7 SWEET CHORD

PROGRESSIONS

a collection of my favorite jazz piano sounds

- discovered over the last 10 years -
by Julian Bradley

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 7 of my favorite chord progressions 1

- demonstrated in the key of C minor -
chord progression 1a: Presented by Julian Bradley

Cm7 B Bm7 A C#m7





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Piano

chord progression 1b:

Cm7 B
Bm7 A7 C#m9

Gospel sound

chord progression 1a: (played with Kenny Barron 11th voicings)

Cm7 B#4 Bm7 A#4 C#m7

chord progression 2a: (modified version of 'Need To Feel Loved' by Reflekt)

(key of C minor) (key change) (key of C minor)

Fm7 A Cm7 B A

chord progression 2b: played with Kenny Barron 11th voicings. Feel free to arpeggiate these:

Fm7

A

Cm7 B#4

A
















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chord progression 3: repeating modulation pattern (goes through all 12 keys) 2

(Key of C minor) (Key of F minor) (Key of Bb minor)

Cm D Fm7
G Bm7








mp



up maj 3rd up maj 3rd
up half-step up half-step

(Key of Eb minor) (Key of G# minor)
C Em7
E G#m7
A

(Key of C# minor) (Key of F# minor) (Key of B minor)
C#m9
D F#m9
G Bm9

(Key of E minor) (Key of A minor)
C Em7
F Am9
B

(Key of D minor) (Key of G minor) (Key of C minor)

Dm9 E Gm9 A Cm9

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chord progression 4: 'the blue lotus chord progression'

(heard in the background to many of my video intros / outros)

Fm9 Gm9 Fm9 Fm9 Gm9

mp side-slipping

Fm9 Cm9 Dm9 Cm9

D7

Cm9 Dm9 Cm9 C713

chord progression 5: Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C# minor - demonstrated here in C minor

Cm/C E/C D/C Dm G7



p

p p

f f f


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chord progression 6: hybrid of 1 / 3

Cm7 B

Bm7 A
C#m9 D

mp mf

up half-step up maj 3

F#m7 F Em7 E Gm9 A

mp



mf

up maj 3
up half-step

chord progression 7: the Taxi Driver Theme by Bernard Herrmann (key of F major)

Gm9 C79 F

3




mp

Dm11 Em11 Dm11 Gm11 C713 3 F

3

side-slipping

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