To help you hear and feel these short minor progressions in action, here’s a list of tunes that make great use of them.

Check out the following tunes, all of which include short minor ii–V–I movements:

• Alone Together

• But Beautiful

• Come Rain or Come Shine

• Black Orpheus

• Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise

Choose one or two to focus on as you internalize the phrases from this section. Try to spot the short minor ii–V–I progressions and experiment with plugging in some of the licks you’ve just learned alongside the melody. The more you practice in real musical contexts, the more naturally these ideas will find their way into your playing.

When you’re feeling solid with the phrases and the tunes, head over to the next lesson and we’ll keep building from there.