Jazz Piano Workouts (Intermediate) — Lesson 3: Bb Major (ii–V–I + Chord-Scales)

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In Lesson 3, we move the workout to the key of Bb major.
If you’re new to the series, I recommend starting with Lesson 1 (C major), where I explain the full structure of the exercise in detail.

In this lesson, the focus is not on learning new material, but on gaining new perspectives—ways of thinking more clearly about dominant chords, chord-scales, and how we label harmony in real jazz situations.

Quick Review: The 3 Passes
As always, the workout is practiced in three passes:
Chords only — shaping the ii–V–I with good voice-leading and a V7/ii to loop the progression
Chord-scales — pairing each dominant with its corresponding scale
Improvisation — creating simple lines using notes from the current chord-scale

We continue exploring four versions of the V chord:
Regular dominant
Augmented dominant
♭9 with natural 13
Altered dominant (heard as a tritone substitution)

How to create the lines based on the chord-scales.
1. Find patterns inside the scale
2. Understand how avoid notes function.

The Goal
This workout is less about memorizing rules and more about training your ear to recognize:
How dominant colors function
Why certain tensions feel convincing
How harmony signals its resolution
Next week, we’ll move on to the key of B♭ major and explore more jazz concepts through the same workout framework.

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If you want the complete 12-week program, check out Jazz Piano Workouts — Intermediate · Vol. 1, which includes:
Workouts in all keys
Extra challenges for each key
Chord-scale reference charts
Demo videos for every workout
All tutorials are collected in the dedicated playlist so you can follow along step by step.

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