1. Work on the half step below approaches.

2. Practice the chord scale above approaches

3. Begin to utilize these approaches to build lines
that resole to chord tones.

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Harmony + theory Lesson 21 Practice Brenden Lowe

practice the half step below approach to all chord tones in the 2-5-1's

2-5-1 in c

D-7
3
3


2 3 2

3 2 3 2

2 3

2 1 2 2 2 1

Piano

3 2 3 3 2 3 3
G7

6
1
2 2 2
2
1

2 3 2

Pno.

2 3 3
CMaj7
3 3
10

3 3

2 1 2
2 2 2

1 2

Pno.

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2 3 2 3 2 3
2-5-1 in F
3
3 3
G-7

14
2 1 2
2
1 2
2

2

Pno.

2 3 2 3 2 3
2 1
C7
2
19
2 2

3

3 3 2

1

Pno.

2 3
FMaj7

23
3 2 3
1
2 2

1 3 2

2 3 2 3

Pno.


 lesson 21 practice

3
2-5-1 in B

3
3 2 3
C-7

27

3 2 1

2 2 2

3 2
2 2 3 2

Pno.

1 2 1 2 1 2
32 F7
3 2

2
1
1
2

1 12

Pno.

BMaj7

36
1 3

4 2
1 1

3 3

3
2 2

3 2

2 2

Pno.


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4
2-5-1 in E

2 3 2 3 2 3

F-7

40
3 2 3

2 1

1
2 2 2 1

3

Pno.

1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2
2
45 B7
1 1
1
2

1

Pno.

3 4 1 1 3
EMaj7

49
1 1
3
2
2 2

3 2
2

2

Pno.


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2 1 2 1 2 1 2
2-5-1 in A

2 1 2
B-7

2 2
53
1 1


1

1 1

Pno.

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1 2
E7
1
58
2

2

1

Pno.

2 3 1 2
AMaj7

2

62
2 1
2 1

1 1 2
1 2 1

Pno.


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6
2-5-1 in D

2 1 2 1 2 2
E-7
2 2
66

1 2 2
1 1 1
1 1

Pno.

1 2 1 2
A7

1 2 1 2

71 2
1
1
2

1 2 2

1

Pno.

1 2
DMaj7

75
2 2

2 1



1 1 2 1

1 1

2 2 2

Pno.


 lesson 21 practice

1 2 1 2
2-5-1 in G A-7

2 3 1 2 1 2
3 1
79
1 2 1
2 1


Pno.

1 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 2
2 1 2
84 D7
1

1 2 1

Pno.

GMaj7

2 1 2 2 2
2 2 2
88

1
1 1

2

1

1 1

Pno.


 lesson 21 practice

8
2-5-1 in B

3 4 1
1
C-7

92
3
2 3 1

2 2 2
3
1 1

1 2 2

Pno.

1 2 2 3
F7

97
2 3 2

2 2
2 1 1 1 1
1

Pno.

BMaj7

101
2 2

2

1 1
2
2

2
2 1 1 1
3 1
1

Pno.

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9
2-5-1 in E F-7

4
105
2 3

1 1 1 4
2 3 1 1 2 2
3 3

2 2

Pno.

2 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 2
2
B7
2
110 1
3
1

Pno.

2 3 2 3
2 3 4 2 2 3
114 EMaj7
2
1 1
1

1


Pno.

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10

2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 2
2-5-1 in A

1 2 1
118 B-7
2



Pno.

123 E7
2 3 4 2
3
2
3
2 1 2 3
2
1

1 1 2

Pno.

2 3 2 3
AMaj7

2 3 2 3
127 1
4 2 2
1

1 1

Pno.


 lesson 21 practice

11
2-5-1 in D

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
131 E-7

2 1 2 1 2
2

Pno.

A7

2 3 2 2 1 2 3
136 1
4 1
2 1 2
1

1

Pno.

2 1 2 1
140 DMaj7
1 1

1 2 2
3
1
2 2

1

Pno.


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12
2-5-1 in G A-7
2 1

2
2
144
1 1

2 2 1 1 2

1

4

3 2 3

Pno.

1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3
2 1
149 D7
4 2

2 3

1 2

Pno.

