251 in Ab Major (2 bars) 105 BPM, Funk, Bass and drums only

Here are a few things you can practice when working with this 251 progression: Practice new melodic fragments or licks, in different positons, fingerings or octaves on your instrument. Different rhythmmic subdivions: Mix and match. Use these backing tracks as an advanced metronome. Limiting exercises. For example: guitarists can play on one string, pianists playing lines using left hand only, etc. Practice superimposing other changes over these chords. Arpeggios, upper structure triads, quartal harmony, etc. Try singing lines over these progressions to strengthen you ear connection to the harmony Try adding extra tension over the dominant 7 chords and resolving back into the key center. Dominant 7 options: Mixolydian (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, b7, 1) Lydian b7 (1, 2, 3, #4, 5, 6, b7) Melodic Dom. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, b6, b7, 1) Harmonic Dom. (1, b2, 3, 4, 5, b6, b7, 1) Altered (1, b2, #2, 3, b5, #5, b7) Half-whole dim. (1, b2, #2, 3, #4, 5, 6, b7) Whole Tone (1, 2, 3, #4, #5, b7) Harmonic Major Dominant (1, b2, 3, 4, 5, 6, b7) For some other exercises visit www.practiceaddict.com