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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
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A very rewarding approach!
As with the other courses on rootless voicings for major and minor chords, this lesson on dominant chords takes you in a piecemeal approach, from A voicings to B voicings, and then to alternating A and B voicings. The short songs at the end of each lesson add a fun touch to what might otherwise be a not too fun travel around the circle of fourths with each voicing. John keeps you engaged, but don't hesitate to pause the lesson and spend several minutes really learning the numerous chord patterns. Thank you, John.
Well crafted course that really plants the material!
I'm mostly focused on learning the voicings, and this course really cemented these under my fingers - thank you!
Getting fun!!!
I like the improv examples at the end of each lesson... Great stuff.
...hard work, but it´s worth it!!
I enjoyed the introduction and hints on rhythmic concepts and on improvisation!
brilliantly taught
The course is beautifully organized and paced, with John Proulx practicing with us and showing us how to step-by-step analyze each chord and play them through the circle of 5ths, and then giving us a tune he composed using the skills we had just learned and applying them to the tune. After that, we are encouraged to improvise, putting together all of the elements learned - brilliant!

Course Lessons

1
Dominant 7th Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 1
14:24

Definition & Positions

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

Dominant 13 “A” Voicing Exercise

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

Song with Dominant “A” Voicings

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

Dominant 13 “B” Voicing Exercise

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

Song with Dominant “B” Voicings

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

Alternate Dominant 13 “A&B” Voicings

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

Song with Dominant “A&B” Voicings

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

Alternate Dominant 13 “B&A” Voicings

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

Song with Dominant “B&A” Voicings

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

A very rewarding approach!
As with the other courses on rootless voicings for major and minor chords, this lesson on dominant chords takes you in a piecemeal approach, from A voicings to B voicings, and then to alternating A and B voicings. The short songs at the end of each lesson add a fun touch to what might otherwise be a not too fun travel around the circle of fourths with each voicing. John keeps you engaged, but don't hesitate to pause the lesson and spend several minutes really learning the numerous chord patterns. Thank you, John.
Well crafted course that really plants the material!
I'm mostly focused on learning the voicings, and this course really cemented these under my fingers - thank you!
Getting fun!!!
I like the improv examples at the end of each lesson... Great stuff.
...hard work, but it´s worth it!!
I enjoyed the introduction and hints on rhythmic concepts and on improvisation!
brilliantly taught
The course is beautifully organized and paced, with John Proulx practicing with us and showing us how to step-by-step analyze each chord and play them through the circle of 5ths, and then giving us a tune he composed using the skills we had just learned and applying them to the tune. After that, we are encouraged to improvise, putting together all of the elements learned - brilliant!
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