Hey Tomo, I'm trying my best to understand chords in jazz and what we can use and where we can use it! I was wondering about the chord relationship in Kyoto. Specifically going from F Major 7 to A 7-13 to A Flat major 7. Why can we use these chords when we get to the new key of F Major? Why does the o A 7-13 resolve so nicely into A flat major 7? This relationship brings us back to the c minor key if I'm not mistaken and was wondering what was going on!
regards,
Nick Eckert
I just realized its an E flat major 7, not an F major 7 whoops
Here is Tomo's reply:
"Thanks so much for subscribing to my Guitar Wisdom.
"Right, EbMaj7, which then goes to A7(13). That’s a sub chord for E7! This is my original music based on jazz harmony, so don’t worry about this so much.
"Basically, in this case, we have EbMaj7 to A7(13) to AbMaj7. This song shares the C- key, and after C7, it becomes a bit more key of Eb. Then it's back to C-. So, AbMaj7 acts like the IV chord of Eb and bVI chord of C-.
"You will get this eventually. Don't worry!"