“Rootless voicings” on piano (especially for left-hand support) are great for handling big jazz chords that normally can’t be covered by one hand alone. This video tutorial shows you how to play a rich sounding II-V-I in the left hand, while allowing the bass player (or you, on another beat) to cover the root. Continue reading “Chord Voicings for Jazz Piano (rootless, left-hand, Type B)”
“Type A” Rootless Chord Voicings for Piano
“Rootless voicings” on piano (especially for left-hand support) are great for handling big jazz chords that normally can’t be covered by one hand alone. This video tutorial shows you how to play a rich sounding II-V-I in the left hand, while allowing the bass player (or you, on another beat) to cover the root.
Continue reading “Chord Voicings for Jazz Piano (rootless, left-hand, Type A)”
Hi everyone! I recently received a question today (on my YouTube channel), an excellent one, the topic of which is subject to debate. The question is in response to one of my videos about using add9 chords on piano. (A link to the video is included below.)
I thought I would share the thread here:
IMPORTANT:
This book can serve as a stand-alone reference for checking your piano chords.
However:
The sole purpose of my Piano Chords 108 series is to teach piano students how to memorize all 108 of these chords as they appear on the piano keyboard.
Therefore, this catalog should be used, ideally, only to check your understanding of the memorization system taught here.
MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK
Chords are listed alphabetically. Each chord is spelled out by using a simple image (consisting of dots on a keyboard, indicating which keys/notes make up the chord in question).
Major triads (all)
Minor triads (all)
Major 7th chords (all)
Minor 7th chords (all)
Dominant 7th chords (all)
Diminished triads (all)
Diminished 7th chords (all)
Half-diminished 7th chords (‘Minor-7 flat-5’) (all)
Augmented triads (all) Continue reading “Visual Catalog of 108+ Piano Chords”
PREMIUM CONTENT (VIDEO PORTION) – Supporting Members Only
Audience: This lesson is for anyone studying the use of chords on piano. In particular, pianists and keyboard players who work from song charts, fakebooks, lead sheets, and the like.
In order to fully benefit from this lesson, one must know the basics of constructing chords on the piano, including the standard “seventh” chords, such as the major seventh, minor seventh, and dominant seventh chord. (By “constructing,” I mean knowing the member notes that make up such chords, starting on any root.)
Today’s video lesson presents a straightforward system for choosing an underlying support structure that uses both hands, providing a nice “default” approach when playing a melody with supporting chords.
Enjoy!
Kent
Continue reading ““Basic Professional” system for voicing chords with a melody”
Continue reading “Chord Symbols: add2 or add9? (includes my video on using added ninth to chords)” →