How To Play The ii–V–I Progression Like a Pro

Want your ii–V–I progressions to sound more musical and professional? In this lesson, professional jazz pianist John Watson shows you simple building blocks to upgrade your jazz piano playing fast. 00:00 Intro 00:00 A recap of the previous tutorial 00:30 What you will learn in this tutorial 00:40 A new 2-note ii–V–I voicing 02:05 Transposing that ii–V–I voicing into F major 02:46 Both voicings side by side 03:03 Adding an extra note to each chord: 3 note ii–V–I 03:55 The challenge of spread out chords 04:04 Breaking up the chords: bass vs harmony notes 04:38 Adding interest by using syncopation 05:06 Playing the ii–V–I progression with 2 hands 05:57 Adding another chord to the ii–V–I progression 06:20 Introducing chord vi: A minor in C major 06:39 Adding chord vi at to end of a i ii–V–I progression 07:05 The alternative voicing for the ii–V–I–vi progression 07:26 A famous tune that uses the ii–V–I–vi progression 07:49 What you’ll learn in the next tutorial 08:09 Outro Related video: This Left-Hand ii–V–I Is a Game-Changer    • This Left-Hand ii–V–I Is a Game-Changer