Introduction As a piano player you have surely come across chord symbols in jazz standards lead sheets. These chords are embedded with a huge amount of information and trying to interpret the actual meaning of these chords could sometimes be overwhelming. How to Play Rootless Voicings? Start by playing the regular chord as a 7th... Continue Reading →
Here's the complete lesson in video format https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8NmmG08M-k In this series we are going to talk about Piano Voicings, specifically voicings that use upper structures. It’s said that the average piano player spends 2 to 3 hours daily, searching for cool voicings over different chords and harmonic progressions. Finding new voicings, cataloguing, memorizing and... Continue Reading →
One of the most-often-used re-harmonization of the V7 is done by replacing that chord with the subV7. Which chord is the subV7 The subV7 is a dominant chord a tritone away from the V7 (also a half step above the tonic or I) Why does the subV7 work as a substitute of the V7? There... Continue Reading →
The "Decoding The Circle of Vths" Chart is laid out as a poster sized page of 18 x 24. In high resolution PDF format. The chart is organized in six sections: The Circle and the Mode/Transposition Formula Symmetry and Inversions over the circle Limited-Mode Structures Most Common Source Scales and their Modes Secondary & Substitute... Continue Reading →
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