Chords
Learn how to construct chords, and how to voice them for different styles of music.
Chords Content
130 Courses
848 Lessons
298 Smartsheets
Learn 2 essential runs that you can use on any jazz tune. You'll learn 2 stock runs, the Cocktail Jazz Run and the Blues Run.
Learn 3 exercises to master Cocktail Jazz Piano over the Turnaround Progression using Major Blues Scale (Gospel Scale), 8ths, triplets, and slides.
Learn 3 essential exercises to master Cocktail Jazz Piano over the Turnaround Progression. We explore shells, rootless voicings, the Major Blues Scale (gospel scale), 8th notes, triplets, and slides.
Learn 17 essential exercises for practicing all 12 minor 7 chords, including block chord, broken chords, patterns, inversions, and progressions.
Learn 17 essential piano exercises for practicing all 12 minor 7 chords, including block chord, broken chords, patterns, inversions, and progressions.
Inverted minor 7 chords by 5-1 relationship exercise
Minor 7 chord inversions exercise
Minor 7 chords half steps going down exercise
Minor 7 chords half steps going up exercise
Minor 7 chords clockwise around the circle of 5ths exercise
Minor 7 chords counterclockwise around the circle of 5ths exercise
Learn how to use upper structure triads to improvise jazz piano over the turnaround progression, also called Rhythm Changes.
Learn how to use upper structure triads to improvise jazz piano over the turnaround progression, also called Rhythm Changes.
Learn 3 essential blues intros that work over just about any blues tune. Plus, use these as blues outros.
Learn 3 essential blues intros that work over just about any blues tune. Plus, use these as blues outros.
Learn how to comp or accompany in a blues band using rich quartal voicings and chromatic chord connectors.
Learn how to comp or accompany in a blues band using rich quartal voicings and chromatic chord connectors.
Learn modern jazz piano chords using Minor 11 Parallel Quartals, an essential technique to improvise modern jazz. We'll harmonize with the C Dorian scale.
Learn Minor 11 Parallel Quartals, an essential technique if you want to improvise modern jazz.
Learn this cyclical minor progression, along with 6 left hand arpeggiated patterns, 8 right hand patterns, and learn to create melodies
Create melodies for the right hand with step wise motion and arpeggios
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