Substitutes for the ii (2) chord (also will work for the iii or the vi chord) - Embellishments (changing the chord quality)

Here are the best substitutes (embellishments) for the ii (2) chord...

Spice up your chord progressions with these beautiful chords.

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This is part of a series where I walk you through how to substitute any chord in any progression.

The substitutes in this series are very basic embellishments (we are changing the chord quality) - we are not substituting different chords, just embellishing or extending the chords, for example: rather than playing a Cmaj7 you will swap it out for  A Cmaj9#11. 

Here we look at substitutes (embellishments) for the ii (also will work for the iii and the vi) chord.

Learn about these beautiful chords and learn how to use them.

Wherever we find a minor 7 in a harmonized scale, one of these chords can be used (See more on harmonized scales here).

The most popular substitutes (embellishments) for the ii (ii or the vi) chord are:

• Minor 7b5 - Enchanting and beautifully balanced
• Minor 9 - slightly dissonant, but bluesy and sophisticated sound
• Minor 11 - sophisticated soulful 'rainy day' sound

Click on the links above to check out the lessons

In these lessons we look at the chord shapes learn how the chord is created and how to use it in chord progressions.

They may be substituted (used as embellishments for) for a ii, iii or vi chord.

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