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AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Welcome to AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings!

What are voicings? Many people think that chords and voicings are the same things, but they are not. Many people think that voicings are simply inversion, but that is not correct either. VOICINGS are “different ways of voicing chords.” Think about them like an opinion. There are good ways and bad ways to voice an opinion! There are also good times and bad times to voice an opinion! It is the same with voicings. Just like inversion, using a good chord voicing in the right way and in the right place in a song can make all the difference in how it sounds! This course is going to teach you how to voice different types of chords. WHY VOICINGS ARE IMPORTANT AND HOW THEY CAN HELP YOUR PLAYING

One of the main ways voicings can help you is by helping you to “hear and play” the correct melody note. Another way they will help your playing is by making your chords sound more “full.” They also help you integrate your left hand with your right hand. Instead of your right hand just playing a chord, and your left hand playing a note or two, now BOTH hands will be involved in “voicing” the chord! They will also give you a better understanding of chord theory and scales, furthering your ability to play advanced chord extensions! So let’s get started! Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD NUMBER 1: 6th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 6 3 5 EXAMPLE: C6 RH: A E G LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: 3 5 1 EXAMPLE: C6 RH: E G C LH: 1 6 LH: C A VOICING 3 with 3 on top RH: 3 6 3 EXAMPLE: C6 RH: E A E LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 4 with 6 on top RH: 6 3 6 EXAMPLE: C6 RH: A E A LH: 1 5 LH: C G

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AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 6 3 5 EXAMPLE: F6 RH: D A C LH: 1 5 LH: F C VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: 3 5 1 EXAMPLE: F6 RH: A C F LH: 1 6 LH: F D VOICING 3 with 3 on top RH: 3 6 3 EXAMPLE: F6 RH: A D A LH: 1 5 LH: F C VOICING 4 with 6 on top RH: 6 3 6 EXAMPLE: F6 RH: D A D LH: 1 5 LH: F C

GOT THE HANG OF IT? Great! Now take EACH voicing through the CIRCLE of 4ths.

CIRCLE OF 4ths = C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, B, E, A, D, G Do them ONE voicing at a time. VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 6 3 5 LH: 1 5 Start with C6 in Voicing 1, then go to F6, Bb6, Eb6, etc until you have gone through the whole circle of 4ths! When you have done this, then go on to Voicing 2. Take it through the Circle of 4ths. Then go to Voicing 3 and finally Voicing 4. VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: 3 5 1 LH: 1 6 VOICING 3 with 3 on top RH: 3 6 3 LH: 1 5 VOICING 4 with 6 on top RH: 6 3 6 LH: 1 5




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Everybody wants to learn to play by ear, right? Well did you know that doing these voicings is actually how I learned to RECOGNIZE CHORDS BY EAR?! That’s right! Once I started doing exercises like these (and I typically did them for a week until I got them down), I started noticing that I could recognize chords by ear! Now, I couldn’t tell you if it was a C6 or an Ab6, but I could tell you that it was a 6th chord! And this is really cool if you are listening to a song and trying to figure out the chords. It’s come in very handy! That’s why I can sit in with a band and start JAMMING immediately because I can use my trained ear of MOVEMENTS and CHORDS to know EXACTLY where they are at all times! Playing by ear is actually made up of two parts: MOVEMENTS and CHORDS. You have to know how to recognize both if you truly want to be able to play by ear. These exercises will teach you how to recognize the chords. But this is just one of the byproducts of learning jazz voicings! How awesome is that! This is going to come in really handy in a few lessons also, when we begin to play REAL songs using REAL Jazz Chord Charts!

