Improvising over a minor ‘251’ for alto sax

In this video we look at one of the most common chord progressions, the minor ‘251’ (II V I).

We have a look at how to recognise one, what to look for and which scales we can use over one.

There is a more straightforward way of navigating through a minor 251 and a more complex way. We have a look at both methods and hopefully explain things in a way that will leave you with no questions.

If you do have questions, please let me know. It will help you if you have seen this video on major 251s first: Improvising over the 251 chord progression.

And harmonic minors will be useful to you too so take a look here: Harmonic minors scales for the saxophone.