Montgomery-Ward bridge

Montgomery-Ward bridge in C

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Montgomery-Ward bridge with ii–Vs in C

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In jazz music, the Montgomery-Ward bridge is a standard chord progression often used as the bridge, or 'B section,' of a jazz standard. The progression consists, in its most basic form, of the chords I7–IV7–ii7–V7. Often, some or all of the dominants are substituted with ii–V progressions or otherwise altered. This is used in such standards as "The Sunny Side of the Street", "When You're Smiling", "Satin Doll",^[1] and "Honeysuckle Rose".^[2]

Eight bars:

v7  | I7   | IV   | IV   | vi7 | II7  | ii7 | V7^[2]

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References

↑ Rich, Scott, "Bridge Construction", Money Chords, Angel fire .
↑ 2.0 2.1 Holbrook, Morris B (2008), Playing the Changes on the Jazz Metaphor, p. 104, ISBN 978-1-60198-172-1 .

Terminology

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of chords

Three	I–IV–V–I ii–V–I turnaround V–IV–I turnaround ♭VII–V7 cadence Backdoor progression Eight-bar blues Twelve-bar blues ("Bird" changes) Sixteen-bar blues Passamezzo moderno

Four	50s progression Andalusian cadence Folia I−vi−ii−V Montgomery-Ward bridge Passamezzo antico I–V–vi–IV ("pop-punk") Romanesca Tadd Dameron turnaround

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