ALL PRACTICE SONGS AND CHURCH SONGS IN THIS LESSON ARE OPTIONAL

The main thing you need to practice is just the voicings in each key through the circle of 4ths. EXERCISE SONG for 6th Chords: ￨C6 / / / ￨ C6 / / / ￨ F6 / / / ￨ F6 / / / ￨￨C6 / / / ￨ C6 / / / ￨ G6 / / / ￨ G6 / / / ￨ C6 EXERCISE SONG for 6th Chords (Single Walkup) ￨ C6 B6 C6 C6 ￨ C6 B6 C6 C6 ￨ F6 E6 F6 F6 ￨ F6 E6 F6 F6 ￨￨ C6 B6 C6 C6 ￨ C6 B6 C6 C6 ￨ G6 Gb6 G6 G6 ￨ G6 Gb6 G6 G6 ￨ C6 EXERCISE SONG for 6th Chords (Double Walkup) ￨ C6 Bb6 B6 C6 ￨ C6 Bb6 B6 C6 ￨ F6 Eb6 E6 F6 ￨ F6 Eb6 E6 F6 ￨￨ C6 Bb6 B6 C6 ￨ C6 Bb6 B6 C6 ￨ G6 F6 Gb6 G6 ￨ G6 F6 Gb6 G6 ￨ C6 Bb6 B6 C6 EXERCISE SONG for 6th Chords (Single Walkdown) ￨ C6 Db6 C6 C6 ￨ C6 Db6 C6 C6 ￨ F6 Gb6 F6 F6 ￨ F6 Gb6 F6 F6 ￨￨ C6 Db6 C6 C6 ￨ C6 Db6 C6 C6 ￨ G6 Ab6 G6 G6 ￨ G6 Ab6 G6 G6 ￨ C6 Db6 C6




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings

CAN’T NOBODY DO ME LIKE JESUS ￨ C6 / Bb6 B6 ￨ C6 / / / ￨ C6 / Bb6 B6 ￨ C6 / / / ￨ F6 / Eb6 E6 ￨ F6 / / / ￨ F6 / / / ￨ C6 / / / ￨ Can’t nobody, Do me like Jesus Can’t nobody, Do me like the Lord ￨ C6 / Bb6 B6 ￨ C6 / / / ￨ E / E/G# / ￨ Am / / / ￨ C6 E6 Eb6 F6 ￨ G6 / / / ￨ C C7/E F6 F#dim ￨ C/G / G7+5+9 / ￨ Can’t nobody, Do me like Jesus He’s my friend

TO END: C6 / Bb6 / B6 / C6

AMAZING GRACE (3/4 Timing Count 1 2 3, 1 2 3)

￨ C6 / / ￨ C6 / / ￨ F6 / / ￨ C6 / / ￨ Am / / ￨ D6 / / ￨ G6 / / ￨ G6 / / ￨ Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me ￨ C6 / / ￨ C6 / / ￨ F6 / / ￨ C6 / / ￨ Am / / ￨ C/G / G6 ￨ C6 / / TO REPEAT: ￨ F/G / / ￨ I once was lost, but now I’m found, Was blind but now, I see

TO END: Db6 / / C6




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD NUMBER 2: Major 7th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 7 3 5 EXAMPLE: Cmaj7 RH: B E G LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: 3 5 1 EXAMPLE: Cmaj7 RH: E G C LH: 1 7 LH: C G VOICING 3 with 3 on top RH: 3 7 3 EXAMPLE: Cmaj7 RH: E 7 E LH: 1 7 LH: C G VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: 7 3 7 EXAMPLE: Cmaj7 RH: 7 E 7 LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 7 3 5 EXAMPLE: Fmaj7 RH: E A C LH: 1 5 LH: F C VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: 3 5 1 EXAMPLE: Fmaj7 RH: A C F LH: 1 7 LH: F E VOICING 3 with 3 on top RH: 3 7 3 EXAMPLE: Fmaj7 RH: A E A LH: 1 5 LH: F C VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: 7 3 7 EXAMPLE: Fmaj7 RH: E A E LH: 1 5 LH: F C


CIRCLE OF 4ths = C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, B, E, A, D, G Do them ONE voicing at a time.




