Jazz Swing

If you want to learn how to comp well and understand jazz harmony, then you need to know how to use guide tones for jazz piano, the 3-7 approach!

Learn one of the most important "sad" progressions used in hundreds of songs and countless genres.

If you're a beginner, should you learn jazz or blues piano first? In this lesson, you'll see 10 reasons why it's a good idea to start with the blues!

Get that modern jazz sound in your improvisation using this upper structure run for piano. You can use this triad pair pattern over any dominant 7th chord!

Get that classic jazz sound with this essential Block Chord riff that works as an intro or outro for any swing tune.

Learn the easiest and fastest approach to transpose chords using the number chart method.

Learn how to quickly and easily transpose any melody using a number chart.

Learn 3 stock primary chords that you can use to jam over just about any tune. We'll explore them over Ode to Joy.

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.

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.

Master jazz walking bass lines with 9 different approaches used by the pros.  We’ll work through one of the most common jazz progressions using techniques like 5ths, walkups, walkdowns, and tritones.

Combined Approaches

5ths Technique

5ths Tritions, Tritone Swing

Walkups, Walkups Swing

Walkdown Steps, Walkdown Tritones, Walkdown Swing

Chord Progression, Rootless Voicings

Learn 9 techniques for walking jazz bass lines, including outlining chords, chromatic connectors, 5ths, walkups, walkdowns, & more.

Outlining Chords, Adding the Chromatic Connector

5ths Going Up, 5ths Going Down, 5ths Going Up/Down