Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7 “Killer Joe”

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The super-hip voicing for a Dominant 7th Chord made famous in Benny Golson's "Killer Joe"... Dominant 7 Chord "Killer Joe" Voicing Homework Using your ears and knowledge of scales and chord structure, “transpose” this voicing to all spellings in three musically-useful patterns: Chromatically Ascending: C > Db > D > Eb > E > F … Continue reading Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7 “Killer Joe”

Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7, add #9, drop 5

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For a dissonant, edgy sound, play the definitive tones (3, b7), add "the #9", and drop "the 5"... Dominant 7 Chord add #9 drop 5 Voicing Notice that "sharp 9" is the very same note as "flat 3". The distinctive major-minor harmonic tension between the natural 3 (major sound) and flat 3 (minor sound) gives this … Continue reading Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7, add #9, drop 5

Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7, add 13, drop 5

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For an open, "fourthy" sound that works great in Jazz Blues, play the two definitive tones (3, b7), add "the 13", and drop "the 5"... Dominant 7 Chord add 13 drop 5 Voicing Homework Using your ears and knowledge of scales and chord structure, “transpose” this voicing to all spellings in three musically-useful patterns: Chromatically … Continue reading Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7, add 13, drop 5

Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7, add 9, drop 5

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For an open sound that works great for Jazz Blues, drop "the 5" and play the two definitive tones (3, b7) plus "the 9"... Dominant 7 Chord add 9 drop 5 Voicing Homework Using your ears and knowledge of scales and chord structure, “transpose” this voicing to all spellings in three musically-useful patterns: Chromatically Ascending: … Continue reading Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7, add 9, drop 5

Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7 “Definitive Tones over Perfect 5th”

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For a full, simple, and open sound, voice the Dominant 7th Chord as a perfect 5th in the left hand and the Tritone formed by the definitive tones (3, b7) in the right... Dominant 7 Chord Definitive Tones Over Perfect 5th Voicing Homework Using your ears and knowledge of scales and chord structure, “transpose” this voicing … Continue reading Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7 “Definitive Tones over Perfect 5th”