Play Piano Lead Sheets with Shells & Guide Tones
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Start Your Free TrialIn this course, Jonny will walk you through the piano lead sheets of 8 different chord progressions and show you how to utilize various piano techniques to create a richer and more interesting sound. You’ll learn how to implement piano chord shells, guide tones, and right hand filler harmony in the top 3 jazz styles: jazz swing, bossa nova, and jazz ballad.
By the end of the course, you will be confident in adding your own personal style to a lead sheet.
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Fun and foundational!
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Chord shells and extensions
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Course Lessons
Play Piano Lead Sheets with Shells & Guide Tones – Lesson 3
Extended Turnaround Progression
Play Piano Lead Sheets with Shells & Guide Tones – Lesson 4
Chromatic Walk-Up Progression
Play Piano Lead Sheets with Shells & Guide Tones – Lesson 5
Minor Turnaround Progression
Featured Reviews
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Fun and foundational!
Very cool and beautiful
Importan and easily understood jazz chord concepts
Chord shells and extensions
Brilliant
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