Favourite Tunes for Working on Minor ii-Vs

[jamiehenderson1993]

Hi all,

For Major ii-Vs there are lots of tunes that seem to be a great way of practising Major ii-Vs (both Long & Short) ... Autumn Leaves; Tune Up; Satin Doll; Honeysuckle Rose; Woody'n You; Afternoon in Paris; Broadway etc. etc.

What I'm wondering is what people think for Minor ii-Vs ? From what I've found online, people have suggested... Stella by Starlight; Yesterdays; Softly as in a Morning Sunrise; Beautiful Love (as well as Autumn Leaves!).

Any favourites you'd suggest?

[joe2758]

Alone together?

[AllanAllen]

Autumn Leaves is a minor tune, so that turnaround to G- is a minor ii V.

Some other easy minor tunes, Blue Bossa, In a Sentimental Mood, Recorde Me, Serenade to a Cuckoo, Sugar.

But really, any turnaround to ii can be a minor turnaround. Change the last bar of Satin Doll to Em7b5 A7b9 into the Dm7 that it starts with.

[paulkogut]

Woody'n You, How Deep Is The Ocean, I Hear A Rhapsody, Whisper Not

[jamiehenderson1993]

These are all great! Thanks folks!

[PMB]

Bernie's Tune (A Section). Also, What Is This Thing Called Love, a tune that contains both minor ii-Vs and a signature Cole Porter move - minor ii-V that resolves to the parallel major.

[AllanAllen]

Bernie’s Tune, another one endlessly on my to learn list.

[MarkL]

Yesterdays

[PMB]

Cleopatra's Dream by Bud Powell is basically nothing but minor ii-V-i.