Tritone Substitutions with ii-Vs in the Style of Wes Montgomery

Randy Johnston teaches two ways to apply tritone substitutions over ii-V progressions, in the style Wes Montgomery used again and again in tunes like "Four on Six". Working from a simple ii-V-I in C major, Randy shows how the substitution works, gives you written lines to play, and lays out a method for building your own.

What's covered

• Why the tritone sub works: the shared third and seventh between G7 and Db7, and the bass motion from D to Db to C
• How substituted chord tones automatically sound like alterations — flat 9, sharp 9, sharp 5, sharp 11 — on the original dominant
• Two different ways to apply the tritone ii-V substitution, usable in both major and minor keys
• Specific written lines and phrases to play over the substituted changes
• Building your own lines from simple motifs repeated in sequence over the progression

An intermediate class for players who want their dominant-chord lines to sound like they're slipping in and out of the changes rather than running scales. Running time: 33 minutes. PDF included.