Tag Archives: Harmony
Voice Leading part 2
Yesterday we worked out a few examples of voice leading through a ii-7 V7 Imaj7 using drop 2 chords. Today let’s continue the voice leading exercises but use non-drop 2 voicings. If you are new to this concept of voice … Continue reading
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Voice Leading Intro
It’s one thing to know a bunch of chords. It’s a whole other matter to understand how each chord relates to the next in a chord progression. Every now and then I hear a guitarist refer to a chord voicing … Continue reading
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Tagged Chords, guitar chords, guitar lesson, harmonic concepts, Harmony, jazz guitar, jazz theory, music theory, Voice Leading
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Afternoon in Paris
Let’s take the idea of playing specific chord tones over a set of changes and turn that into some music. I’ve written a solo that targets certain chord tones for each section of the tune. For the first two A sections … Continue reading
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Contiguous 7th Chords
Here’s a simple concept to get your playing a little out of the box. Let’s create a series of cascading 7th chords that all share the same quality (maj7, dom7, min7, etc) and are built off the structure of each preceding … Continue reading
Triad Pairs Round 4
So far we’ve explored triad pairs from the major, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales. Today we’ll continue with the diminished scale. First, let’s talk briefly about what the diminished scale is and how it functions. The diminished scale is … Continue reading
Multi Line ii-7 V7 I’s
Let’s take this concept of two voice playing and create some simple ii V I’s. For our two voices let’s use a ratio 2:1 or two notes in one voice for every one note in the other. This gives us one … Continue reading
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Triad Pairs Round 3
Let’s keep working with our series on Triad Pairs. Last week we explored the harmonic minor scale. This week we will move on to the melodic minor scale. Here’s a brief explanation of the melodic minor for anyone who may not be … Continue reading
Multi-Line Exercise part 3
Last week we began working on some exercises to develop line independence as a way to work into contrapuntal playing. Hopefully you have been practicing those exercises because today we will be picking up where those left off. So far we’ve worked on … Continue reading
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Tagged chord melody, counterpoint, guitar, guitar lesson, guitar scales, Harmony, jazz guitar, multi-line, quick lesson, solo guitar
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Triad Pairs Round 2
I know, I know… I’m a day late on this post. Sorry folks! Cut me a break will ya?! All right, here goes… Last Friday we covered triad pairs and how we can use them to create and harmonize hexatonic … Continue reading
Triad Pairs/Hexatonic Scales Introduction
Triad Pairs are a common tool amongst both modern jazz players and composers of the early 20th century. The idea is self-explanatory. Put simply they are two triads paired together that do not share a common tone. For example check out these … Continue reading
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