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 7 3 5 LH: 1 5 Start with Cmaj7 in Voicing 1, then go to Fmaj7, Bbmaj7, Ebmaj7, etc until you have gone through the whole circle of 4ths! When you have done this, then go on to Voicing 2. Take it through the Circle of 4ths. Then go to Voicing 3 and finally Voicing 4. VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: 3 5 1 LH: 1 7 VOICING 3 with 3 on top RH: 3 7 3 LH: 1 5 VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: 7 3 7 LH: 1 5




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings EXERCISE SONG for maj7th Chords: ￨Cmaj7 / / / ￨ Cmaj7 / / / ￨ Fmaj7 / / / ￨ Fmaj7 / / / ￨￨Cmaj7 / / / ￨ Cmaj7 / / / ￨ Gmaj7 / / / ￨ Gmaj7 / / / ￨ Cmaj7 EXERCISE SONG for maj7th Chords (Single Walkup) ￨ Cmaj7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 ￨ Cmaj7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 ￨￨ Fmaj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 ￨ Fmaj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 ￨￨ Cmaj7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 ￨ Cmaj7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 ￨￨ Gmaj7 Gbmaj7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7 ￨ Gmaj7 Gbmaj7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7 ￨ Cmaj7 EXERCISE SONG for maj7th Chords (Double Walkup) ￨ Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7 ￨ Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7 ￨￨ Fmaj7 Ebmaj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 ￨ Fmaj7 Ebmaj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 ￨￨ Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7 ￨ Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7 ￨￨ Gmaj7 Fmaj7 Gbmaj7 Gmaj7 ￨ Gmaj7 Fmaj7 Gbmaj7 Gmaj7 ￨ Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7 EXERCISE SONG for maj7th Chords (Single Walkdown) ￨ Cmaj7 Dbmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 ￨ Cmaj7 Dbmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 ￨￨ Fmaj7 Gbmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 ￨ Fmaj7 Gbmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 ￨￨ Cmaj7 Dbmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 ￨ Cmaj7 Dbmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 ￨￨ Gmaj7 Abmaj7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7 ￨ Gmaj7 Abmaj7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7 ￨ Cmaj7 Dbmaj7 Cmaj7 EXERCISE SONG for maj7th Chords: ￨Cmaj7 / Ebmaj7 / ￨ Fmaj7 / / / ￨ Cmaj7 / Ebmaj7 / ￨ Fmaj7 / / Dbmaj7 ￨ Cmaj7 EXERCISE SONG for maj7th Chords: ￨ Cmaj7 / Bbmaj7 / ￨ Abmaj7 / Bbmaj7 / ￨ Cmaj7 / Bbmaj7 / ￨ Abmaj7 / Bbmaj7 / ￨ TO END: Cmaj7




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings AMAZING GRACE

(3/4 Timing Count 1 2 3, 1 2 3) ￨ Cmaj7 / / ￨ Cmaj7 / / ￨ Fmaj7 / / ￨ C6 / / ￨ Am / / ￨ D6 / / ￨ G6 / / ￨ G6 / / ￨ Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me ￨ Cmaj7 / / ￨ Cmaj7 / / ￨ Fmaj7 / / ￨ C6 / / ￨ Am / / ￨ C/G / G6 ￨ C6 / / TO REPEAT: ￨ Abmaj7 / F/G ￨ I once was lost, but now I’m found, Was blind but now, I see

TO END: Cmaj7

THIS IS THE AIR I BREATHE ￨ Cmaj7 / / / ￨ Bbmaj7 / / / ￨ Cmaj7 / / / ￨ Bbmaj7 / / / ￨ C2 / G/B / ￨ Am / Em / ￨ Fmaj7 / Am / ￨ G2 / / / This is the air I breathe, This is the air I breathe, Your holy presence, living in me ￨ Cmaj7 / / / ￨ Bbmaj7 / / / ￨ Cmaj7 / / / ￨ Bbmaj7 / / / ￨ C2 / G/B / ￨ Am / Em / ￨ Fmaj7 / Am / ￨ G2 / / / ￨ This is my daily bread, This is my daily bread, Your very word, spoken through me ￨ C2 / G/B / ￨ Am / Em / ￨ Fmaj7 / Am / ￨ G2 / / / ￨ And I, I’m desperate for you, ￨ C2 / G/B / ￨ Am / Em / ￨ Fmaj7 / Am / ￨ G2 / / / ￨ And I, I’m lost without you, TO END: Cmaj7




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 1 Goals & Homework

GOALS

1) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, and 4 for Sixth Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 2) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, and 4 for Major 7th Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 3) **OPTIONAL** Practice the Exercise Songs and Church Songs.

