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Instructor
John Proulx
Course
Advanced
02:02:01

This comprehensive course covers rootless voicings on half diminished 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 half diminished chords
  • Practice exercises in each key
  • Apply these voicings to short songs in various styles
Learning Focus
  • Chords
  • Reharmonization
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comprehensive and thorough
an excellent and challenging course with systematic steps towards achieving the goal of being able to play half-diminished chords in A and B voicings in all keys.
Finally get the groove
finally during the courses I get a bit of the jazz-groove
Good practice on alternating voicings
John’s well constructed course is easy to follow and very useful.

Course Lessons

2
Half Diminished Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 2
12:02

Minor7(b5) “A” Voicing Exercise

3
Half Diminished Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 3
19:37

Song with Min7(b5) “A” Voicings

4
Half Diminished Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 4
11:14

Minor7(b5) “B” Voicing Exercise

5
Half Diminished Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 5
12:50

Song with Min7(b5) “B” Voicings

6
Half Diminished Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 6
09:30

Alternate Minor7(b5) “A&B” Voicings

7
Half Diminished Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 7
16:36

Song with Minor7(b5) “A&B” Voicings

8
Half Diminished Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 8
09:08

Alternate Minor7(b5) “B&A” Voicings

9
Half Diminished Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 9
11:54

Song with Minor7(b5) “B&A” Voicings

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