J3PO - "Preacher's Kid" by Marcus Miller tutorial

One of my fav tunes from the Marcus Miller songbook is “Preacher’s Kid.” The main “chorus” section of the tune (which I’m showcasing in this vid) is a perfect example of how to utilize reharmonization in a compositional setting i.e. the reharmonization is *part* of the actual song. The four-bar-melody here is repeated four times, and for each round, Marcus reharms it—sometimes subtly, and sometimes not so subtly. The melody changes slightly, but it’s more of an embellishment of the loop rather than a continuation or development of the idea. By using these simple materials and changing them every so slightly throughout the piece, we’re given 16 bars of a melody and harmonic progression that are both incredibly interesting and pleasing to the ear and the soul. Most importantly, check out the voice-leading in the chords! (Which is also part of the composition). Voice-leading is everything.