Book: https://www.johnproulx.com/shop ► Get your FREE 14-Day Trial to PWJ here: https://pianowithjonny.com/ ►FACEBOOK:   / pianowithjonny   ►INSTAGRAM:   / pianowithjonny   ►TIKTOK:   / pianowithjonny   ►TWITTER:   / pianowithjonny   Happy practicing! Jonny May