Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Minor 7 “Definitive Tones Over Perfect 5th”

music notation showing c minor 7 chord voicing

For a full, simple, and open sound, voice the Minor 7th Chord as a 1 and 5 in the left hand and the definitive tones b3 and b7 in the right… Minor 7 Chord Definitive Tones Over Perfect 5th Voicing Notice that both hands are playing perfect 5ths... Homework Using your ears and knowledge of scales and … Continue reading Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Minor 7 “Definitive Tones Over Perfect 5th”

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

music notation showing c minor 7 chord voicing

Playing the root plus the two definitive tones (b3, b7) as an arpeggio in the left hand makes for a nice accompaniment pattern for ballads... Minor 7 Chord Root Plus Definitive Tones Voicing The 1-b3-b7 Pattern The 1-b7-b3 Pattern Homework Using your ears and knowledge of scales and chord structure, “transpose” this voicing to all spellings … Continue reading Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Minor 7 “Root Plus Definitive Tones”

Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Minor 7 Basic

music notation showing c minor 7 chord voicing

Let’s begin our exploration of commonly-used chord voicings for a C Minor 7th chord with the most basic arrangement of notes... Minor 7 Chord Basic Voicing Root (1) in the left hand and stacked thirds (1-b3-5-b7) in the right… Homework Using your ears and knowledge of scales and chord structure, “transpose” this voicing to all spellings in … Continue reading Jazz School: Chord Voicings: Minor 7 Basic