1 2 3 2 3 2 1
3
GMaj7

1
153
2 2
1

2

2 1

Pno.


 Harmony + Theory
Lesson 21 Practice Brenden Lowe

Practice The Half Step Below Approach To All Major 251's With Anticipation
Fingering
White To Black - 23
Black To White - 23 Or 21

Key Of C
D -7
4
& 4 . b n b n b n b n b n

?4
4
w w w w

G7 C maj7

b n b n b n b n
& b n b n
b n

?
w w w w
6
w

& b n b n b n b n

?
11
w w w

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 2 Lesson 21 Practice

Key Of F
G -7
b n b n
& b . b n b n b n

?b w w w w
16

C7 F maj7
b n b n b n b n
&b b n
b n
b n

?
b w w w w
w
21

b n b n b n
&b b n

?
b w w w
26

Key Of Bb
C -7
b
& b . b n b n
b n b n b n

? b w w w w
b
31
 Lesson 21 Practice 3

b
F7 B maj7
b b n b n
& b b n b n b n b n
b n

? bb w w w w w
36

b
& b b n b n b n b n

? b
b w w w
41

Key Of Eb
F -7
b n
& b b . n n n n

? b
bb w w w w
46

b7 b
B E maj7
bb b n n n b n
& b n n
b n

? b
bb w w w w w
51
4 Lesson 21 Practice

b b n b n n
&b b b n

? bb
b w w w
56

Key Of A b
b
B -7
bb
& b b . n n
n n n

? bb
bb w w w w
61

b7 b
E A maj7
bb n
& b b b n n b n n
n n

? bb w w w w
bb w
66

bb
& b b b n b n n
n

? bb
bb w w w
71
 Lesson 21 Practice 5
Key Of D b minor

b
E -7
bb n
& b b b . n n n n

? bb b
bb w w w w
76

b7 b
A D maj7

b b b n n n n
& bb n n n

? bb
bbb w w w w
w
81

bb
& b b b n n n

? bb
bbb
w w w
86

Key Of G b minor
b
A -7
b b b . n n
b
& bb n n n

? bbb
bbb w w w w
91
 6 Lesson 21 Practice

b7 b
n
D G maj7
bb b b n n n n n n
& bb

? bb b b w w w w
bb w
96

b b b b n n
& bb n

? bbb
bbb w w w
101

#
Key Of B
C -7
####
& # . n # n #
n # n# n#

? #### w w w w
#
106

#7
F B maj7
#### n #
& # n # n # n # n # n #
n #

? #### w w w w
# w
111
 Lesson 21 Practice 7

####
& # n # n # n #
n #

? #### w w w
#
116

Key Of E
#
F -7
#### .
& n # n # n # n# b n

? ####
w w w w
121

B7 E maj7
# # # # n # n # n # n #
& b n n # b n

? ####
w w w w
w
126

####
& n # n # b n n #

? ####
w w w
131
 8 Lesson 21 Practice

Key Of A
B-7
### .
& n # n #
b n b n b n

? ### w w w w
136

E7 A maj7
###
& n # b n b n n #
b n b n
n #

? ### w w w w
w
141

###
& n # n # b n n #

? ###
w w w
146

Key Of D
E -7
# b n
& # . b n b n b n b n

? ##
w w w w
151
 Lesson 21 Practice 9

A7 D maj7
## b n b n n #
& n # b n b n
n #

? ##
w w w w
w
156

##
& n # n # b n n #

? ##
w w w
161

Key Of G
A -7
# . b n b n
& b n b n b n

?# w w w w
166

b n
D7
# n # b n n # b n
&

?# w w w w
171
10 Lesson 21 Practice

G maj7
# b n n # n # b n b n
& b n

?#
w w w w
175
Harmony + Theory Lesson 22 Practice Brenden Lowe

practice the chord scale above approach to all chord tones in the 2-5-1's

2-5-1 in C D-7

2 5 5 3
1 1
2

3 2

3 1

2 4

4 2

4 3

Piano

3 5 4 4 3 2
3 2
G7
5

6
4 1
2
1

1 2

3

Pno.

