This comprehensive course covers major 2-5-1 rootless voicings. 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 major 2-5-1 rootless voicings
Practice exercises in each key
Apply these voicings to short songs in various styles
Learning Focus
Chords
Reharmonization
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Learning These Various Rootless Voicings is so pleasurable
Thank you John for doing such a great job in teaching these courses. I am always looking forward to next course to learn more great ways to improve my sound,
Yet another extremely useful course
Learning rootless 2-5-1 is an essential step in the Jazz sequence. I especially liked the walking bass LH.
Great course
I really enjoyed this course and have learnt loads as usual!
Excellent course
Very useful. I like the song at the end. Thanks.
Great Workout with a Bonus
This course takes a lot of concentration and persistence. However with practice you begin to "feel" the patterns and the way the fingers move as you go through the various 2-5-1 progressions in all 12 keys, and both voicings. I particularly liked the song "Velvet Action Figure" because of its connection with the Satin Doll piece, a long time favorite of mine on the keyboard. Our trio liked to imitate the Ramsey Lewis arrangement but I only used simple 7th chords. Now I can approach it with these chord extensions. Thanks, John!
Learning These Various Rootless Voicings is so pleasurable
Thank you John for doing such a great job in teaching these courses. I am always looking forward to next course to learn more great ways to improve my sound,
Yet another extremely useful course
Learning rootless 2-5-1 is an essential step in the Jazz sequence. I especially liked the walking bass LH.
Great course
I really enjoyed this course and have learnt loads as usual!
Excellent course
Very useful. I like the song at the end. Thanks.
Great Workout with a Bonus
This course takes a lot of concentration and persistence. However with practice you begin to "feel" the patterns and the way the fingers move as you go through the various 2-5-1 progressions in all 12 keys, and both voicings. I particularly liked the song "Velvet Action Figure" because of its connection with the Satin Doll piece, a long time favorite of mine on the keyboard. Our trio liked to imitate the Ramsey Lewis arrangement but I only used simple 7th chords. Now I can approach it with these chord extensions. Thanks, John!
This comprehensive course covers minor 2-5-1 rootless voicings. 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.
This comprehensive course covers rootless voicings on altered dominant 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.
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.
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