A sparse, light, open texture is achieved by simply playing the root and b7 of the dominant 7th chord in your left hand…
Doing so provides lots of space and freedom for your right hand to add “the 3” and to solo without being hamstrung by any particular voicing…
Homework
Using your ears and knowledge of scales and chord structure, play this Dominant 7 chord voicing in the big 12 spellings chromatically ascending…
Listen to an example at 120 beats per minute…
Play-along Tracks
Of the score above with a two bar count off at 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, & 180 beats per minute…
Playing along at a variety of tempos is a highly effective way to discover and tighten up every loose screw in your thinking, technique, and rhythm. As you do so, you are automatically internalizing an enormous chord vocabulary by ear, intellect, eye, and muscle.
learn more… Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Dominant 7 “Triad Over Root”
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