5 4 4
CMaj7

10
3 2

2 5 3

4 3
1
3 1

1 2

Pno.

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5 4 5 4
2-5-1 in F

4 3 3 2
G-7

3 2 1 3
14
12
12
2



Pno.

19 C7
4 5 4 5 4 3
3 1 2

3 2 2

2 3

1 1

Pno.

23 FMaj7 2
4 5 5 3
1
1

2

1 4 4

3 3 1 3

Pno.

 lesson 22 practice

3
5 4 5 4
2-5-1 in B
3 2 1 3

27 C-7
4 3 2
2
3

2
2 1

1

Pno.

2 4 3 4 3 2 1
32

F7
2 1 3 4 3 2 1
3
1

Pno.

2 4 3 3 2 1
3 2 2
4

BMaj7
3
36
3 1 3

2

Pno.
 lesson 22 practice

4
2-5-1 in E
5 4 5 4

F-7
3 4
40
4 3 1 2
2 2 3 2

3 1

Pno.

2 4 3 4 3 2 1
3
2 1
B7
3
45
2 1
4 3


1

Pno.

3 2 4 3 3 1 4
EMaj7

49
2 4 2

2
3 3
3

Pno.

 lesson 22 practice

4 3 5 4 5 4 3 1 4 3
2-5-1 in A

2
B-7

1 2
53
1

3

Pno.

3 2 4 3 4 3 1 4
3 2
E7
58
3 3

2 2
4
2

Pno.

AMaj7
1 2 4 4 1 4

62
4 3
3 3 3 2

3

1
3


Pno.
 lesson 22 practice

6
2-5-1 in D

3 4 3
E-7
2
66
3

2 4
4 32
1 4 1

1 2 1 4

Pno.

A73
1 2 4 3 4 3 1 4
3
71
4 3
2

3 1 1

Pno.

DMaj7

75
3 2 4 4 1 2

2 1 4

3

2 3 3

3 2

Pno.

 lesson 22 practice

3 2 3 4 3
2-5-1 in G
1 4 3 2 3 2 4
2
A-7

79 4

Pno.

3 2 4 1 4 1 4 3
4 1 1 4 3
D7
2
84

2


3

Pno.

3 2 4 2 2 3 2
GMaj7

3 2 1 4
4

88
2

1 3

Pno.
 lesson 22 practice

8
2-5-1 in B

2 4 2 4 2 1
92 C-7
3

3 4 4

3 2 3 2 4
3

2

Pno.

4 3 3 2
F7
4 1
97
4 4 2

3 2 4 3

2 2

1

Pno.

BMaj7
5 5
101
3 2
2
3

4 4 4 3

1
1

3 2
2

Pno.

 lesson 22 practice

9
2-5-1 in E

3 4 3 3 2
105 F-7
5 4 5
1 4
2 1 2 4 3

4 2

Pno.

4 3 5 4 4 3 2
3 2 1 4
5
3 1
110 B7

2


1

Pno.

5 4 5 4 3 2
EMaj7

114
2 3
4 1
3 1
2

Pno.

 lesson 22 practice

10

5 4 5 4 3 2
3 2 4 3
2-5-1 in A

1 4 3 1 2

118 B-7


2 1

Pno.

3 2 4 3
123
E7
3 4
3 4
3
2
2
2 1
1

1
2

Pno.

5 4 5 4
AMaj7

3 2 1 3
127 1
4 3 1

2

Pno.
 lesson 22 practice

11
2-5-1 in D

4 3 4 3 2 1

2 3 2
E-7

131
3

3 4

3
2 1 2

1

Pno.

A7

3 2 4 3
136
3 4 4 2

2 3 3 1

2 1

2

Pno.

4 3 4 3
140 DMaj7
2 3
1
2 1
3 2
3 4

2 2

Pno.

 lesson 22 practice

12
2-5-1 in G A-7

144
3 4 4 2 3
3 4
1

1 3

2 1

2 2 3 2

Pno.

2 4 3 3 2 1
3 2 4 3
D7
4
2 1
149 3

2

2

Pno.

2 4 3 4 3 2 1
GMaj7

3 2
153
3 4 1
2

1

Pno.