Mike Gellar

Mike's Master Classes founder Mike Gellar presents his first class on the site, using the familiar 12-bar blues as a foundation for building harmonic knowledge. Starting from the most basic three-chord blues, he adds alternate changes chorus by chorus, evolving into ii-V-I , I-VI-ii-V , and other progressions you'll meet constantly in jazz. What's covered A series of blues progressions on the accompanying PDF, each adding new chords (the IV chord in bar 2, the V7 turnaround, and more) The chord numbering system — thinking in I, IV, V so progressions transpose to any key instead of being memorized note-by-note How dominant chords resolve down a fifth, and how that opens up VI-ii-V motion within the blues Leaner four-string voicings that drop superfluous doubled notes, with muting fingerings explained Pedal tones and approach chords Targeted at beginning and intermediate players, this class helps you understand progressions so they become part of your playing — making it easier to learn tunes, transcribe chord changes, and play the blues with more variety.