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 3 stock primary chords that you can use to jam over just about any tune. We'll explore them over Ode to Joy.
Learn a simple trick for connecting Major 7 chords using the 2-Note-Drop technique.
Start comping like a jazz pro! In this lesson, you'll learn how to construct rich piano voicings for jazz piano and how to comp with upper structure triads.
Learn how to comp over the Cycle of 5ths Progression using the Guide Tone, or 3-7 approach.
In this tutorial, you'll learn 3 nice and easy R&B piano chords, also usable in soul/smooth jazz. As well as a chord progression utilizing major 7th chords!
If you want to get that lush cocktail sound like you'd hear at a classy lounge, then you need to know how to play rootless voicings on a jazz piano ballad.
Stuck with playing root position chords in the left hand? Level up your accompaniment voicings on the piano using easy shell chords on a jazz ballad!
Exploring the chords from Misty, learn 2 approaches to harmonize a jazz ballad: Block Chords and Drop 2 Voicings.
Harmonize the chord progression from Misty with beautiful inverted 9th chords.
Harmonize the chord progression from Misty with beautiful inverted 9th chords.
Master your Dominant 7th chords with 17 exercises to easily play them all. We'll explore each chord from multiple angles, including the Circle of 5ths, chromatically, with inversions, & progressions.
Upper Structure Triad 1
Upper Structure Triad 2
Upper Structure Triad 3
Upper Structure Triads 4 & 5
Extensions, Alterations, The Progression, Left Hand 3-7 Guide Tones
Combining Chords Option 1, Various Grooves
Combining Chords Option 2, Adding the Root or 5th On Top, Q&A
F7 Extensions & Voicings; G7 Extensions & Voicings
Dominant 7 Chords Explained, Extensions, 2 Dominant Voicings
Explore the Cycle of 5ths Progression in 3 Jazz Styles: Swing, Bossa Nova, & Cocktail Piano. An essential course for comping on tunes like Fly Me to the Moon, Autumn Leaves, & All the Things You Are.
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