Montgomery-Ward bridge

Chord progression used in jazz standards

Montgomery-Ward bridge in C Playⓘ Montgomery-Ward bridge with ii–Vs in C Playⓘ

In jazz music, the Montgomery-Ward bridge (also Riepel's Monte) 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 particularly "Honeysuckle Rose".[2]

Eight bars:[2]

v7 | I7 | IV | IV | vi m7 | II7 | ii m7 | V7 | Playⓘ

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## See also

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* Turnaround (music)

## References

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1. ^ Rich, Scott, "Bridge Construction", Money Chords, Angel fire.
2. ^ a b Holbrook, Morris B (2008), Playing the Changes on the Jazz Metaphor, Now Publishers, p. 104, ISBN 978-1-60198-172-1.

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* Notation (Roman-numeral)
* Rewrite rules
* Turnaround

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| 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

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Four|

* '50s progression
* Andalusian cadence
* Folía
* vi–ii–V–I
* Montgomery-Ward bridge
* Passamezzo antico
* I–V–vi–IV (list)
* IV△7–V7–iii7–vi
* Romanesca
* Tadd Dameron turnaround

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* 50s
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* Backdoor
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* Borrowed (contrafact)
* Circle
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* Omnibus
* Passamezzo antico
* Passamezzo moderno
* Ragtime
* Royal road progression
* "Rhythm" changes
* Stomp
* Tadd-Dameron
* Montgomery-Ward bridge

Related|

* Aeolian harmony
* Chaconne
* Ground bass (Pachelbel's Canon)
* Irregular resolution

List of chord progressions

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