Improvisation

Add an edgy, gritty bite to your solos by slipping entire chord shapes instead of single notes. Four essential positions let you use this bold sound over almost any pop chord progression.

Give your melodies a smooth, soulful lift by slipping into the notes that matter most. You'll learn which notes to slip, how to time them and how to build an engaging solo around this expressive technique.

Pop chords

Slip Notes

Slip Note Exercises

Slip Note Target Practice

Slip Note Improvisation

Give your melodies a smooth, soulful lift by slipping into the notes that matter most. You'll learn which notes to slip, how to time them and how to build an engaging solo around this expressive technique.

Play bold, full-sounding solos with chord blocks, the go-to technique for soloing with chords in pop music. You'll learn the right block for every chord in a progression and connect them into a powerful improvisation.

Pop Chords

Chord Block Soloing

All Pop Chord Blocks

Chord Block Exercises

Chord Block Improvisation

Play bold, full-sounding solos with chord blocks, the go-to technique for soloing with chords in pop music. You'll learn the right block for every chord in a progression and connect them into a powerful improvisation.

Learn the warm, lyrical sound of 3rds and 6ths that pop pianists from Elton John to Coldplay rely on. You'll combine these two intervals into sweet, singing lines over popular chord progressions.

Pop Chords

What are 6ths and 3rds?

Essential Exercises

Soloing with 3rds

Soloing with 6ths