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Half Diminished Chord Rootless Voicings

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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
Featured Reviews

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Really great course
So thorough - going through all voicings with detailed explanations. I love the improvising tips, which have helped me so much to free myself from the music. John is a great teacher
Important next step
The course is an important next step in the journey to master rootless voicings for the main types of the 7th chords. Together with the major 7th, minor 7th, and dominant 7th chords the palette of the voicings I can use while working on lead sheets has become even richer.
Concise clarification of half-diminished seventh chords
This course with exercises and explanation really helped me understand the function and resolution of the half-diminished seventh chord in music composition. Prior to this lesson, I would avoid using these chords or substitute a diminished triad. I have a new found appreciation of half-diminished seventh chord as a result of this guidance! Thank-you John for your excellent tutorial!
Fun and challenging
Useful course
Challenging.
Thorough approach to jazz voicing.......with lots of examples how the chords work and sound within a melody...

Course Lessons

1
Half Diminished Chord Rootless Voicings – Lesson 1
19:10

Definition & Positions

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

Minor7(b5) “A” Voicing Exercise

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

Song with Min7(b5) “A” Voicings

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

Minor7(b5) “B” Voicing Exercise

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

Song with Min7(b5) “B” Voicings

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

Alternate Minor7(b5) “A&B” Voicings

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

Song with Minor7(b5) “A&B” Voicings

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

Alternate Minor7(b5) “B&A” Voicings

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

Song with Minor7(b5) “B&A” Voicings

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Really great course
So thorough - going through all voicings with detailed explanations. I love the improvising tips, which have helped me so much to free myself from the music. John is a great teacher
Important next step
The course is an important next step in the journey to master rootless voicings for the main types of the 7th chords. Together with the major 7th, minor 7th, and dominant 7th chords the palette of the voicings I can use while working on lead sheets has become even richer.
Concise clarification of half-diminished seventh chords
This course with exercises and explanation really helped me understand the function and resolution of the half-diminished seventh chord in music composition. Prior to this lesson, I would avoid using these chords or substitute a diminished triad. I have a new found appreciation of half-diminished seventh chord as a result of this guidance! Thank-you John for your excellent tutorial!
Fun and challenging
Useful course
Challenging.
Thorough approach to jazz voicing.......with lots of examples how the chords work and sound within a melody...
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