Chord of the Week 38
Speaking of equal time, why is it that Andrew always calls a chord major first and then says “Oh yeah, and by the way, if you feel like it, maybe […]
Chord of the Week 37
Would you believe two chords with open strings? See last week. I realized that I never put any Major 6 chords on COTW. Equal time, ya’ know. Or maybe there […]
Chord of the Week 36
Oh yeah, I forgot one chord with open strings. D Maj7 (or B-7). This one has a little of the cluster thing happening, and a nice open fifth on the […]
Chord of the Week 35
Here’s a voicing for Maj 7 with the root on top, and all kinds of murky, yet flavorful, stuff (yummy!) lurking beneath the staid exterior. Featuring a half step and a flat […]
Chord of the Week 34
This is a classic and cool minor 7 voicing that probably should have appeared on this page long ago. What was I thinking? Or, it’s a classic Major 7 voicing—Eb […]
Lesson Seven
Lesson Seven • Diminished Scale Tetrachords When last we encountered the Diminished Scale, we isolated four 7th-chord arpeggios that are contained in it. This time out we’ll look at the minor tetrachords (four-note […]
Lesson Six
Lesson Six • Diminished Scale Structures The Diminished Scale in Jazz is mostly used as an expression of a dominant chord with b9, #9, #11 and natural 13. The exception […]
Chord of the Week 33
Here’s a chord that can be moved around the neck. No open strings. This is also usable as Eb Ma7+4, F13, B7alt, and A-7b5. Maybe even Dsusb9? Not bad. The […]
Chord of the Week 32
Note: I wrote this in 2004! I don’t know how these scurrilous accusations about resolution and voice leading come from. But, my fellow carbon-based life forms, you have my fullest […]
Chord of the Week 31
Note: I wrote this in 2004! Any notion that last week’s chord and this here chord could be used as a ii-7 V7, and that they do, in fact, voice […]
Lesson Five
Lesson Five • Using Triad Arpeggios Last time out, I wrote some triad fragments to get you started playing triad arpeggios. This lesson is about why you might want to […]
Chord of the Week 30
If you combine a basic B-7 voicing with the open E you get consecutive whole steps on top. And extra credit. Can you say “Bossa Nova”? I knew you could.
Chord of the Week 29
If you left out the open E on top, you’d have a plain old vanilla voicing for F minor. Which might be great on a piece of pie, but we’re […]
Chord of the Week 28
Sometimes moving four fingers is just too much work—especially when it’s hot and humid out. If you’re feeling lethargic, take the previous chord and just move two fingers to create […]
Chord of the Week 27
If I didn’t know better, I would swear the previous two chords and this one were resolving around the cycle (up a 4th). Hopefully, when I wake up, it will […]