Jazz Swing
Learn how to play jazz tunes in a swing style. In these courses we'll show you how to walk bass lines, voice chords and improvise over classic swing tunes.
Jazz Swing Content
112 Courses
665 Lessons
253 Smartsheets
Lead Sheet & Developing the Harmony
Learn to transform a lead sheet into a jazz swing piano arrangement in 3 steps using the familiar tune "Ode to Joy." Playing from a Fake Book easy as 1-2-3.
Learn how to transform the Ode to Joy lead sheet into a swing arrangement in 3 simple steps.
Learn how to transform the Ode to Joy lead sheet into 3 essential jazz styles, including Swing, Jazz Ballad, & Latin Bossa Nova.
Learn how to transform the Ode to Joy lead sheet into 3 essential jazz styles, including Swing, Jazz Ballad, & Latin Bossa Nova.
Start improvising now with this beginner jazz piano scale. Professional pianists use the Gospel Scale to improv in any style—swing, Latin, stride, pop,...
Learn to improvise using the "Gospel Scale," also known as the pentatonic b3 scale. This can be used over almost any style.
In this comprehensive course on Minor 7 Chords, you'll learn how to build Minor 7 Chords, the Chord Symbols, all 12 Minor 7 Chords, 4 tunes to practice them with, & the most common Minor 7 progressions.
In this comprehensive course on Minor 7 Chords, you'll learn how to build Minor 7 Chords, the Chord Symbols, all 12 Minor 7 Chords, 4 tunes to practice them with, & the most common Minor 7 progressions.
Learn a medium-swing jazz tune with a catchy earworm melody. Discover a variety of techniques with dominant chords on the turnaround, extensions, tritone substitution, and quartal voicings.
With Drop Guide Tones, you can easily play jazz standards by moving just one note between chords.
Here are the top 10 reasons that I see classical pianists struggle to play jazz, plus tips on how to overcome these.
Learn how to play a jazz piano lead sheet in 4 easy steps. You will learn the melody, walking bass line, rootless voicings, and the full arrangement.
Learn the Dominant Diminished scale to improvise on Dominant 7th chords for a jazzy sound.
Learn the Dominant Diminished scale to improvise on Dominant 7th chords for a jazzy sound.
Learn 5 essential techniques for adding passing chords or reharmonizing any song. Techniques include Secondary Dominant Series, Tritone Substitutes, 2-5-1 Progression, Elongated 2-5-1, & Chromatic 2-5-1.
Learn a jazz-infused blues piece with walking bass lines, bebop soloing, and blues riffs. A hard-driving piece not for the faint of heart, but worth learning every measure.
Learn the essential scales used to improvise over the most common 7th chords found in jazz and popular music. Scales are the musical building blocks used to create interesting solos.
Learn the essential scales used to improvise over the most common 7th chords found in jazz and popular music. Scales are the musical building blocks used to create interesting solos.
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