LearnJazzPiano.com archives: minor altered chord

d3dy -- 06/06/2005, 03:53:10 -- #14622

how to use altered minor chord? like Am7-5

johnq -- 06/06/2005, 07:09:28 -- #14626

This chord usually functions as a II chord in the minor. I've not heard it called an altered minor chord before. the -5 is diatonic with the harmonic minor when building up a chord on the second degree.

Jazz+ -- 06/06/2005, 09:52:12 -- #14629

A-7 b5 can also be vi in the minor progression i vi ii V

sdm -- 06/06/2005, 13:43:53 -- #14657

I've just discovered (OK, been taught) some really nice rootless voicings for ii7-5 V -9-13.  In C -- F Ab C D / F Ab B Eb / E G A D.  Particularly nice in when going to a minor root.  Oh, I guess the ii isn't rootless.  This helped me a lot.  Other inversions work fine.

d3dy -- 06/07/2005, 01:55:55 -- #14703

what do you yhink if i use this chord as passing chord? and sometime i like to use iv#m7b5 to subtitute the vim7 and IVM7. what do you think?

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