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Coloring Dominant Chords With Extensions

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Instructor
Jonny May
Workshop
Intermediate
00:54:18

Transform how you comp (accompany) over Dominant 7 chords in a jazz or blues tune. We explore how to build chords with extensions, most common positions, groove patterns, & jamming with a band.

Course Objectives
  • Learn the Function of the Dominant Chord
  • Discover Extensions and Voicings for C, F and G
  • Now try Combining chords
  • Explore it on the Blues
  • Add the root-fifth on top
Learning Focus
  • Analysis
  • Chords
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Good extension of previous course
The subject of JM's previous blues course was comping in a F major blues. This introduced colouring dominant 7th chords using 9ths and 13ths. This subsequent subject provides a slightly deeper dive on this topic using the C blues scale and throws 11ths into the mix. As well as providing two positions to play the chords, there is a short discussion of the theory behind the extensions. The highlight of the lessons is comping behind JM playing a walking bass.
Great recap!
This was a nice supplement to the chord extensions course. I love that we put it to a blues format.
Coloring dominant chord extensions
Super information, I really enjoyed the lessons! Thank you John
Short and sweet and bluesy
Your dominant chords will never sound boring again 😆 This is so helpful for making 12 bar blues sound more professional. I love Jonnys enthusiasm and his in-depth but very clear explanations.
Nice review
Always good as usual. Love it.

Course Lessons

1
Coloring Dominant Chords – Extensions 1 – Lesson 1
18:33

Dominant 7 Chords Explained, Extensions, 2 Dominant Voicings

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2
Coloring Dominant Chords – Extensions 1 – Lesson 2
11:12

F7 Extensions & Voicings; G7 Extensions & Voicings

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3
Coloring Dominant Chords – Extensions 1 – Lesson 3
08:04

Combining Chords Option 1, Various Grooves

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4
Coloring Dominant Chords – Extensions 1 – Lesson 4
16:29

Combining Chords Option 2, Adding the Root or 5th On Top, Q&A

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Good extension of previous course
The subject of JM's previous blues course was comping in a F major blues. This introduced colouring dominant 7th chords using 9ths and 13ths. This subsequent subject provides a slightly deeper dive on this topic using the C blues scale and throws 11ths into the mix. As well as providing two positions to play the chords, there is a short discussion of the theory behind the extensions. The highlight of the lessons is comping behind JM playing a walking bass.
Great recap!
This was a nice supplement to the chord extensions course. I love that we put it to a blues format.
Coloring dominant chord extensions
Super information, I really enjoyed the lessons! Thank you John
Short and sweet and bluesy
Your dominant chords will never sound boring again 😆 This is so helpful for making 12 bar blues sound more professional. I love Jonnys enthusiasm and his in-depth but very clear explanations.
Nice review
Always good as usual. Love it.
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