Because it is Christmas and
so much of our secular Christmas music is jazz influenced, here are some
thoughts about jazz chords that might be helpful.
Tag Archives: extended chords
I hope that you are practicing what I taught in the last lesson about using the 9th in specific voicings. Don’t worry if it takes a while to get–those voicings will become instinctive and will greatly help your playing.One thing I want to mention at this point is that there is one particular finger you […]
As we continue working through “Take My Life,” I will be showing you potential color notes to add. Today, I want to give you a few specific voicings for adding the 9th. Remember that the 9th is just a complicated way of saying the2nd. (you call it a 9th rather than a 2nd when a […]
How many different chords do you have to know? Probably not as many as you think. Below are examples of the chords I will regularly talk about. By the way, you will not see simple triads here because they are rarely used. You are going to learn that we are almost always going to add […]
Polychords are just chords stacked on each other, or you could say they are just extended chords (chords with 9ths, 11ths and 13ths).
So you know you have to add 7ths and you know which 7th to add to each chord. Now, here are a few easy ways to make that happen.
Wonder which 7ths belong in which chord? Here is a easy way to remember.
A quick guide to help you color your chords.