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Jazz Chord Voicings
A wide variety of musical effects can be realized by the vertical arrangement of notes in a chord. Given their harmonic complexity, Jazz chords, in particular, offer many opportunities for creative chord voicing.
Major Chord Voicings
- Major 7 Basic
- Major 7 Left Hand Block
- Major 7 Left Hand Shell
- Major 7 “Triad Over Root”
- Major 7 “Root Plus Definitive Tones”
- Major 7, add9
- Major 7 “Definitive Tones over Perfect 5th”
- Major 6,9
- Major 7, add 9, add 13
- Major 7 “G/C”
- Major 7 Lydian Scale-Chord
Minor Chord Voicings
- Minor 7 Basic
- Minor 7 Left Hand Block
- Minor 7 Left Hand Shell
- Minor 7 “Triad over Root”
- Minor 7 “Root Plus Definitive Tones”
- Minor 7, add 9
- Minor 7 “Definitive Tones over Perfect 5th”
- Minor 6,9
- Minor Major 7, add9
Dominant 7 Chord Voicings
- Dominant 7 Basic
- Dominant 7 Left Hand Block
- Dominant 7 Left Hand Shell
- Dominant 7 “Triad over Root”
- Dominant 7 “Root Plus Definitive Tones”
- Dominant 7, add 9
- Dominant 7 “Definitive Tones over Perfect 5th”
- Dominant 7, add 9, drop 5
- Dominant 7, add 13, drop 5
- Dominant 7, add #9, drop 5
- Dominant 7 “Killer Joe”
Major Tonality Improvisation
- Major Scale: Diatonic Seventh Chords
- Major Triad Neighbor Tones
- Major Triad Embellishments
- Major Triad Passing Tones
- Major 1-6-2-5 Turnaround, a Lesson in Jazzification
The [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Chord Progression
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Basic Chord Voicings
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Root Plus Definitive Tones
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 ii7,9-V7,9-IM7,9 Chord Voicings
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 ii7,9-V7,13-IM7,9 Chord Voicings
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 ii7,9-V7,b9-IM7,9 Chord Voicings
- [Major ii7-V7-IM7 ii7,9-V7,b9,13-IM7,9 Chord Voicings
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 ii7,9-V7,#9,b13-IM7,9 Chord Voicings
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Diatonic Scale-Chord Pairings
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Root Position 7th Chord Arpeggios
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 9th Chord Arpeggios
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 1-2-3-5-Cells
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Scale Cells Descending Root to Root
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Scale Cells Descending 3rd to 3rd
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Scale Cells Ascending
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Seventh Chord Outlines, 3rd to 3rd
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Walking Bass Lines
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Bossa Nova
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Lick #1
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Lick #2
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Lick #3
- [Major] ii7-V7-IM7 Lick #N
Minor Tonality Improvisation
The [Minor] iiø7-V7-i Chord Progression
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i Basic Chord Voicings
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i iiø7,b9-V7,b9-iM7,9 Chord Voicings
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i iiø7,b9-V7,#9,b13-iM7,9 Chord Voicings
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i Scale-Chord Pairings
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i Root Position 7th Chord Arpeggios
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i 9th Chord Arpeggios
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i 1-2-3-5-Cells
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i Scale Cells Descending Root to Root
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i Scale Cells Descending 3rd to 3rd
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i Ascending Scales
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i Seventh Chord Outlines, 3rd to 3rd
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i Walking Bass Lines
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i Boss Nova
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i Lick #1
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i Lick #2
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i Lick #3
- [Minor] iiø7-V7-i Lick #N
Jazz Blues
- Major Blues: 12-Bar Form & Harmony, The First Lesson
- Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping: Etude #1
- Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping: Etude #2
- Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping: Etude #3
- Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping: Etude #4
- Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping: Etude #5
- Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping: Etude #6
- Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping: Etude #7
- Major Blues: 12-Bar Comping: Etude #8
- Major 12-Bar Blues Vocabulary: Etude #N (coming soon: chord voicings, secondary dominants, turnarounds, rhythm, tritone substitutions, walking bass lines, and more!)
- Minor Blues: 12-Bar Form & Harmony, The First Lesson
- Minor Blues: 12-Bar Comping: Etude #1
- Minor Blues: 12-Bar Comping: Etude #2
Rhythm Changes
- Rhythm Changes: A Section Variation #1
- Rhythm Changes: A Section Variation #2
- Rhythm Changes: B Section: Secondary Dominant 7 Cycles
Mixolydian Tonality
- Mixolydian Scale
- Mixolydian “Super-Chord” in Stacked 3rds
- Mixolydian “Super-Chord” in Stacked 4ths
- Mixolydian Triads
- Mixolydian Chord Voicings
- Mixolydian Walking Bass Lines
- Mixolydian Improv Concepts
- Mixolydian Practice Tracks
Dorian Tonality
- Dorian Scale
- Dorian “Super-Chord” in Stacked 3rds
- Dorian “Super-Chord” in Stacked 4ths
- Dorian Triads
- Dorian Chord Voicings
- Dorian Walking Bass Lines
- Dorian Improv Concepts
- Dorian Practice Tracks
Quartal Tonality
Jazz Standards
- Memphis Underground (Herbie Mann)
- Chameleon (Herbie Hancock)
- (any requests?)
Practice Tracks
- Bossa Nova Drums
- Drones, All Keys
- Swing Drums
- Major 12-Bar Blues in F (Walking Bass & Drums)
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