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Instructor
John Proulx
Course
Advanced
02:17:24

This comprehensive course covers rootless voicings on dominant 7th chords. We’ll learn these chords with fun exercises in each key, and apply them to short songs in a bossa, swing, ballad, and funk style.

Course Objectives
  • Learn rootless voicings on dominant 7th chords
  • Practice exercises in each key
  • Apply these voicings to short songs in various styles
Learning Focus
  • Chords
  • Reharmonization

Featured Reviews

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A long slog but worth it
I progressed with this course very slowly but the fun tunes that can be applied to improvising really make it worth it. John is such a great teacher!
Very Useful with Applications
The course was very instructive no only in the Dominant rootless voicing but specifically in how you can apply it to various songs. Thanks John your teaching still is fabulous and easy to follow.
great teaching!
Again, truly amazing teaching! Thank you for making it look easy, and possible!!!
now its works...
Cool exercises :-)
Voicings
Cool exercises :-)

Course Lessons

2
Dominant 7th Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 2
12:50

Dominant 13 “A” Voicing Exercise

3
Dominant 7th Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 3
18:34

Song with Dominant “A” Voicings

4
Dominant 7th Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 4
12:43

Dominant 13 “B” Voicing Exercise

5
Dominant 7th Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 5
17:13

Song with Dominant “B” Voicings

6
Dominant 7th Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 6
11:43

Alternate Dominant 13 “A&B” Voicings

7
Dominant 7th Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 7
22:57

Song with Dominant “A&B” Voicings

8
Dominant 7th Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 8
08:29

Alternate Dominant 13 “B&A” Voicings

9
Dominant 7th Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 9
18:31

Song with Dominant “B&A” Voicings

Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

A long slog but worth it
I progressed with this course very slowly but the fun tunes that can be applied to improvising really make it worth it. John is such a great teacher!
Very Useful with Applications
The course was very instructive no only in the Dominant rootless voicing but specifically in how you can apply it to various songs. Thanks John your teaching still is fabulous and easy to follow.
great teaching!
Again, truly amazing teaching! Thank you for making it look easy, and possible!!!
now its works...
Cool exercises :-)
Voicings
Cool exercises :-)
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