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
114 Courses
653 Lessons
148 Smartsheets
4 Ways to Build a Dominant 7 Chord, Chord Shapes, Chord Symbols
In this comprehensive course on Dominant 7 Chords, you'll learn how to build Dominant 7 Chords, the Chord Symbols, all 12 Dominant 7 Chords, 4 tunes to practice them with, & the most common Dominant 7 progressions.
Big Band (Shout Chorus) Approach, Q&A
Rootless Voicings
Altered Dominant Quartal Voicings
Quartal Voicings, Backing Track
Upper Structures, Minor 11 Chords
4 Simple Swing Grooves, Backing Track
Cycle of 5ths Chord Progression, Analysis
5 Jazz comping (accompanying) approaches for tunes like Fly Me to the Moon & Autumn Leaves. We explore the chords, comp rhythms, and 5 harmonic approaches.
Adding the 9th Extension
Left Hand Shells, RH 3-1 to 7-5 Pattern, Backing Track
Reverse Guide Tones
Roots Plus Guide Tones, Backing Track
3 Simple Swing Grooves
Demo, Cycle of 5ths Progression, & Practice Tips
Discover 5 Jazz approaches for how to comp, or accompany, over the Cycle of 5ths Progression. We cover the chords, common comping rhythms, & 5 essential harmonic approaches.
Learn how to create a gorgeous cocktail jazz ballad with Stride-Ballad left hand techniques, rootless voicings, and right hand embellishment using extensions, fills, runs, and more.
The most comprehensive course on Cocktail Jazz (Jazz Ballads). Discover how to develop a lead sheet, stylize the left hand, harmonize the right hand, add fills, & improvise.
In this comprehensive course on Dominant 7 Chords, you'll learn how to build Dominant 7 Chords, the Chord Symbols, all 12 Dominant 7 Chords, 4 tunes to practice them with, & the most common Dominant 7 progressions.
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