Major relative minor
Did you know you can swap ANY major chord with its relative minor and keep the same melody? Relative minor substitution, suspended chord resolutions, and the minor 2-5-1. We work through an 8-chord progression using second inversion voicings, swapping chords with their relative minors: C major and A minor, D major and B minor, Bb major and G minor, Ab major and F minor.
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