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1625 & 36251 Introductions Worksheet www.pianogroove.com The Basic 251 Introduction If we look at the tune Tenderly, we can see that it’s written in the key of Eb Major and the first chord is an Ebmaj7 – so the target chord of our introduction is Ebmaj7: The simplest way to create an introduction is to add a 25 progression before the 1 st chord of the tune, this would be F-7 and Bb7 to lead into Ebmaj7: We could play some more interesting voicings than the simple F-9 to Bb13. For example, we could play F-11 to a Bb13b9: The 1625 Progression To extend the length of this 25, we can turn it into a 1 6 2 5 progression which are also diatonic chords from the Eb Major Scale:

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1625  &  36251  Introductions  Worksheet    

   

www.pianogroove.com  

The  Basic  251  Introduction    

 

• If  we  look  at  the  tune  Tenderly,  we  can  see  that  it’s  written  in  the  key  of  Eb  

Major  and  the  first  chord  is  an  Ebmaj7  –  so  the  target  chord  of  our  

introduction  is  Ebmaj7:  

• The  simplest  way  to  create  an  introduction  is  to  add  a  25  progression  before  

the  1st  chord  of  the  tune,  this  would  be  F-­‐7  and  Bb7  to  lead  into  Ebmaj7:    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• We  could  play  some  more  interesting  voicings  than  the  simple  F-­‐9    to  Bb13.  

For  example,  we  could  play  F-­‐11  to  a  Bb13b9:    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The  1625  Progression  

 

 • To  extend  the  length  of  this  25,  we  can  turn  it  into  a  1  6  2  5  progression  

which  are  also  diatonic  chords  from  the  Eb  Major  Scale:    

 

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• Here’s  a  1625  progression  in  Eb  major  using  the  diatonic  7th  chords.  Ebmaj7  

is  the  1  chord,  C-­‐7  is  the  6  chord,  F-­‐7  is  the  2  and  Bb7  is  the  5:  

 

• It’s  important  to  understand  that  in  a  1625  progression,  the  6  chord  is  usually  

played  as  a  dominant  7  chord,  even  though  the  diatonic  7th  chord  off  the  6th  

degree  is  a  minor  chord:    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• By  turning  the  6  chord  into  a  dominant  chord,  it  has  a  stronger  pull  into  the  

F-­‐7  as  it’s  now  a  dominant  chord  a  5th  above.    

The  1625  As  A  Turnaround  

 

 

• The  1625  progression  is  also  commonly  played  as  a  turnaround.  The  

turnaround  is  typically  the  last  two  bars  of  a  tune  which  are  used  to  take  you  

back  to  the  top  of  the  form.  Try  this  above  progression  at  the  end  of  Tenderly:        

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Creating  Introductions  with  1625  &  143625  Progressions    

 

• When  you  play  a  1625  as  an  introduction,  you  can  be  much  freer  with  the  

timing  and  add  an  improvised  melody.    

• We  can  then  use  the  following  formula  to  extend  the  1625  further:  

 

Imaj7  –  IV7  –  III-­‐7  –  VI7  –  II-­‐7  –  V7b9    

• Looking  at  the  formula,  you  can  see  that  I  have  highlighted  the  1-­‐6-­‐2-­‐5  and  

we  have  also  added  in  chords  built  from  the  4th  and  the  3rd  degrees.    

Imaj7  –  IV7  –  III-­‐7  –  VI7  –  II-­‐7  –  V7b9    

• This  is  how  you  could  voice  the  progression  in  Eb  Major:  

• We  can  also  spice  up  the  sound  of  this  progression  by  turning  the  3  chord  

into  an  altered  dominant  chord.  Instead  of  G-­‐7  for  the  3  chord,  let’s  play  

G7#5#9  instead:  

• Notice  I  also  changes  the  6  to  minor  and  the  2  to  dominant.  You  could  actually  

play  all  of  the  chords  as  dominant  chords  like  this:  

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• Remember  that  when  you  get  to  the  5  at  the  end,  you  can  simply  start  the  

cycle  again,  or  play  another  1625  before  starting  the  tune.  

• As  an  exercise,  learn  this  progression  and  apply  it  to  the  tunes  Tenderly,  

Misty  and  Over  The  Rainbow  which  all  start  on  Eb  Major.    

Now  Let’s  Transpose  This  To  The  Key  Of  Bb  Major  

 • Here  are  the  diatonic  7th  chords  of  Bb  Major  

 

 

• Let’s  use  the  formula  above  to  create  the  same  progression  in  Bb  Major:  

 

 

• Use  this  as  an  introduction  to  the  tune  ‘My  Foolish  Heart’  which  starts  on  a  

Bbmaj7  chord:  

 

• As  a  practice  exercise,  flip  through  your  Fake  book  and  spot  tunes  in  major  

keys  that  start  on  the  1  chord.      

• Then  apply  this  formula  to  as  many  different  tunes  as  possible  so  that  you  

become  familiar  with  the  progression  in  many  different  keys.