Lead Sheets
Learn how to play your favorite jazz standards and pop tunes using just the melody and chords from fake books or The Real Book.
Lead Sheets Content
103 Courses
589 Lessons
138 Smartsheets
In this comprehensive jazz swing course, we'll learn how to accompany on Fly Me to the Moon in a band setting. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll memorize the chords, apply rootless voicings, add right hand fills, and learn an intro/outro for a beautiful final arrangement.
4-Note Quartal Voicings with Extensions & Alterations
Putting it All Together
Left Hand Rootless Voicing Chords with Right Hand Fills
Open Voicing 7th Chords, 2-Hand Voicings, Rhythmic Hits
Lead Sheet Melody
Intro & Ending
In this comprehensive jazz swing course, we'll learn how to accompany on Fly Me to the Moon in a band setting. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll memorize the chords, apply rootless voicings, add right hand fills, and learn an intro/outro for a beautiful final arrangement.
Learn how to play piano lead sheets using rootless voicings, including 8 songs with the most common progressions in fake books. You'll also learn melody embellishments and various ways of adding rhythm in both hands.
Chromatic Walk-Up
Turnaround Progression
Misty Progression
Sentimental Progression
Cycle of 5ths Progression
Blues Progression
Extended Turnaround
Minor Turnaround
Learn to read, interpret and personalize jazz melody from a lead sheet using established melodic and rhythmic idioms of jazz expression.
Learn to read, interpret and personalize jazz melody from a lead sheet using established melodic and rhythmic idioms of jazz expression.
Learn how to play piano lead sheets using rootless voicings, including 8 songs with the most common progressions in fake books. You'll also learn melody embellishments and various ways of adding rhythm in both hands.
Learn how to transform piano lead sheets with chord extensions & alterations. Using 8 common chord progressions, you'll understand how to apply these piano techniques to create a richer and more interesting sound.