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Piano Chord Alterations

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Instructor
Jonny May
Course
Intermediate
03:31:54

Making sense of chord extensions and alterations can be confusing when you’re first getting started. In this course, Jonny simplifies the concept by teaching the most common chord alterations used in jazz and popular music. You’ll master each altered voicing by first finding the easiest way to identify it, and then practicing the concept with helpful exercises in 2 positions.

Course Objectives
  • Understand how to find the most common chord alterations
  • Learn the dominant 7(b9), dominant 7(#9), dominant 7(#11), and dominant 7(b13) alterations
  • Discover the combinations that work best, along with tricks to finding alterations
  • Practice with exercises in 2 positions, and around the circle of fifths
Learning Focus
  • Chords
  • Exercises
  • Lead Sheets
Featured Reviews

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The keys to the castle
This course breaks down the (for me) daunting subject of chord alterations and makes them comprehensible and achievable. Thank you so much!
Fun ,little bit frustrating, pushing for abillities
I enjoyed the stepwise developing to understand the theory and put it in my practise. I did not expect the time i need for passing the course. But it worth it.
Fantastic course -
The course is so well structured and clearly explained. It takes you through all chord alterations at a good pace and by the end of it I am feeling so much more confident in finding chords. The resources are great too
Whew!
Very challenging course. My brain hurts! This is one I will (must) revisit.
Challenging but worth it
Very well organized course. Will keep working on this!

Course Lessons

1
Chord Alterations – Lesson 1
21:11

What is a chord alteration?

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2
Chord Alterations – Lesson 2
43:51

Dominant 7(b9) Chords

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3
Chord Alterations – Lesson 3
30:50

Dominant 7 (#9) Chords

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4
Chord Alterations – Lesson 4
41:17

Dominant 7 (#11) Chords

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5
Chord Alterations – Lesson 5
51:59

Dominant 7 (b13) Chords

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6
Chord Alterations – Lesson 6
22:46

Alterations around the circle exercise

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

The keys to the castle
This course breaks down the (for me) daunting subject of chord alterations and makes them comprehensible and achievable. Thank you so much!
Fun ,little bit frustrating, pushing for abillities
I enjoyed the stepwise developing to understand the theory and put it in my practise. I did not expect the time i need for passing the course. But it worth it.
Fantastic course -
The course is so well structured and clearly explained. It takes you through all chord alterations at a good pace and by the end of it I am feeling so much more confident in finding chords. The resources are great too
Whew!
Very challenging course. My brain hurts! This is one I will (must) revisit.
Challenging but worth it
Very well organized course. Will keep working on this!
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