Jazz 101 - 2-5-1 as arpeggios

D natural minor scale

In the 2-5-1 chord progression in the key of C, the D minor 7 chord is the 2.

e|--------|
b|--------|
g|-5-7----|-c-d-
D|-5-7-8--|-g-a-a#-
A|-5-7-8--|-d-e-f-
E|--------|

D minor 7 arpeggio

The D minor 7 arpeggios is made of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th tone / degree of the D natural minor scale.

e|---------|
b|---------|
g|-------5-|-------c-
D|-----7---|-----a-
A|-5-8-----|-d-f-
E|---------|

G mixolydian scale

The mixolydian scale is a 5th mode of C natural major scale (the ionian scale).

In the 2-5-1 progression in the key of C, the G dominant 7 chord is the 5.

e|-------|
b|-------|
g|-------|
D|-2-3-5-|-e-f-g-
A|-2-3-5-|-b-c-d-
E|---3-5-|-g-a-

G dominant 7 arpeggio

The G dominant 7 arpeggio is made of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th tone / degree of the G mixolydian scale.

e|---------|
b|-------6-|-------f-
g|-----7---|-----d-
D|-5-9-----|-g-b-
A|---------|
E|---------|

C natural major (ionian) scale

This most probably the most used scale in western music.

In the 2-5-1 progression in the key of C, the C major 7 chord is the 1.

e|-------|
b|-------|
g|-2-4-5-|-a-b-c-
D|-2-3-5-|-e-f-g-
A|---3-5-|-c-d-
E|-------|

C major 7 arpeggio

The C major 7 arpeggio is made of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th tone / degree of the G ionian scale.

e|---------|
b|---------|
g|-------4-|-------b-
D|-----5---|-----g-
A|-3-7-----|-c-e-
E|---------|

Db minor 7b5 arpeggio

e|---------|
b|---------|
g|-------4-|--------b-
D|-----5---|------g-
A|-4-7-----|-db-e-
E|---------|

2-5-1 as arpeggios in C natural major

By connecting all the arpeggios in ascending and descending way, the 2-5-1 can be played continuously.

e|---------------------------------|
b|---------------6-----------------|---------------f-
g|-5-----------7---4-------------4-|-c-----------d---b--------------b-
D|---7-----5-9-------5---------5---|---a-----g-b-------g----------g-
A|-----8-5-------------7-3-4-7-----|-----f-d-------------e-c-db-e-
E|---------------------------------|

B locrian scale (mode)

e|----------|---------|
b|----------|---------|
g|----------|---------|
D|-7---9-12-|-a---b---|
A|-7-8---10-|-e-f---g-|
E|-7-8---10-|-b-c---d-|

E mixolydian scale (mode)

e|---------|-----------|
b|---------|-----------|
g|-6-7---9-|-c#-d---e--|
D|-6-7---9-|-g#-a---b--|
A|---7---9-|----e---f#-|
E|---------|-----------|

A natural minor scale (aeolian mode)

e|---------|---------|
b|---------|---------|
g|---------|---------|
D|-5---7---|-g---a---|
A|-5---7-8-|-d---e-f-|
E|-5---7-8-|-a---b-c-|

A# diminshed scale (whole-half tone)

e|---------|------------|
b|---------|------------|
g|---------|------------|
D|---7-8---|----a-a#----|
A|-6-7---9-|-d#-e----f#-|
E|-6---8-9-|-a#---c--c#-|

2-5-1 as arpeggios in A natural minor

   Bhdim7   Edom7/9 Amin7   A#dim7
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
b|-10-6-------------8-5-----------8-|-a-f--------------g-e-------------g-|
g|------7-------4-7-----5-----6-9---|-----d--------b-d-----c------c#-e---|
D|--------9---6-----------7-8-------|-------b---g#-----------a-a#--------|
A|----------7-----------------------|---------e--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

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