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Category Archive: Music Theory & Ear Training

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″(2)…

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2018-02-03 Chords, Jazz School

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

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For a full, but simple and open sound, voice the Dominant Seventh Chord as a perfect 5th in the left hand and a Tritone of the two definitive tones (3, b7) in the right…

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2018-02-03 Chords, Jazz School

Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7, add 9

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One way to get a jazzier sound is to add “color tones” to the basic Dominant Seventh Chord. A commonly-used color tone is the “9” (or “2” if you like)…

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2018-02-03 Chords, Jazz School

Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7 “Root Plus Definitive Tones”

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Playing the root plus the two definitive tones (3,b7) as an arpeggio in the left hand provides a nice accompaniment pattern for many styles of jazz…

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2018-02-03 Chords, Jazz School

Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7 “Triad Over Root”

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A commonly-used voicing for a Dominant Seventh Chord is to play the root in your left hand and the triad formed by the 3, 5, and b7 in your right…

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2018-02-03 Chords, Jazz School

Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7 Left Hand Shell

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A sparse, light, open texture is achieved by simply playing the root and seventh of the chord in your left hand…

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2018-02-03 Chords, Jazz School

Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7 Left Hand Block

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A logical and musical next step is to play the most basic voicing for a C Dominant Seventh chord in our left hand in block form…

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2018-02-03 Chords, Jazz School

Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7 Basic

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Let’s begin our exploration of commonly-used chord voicings for a Dominant Seventh Chord with the most basic arrangement of notes…

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2018-02-03 Chords, Jazz School

Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Minor Major 7, add 9

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This edgy, evocative alternative to a basic Minor Triad works great when used judiciously in certain minor jazz ballads…

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2018-02-02 Chords, Jazz School

Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Minor 6,9

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Although not technically a seventh chord, this colorful, less dissonant alternative to a Minor 7 Chord sometimes serves a similar function and sounds just right for jazz ballads and slow Latin tunes…

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2018-02-02 Chords, Jazz School

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