Minor 7 Chord Voicing: Root Plus Definitive Tones

A standard way to voice a Minor 7 chord is to play the root plus the two definitive tones (b3, b7)…

This open voicing can be played as an arpeggio in your left hand when soloing or played two-handed (Root in your left hand and b3 and b7 in your right hand) for when comping.

C Minor 7: The 1-b3-b7 Chord Voicing

C Minor 7: The 1-b7-b3 Pattern

Homework

Using your ears and knowledge of scales and chord structure, “transpose” this voicing to the big 12 spellings chromatically ascending…

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Doing so will develop an enormous chord vocabulary that you will know by ear, intellect, eye, and muscle… laying a rock solid foundation for fluent improvisation.

learn more… Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Minor 7, add 9