I am looking for a way to get from the I to the V

[steved0x]

When I am playing slow blues, when I go from the I to the IV I like to go

A
A7
EMin7
Bflat Dim
D9

Now, on a tune like bring it on home, when it goes from I to the V:

I: If you ever...
V: Change your mind

is there a similar thing I can do? Can I just move up from the I to the ii, and then treat that like a I to IV transition?

Thanks!!

Steve

[strat a various]

That's a pretty gospelly tune, I'd try to preserve that feel and not get too refined with it. Here are the two ways I approach it, keeping it simple and raw:

Gaug5
If you ...

C ....... C#dim7
ever change your

Dmin ...... G7
mind

or

G7#9
if you...

C ..... A7#9
ever ..........change your

Dmin7 Ab9 G9
mind

[steved0x]

Cool I'll try it out, thanks!

Steve

[stevel]

Originally Posted by steved0x

is there a similar thing I can do? Can I just move up from the I to the ii, and then treat that like a I to IV transition?

Thanks!!

Steve

Withouth being tune-specific, you can do these:

C - cm - G

(or try C - Cm6 - G/B for a cool sound)

C - D7/C - G

C - F#o7 - G (note, the F#o7 has elements of both the above - the Eb from the Cm chord and the F# and A from the D7 chord).

There's the often used classical progressions:

C - C/E - F - G

C - G/D - C/E - F - F#o7 - G

C - Dm7 - D#o7 - C/E - F - F#o7 - G

and variations thereof, plus

C - Gm/Bb - Fm/Ab - G

C - Cm7/Bb - Ab7 - G

and the sequential:

C - G/B - Bb - F/A - G - or through Ab(7) to get to G.

and things like that.

Jazz players are so heavy into subs they often miss the simple use of a bII as a non-substitute for V, but used as an old-style Neapolitan chord which has it's own "archaic" flavor:

C - Db/F - G (though here the pattern seems to want to resolve more strongly back to C).

Might not be what you want, but some things to try.

Steve