Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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The Backdoor II-V-I is a typical Jazz chord progression and chord substitution, that takes another route to the tonic that sounds soulful and surprising. It’s used in a lot in Jazz, but it was a staple in the 70 ties and 80ties Soul and R&B. The 'Backdoor' progression is an important, soulful chord progression that you should know. It is chord IV- to bVII7 to the root chord I. You will learn about the Backdoor progression in this music theory lesson for guitar.

*SUBJECTS IN THIS VIDEO:*
the backdoor chord progression, the backdoor dominant, the backdoor V I, the backdoor II V I, II V I, cadence, the backdoor cadence, the backdoor progression, the II-V progression, the II V Progression, the flat VII, the iv bVII I progression, the backdoor ii-V for guitar, the Jazz chord progression, and music theory pointed at playing guitar!

*CHAPTERS:*
0:00 Introduction to the Backdoor chord progression
0:45 The plan (subjects in this video)
2:57 The Backdoor Dominant chord
5:03 Why the backdoor progression works…
6:29 The Backdoor ii-V-I
8:41 Example of a backdoor progression in another key
9:42 Interesting variations of the backdoor chord progression
13:22 Conclusion

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