Let’s begin our exploration of chord voicings for a Major 7th chord with the most basic arrangement of notes…
Major 7 Chord Basic Voicing
Root (1) in the left hand and stacked thirds (1-3-5-7) in the right…
The numbers you see are based on…
Chord Structure: The Number System
Homework
Using your ears and knowledge of scales and chord structure, play this Major 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–and preparing your musical mind to be a fluent improviser.
learn more… Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Major 7 Left Hand Block
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