Jazzy progressions. The chord changes in 30's to 50's era music are less
complicated than they at first appear. Some are related to the vanilla ice cream
changes of “doo wop" but have added color, Three of these jazzier versions are
shown below.
Cc Am F G => C Am7 Dm 67 = C C¥ Dm7 69 = C C7? Fe Fm6
doo wop vamp #1 vamp #2 vamp #3
In the first two, a dominant G chord serves as the turnaround, Tn vamp #3, the final
Fimé (the ivm® chord) serves to get you back to the I chord. These sequences can be
considered as vamps, they go nowhere just back to where you started from. The
first two also illustrate the most consistent pattern in music of this genre, the 2-5-1
sequence. This turnaround can -- +
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The complete circle of fifths appears below
VII7 017 vI7 17 wei
with 2-5's vi mm7 iii =ovI7 vi U7 ii =W I
Jazz Chords for the Ukulele (dominant chords)
b
a eB Bp c po pnp & &€ F FF 6
1 a
fi
ee ge pe
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EPm6 Em6 Fimo F%m6 Gm Abm6 Amo Cm6