Jazz Swing

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

Walking Up, Walking Down, Walking Up/Down

Combined Approaches

Chord Progression, Root Position Chords, 3-7 Guide Tones

Explore the Cycle of 5ths Progression in 3 Jazz Styles: Swing, Bossa Nova, & Cocktail Piano. An essential course for comping on tunes like Fly Me to the Moon, Autumn Leaves, & All the Things You Are.

Questions & Conclusion

Improv Techniques, the A Blues Scale

Rootless Voicings