QUESTIONS

1) For voicing 1 (5th note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 2) For voicing 1 (5th note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 3) For voicing 2 (1 note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 4) For voicing 2 (1 note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 5) For voicing 3 (3rd note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 6) For voicing 3 (3rd note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 7) For voicing 4 (6th or 7th note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 8) For voicing 4 (6th or 7th note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 9) What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for an Ab6 with 5th on top? 10) What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for a Gbmaj7 with 3rd on top? 11) What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for an F6 with 1 on top? 12) What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for a Bmaj7 with 7th on top?




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 2 The next voicing we are going to study is for the dominant 7th chord! Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD NUMBER 3: 7th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 7 7 8 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 7 3 5 EXAMPLE: C7 RH: Bb E G LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: 3 5 1 EXAMPLE: C7 RH: E G C LH: 1 7 LH: C Bb VOICING 3 with 3 on top RH: 3 7 3 EXAMPLE: C7 RH: E Bb E LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: 7 3 7 EXAMPLE: C7 RH: Bb E Bb LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 7 3 5 EXAMPLE: F7 RH: Eb A C LH: 1 5 LH: F C VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: 3 5 1 EXAMPLE: F7 RH: A C F LH: 1 7 LH: F Eb VOICING 3 with 3 on top RH: 3 7 3 EXAMPLE: F7 RH: A Eb A LH: 1 5 LH: F C VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: 7 3 7 EXAMPLE: F7 RH: Eb A Eb LH: 1 5 LH: F C






AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 2 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 7 3 5 LH: 1 5 Start with C7 in Voicing 1, then go to F7, Bb7, Eb7, etc until you have gone through the whole circle of 4ths! When you have done this, then go on to Voicing 2. Take it through the Circle of 4ths. Then go to Voicing 3 and finally Voicing 4. VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: 3 5 1 LH: 1 7 VOICING 3 with 3 on top RH: 3 7 3 LH: 1 5 VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: 7 3 7 LH: 1 5

Everybody wants to learn to play by ear, right? Well did you know that doing these voicings is actually how I learned to RECOGNIZE CHORDS BY EAR?! That’s right! Once I started doing exercises like these (and I typically did them for a week until I got them down), I started noticing that I could recognize chords by ear! Now, I couldn’t tell you if it was a C7 or an Ab7, but I could tell you that it was a 7th chord! And this is really cool if you are listening to a song and trying to figure out the chords. It’s come in very handy! That’s why I can sit in with a band and start JAMMING immediately because I can use my trained ear of MOVEMENTS and CHORDS to know EXACTLY where they are at all times! Playing by ear is actually made up of two parts: MOVEMENTS and CHORDS. You have to know how to recognize both if you truly want to be able to play by ear. These exercises will teach you how to recognize the chords. But this is just one of the byproducts of learning jazz voicings! How awesome is that! This is going to come in really handy in a few lessons also, when we begin to play REAL songs using REAL Jazz Chord Charts!




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 2 The main thing you need to practice is the voicings in each key through the circle of 4ths. EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 1 (RH: 7 3 5 LH: 1 5) C7 F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Db7 Gb7 B7 E7 A7 D7 G7 C7 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 2 (RH: 3 5 1 LH: 1 7) C7 F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Db7 Gb7 B7 E7 A7 D7 G7 C7 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 3 (RH: 3 7 3 LH: 1 5) C7 F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Db7 Gb7 B7 E7 A7 D7 G7 C7 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 4 (RH: 7 3 7 LH: 1 5) C7 F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Db7 Gb7 B7 E7 A7 D7 G7 C7

KEY 1 (I) 2 (ii) 3 (iii) 4 (IV) 5 (V) 6 (vi) 7 (vii)

C C D E F G A B

Db Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C

D D E F# G A B C#

Eb Eb F G Ab Bb C D

E E F# G# A B C# D#

F F G A Bb C D E

Gb Gb Ab Bb B Db Eb F

G G A B C D E F#

Ab Ab Bb C Db Eb F G

A A B C# D E F# G#

Bb Bb C D Eb F G A

B B C# D# E F# G# A#




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 2

The next voicing we are going to study is for the augmented 7th chord! Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD NUMBER 4: 7+5 Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 7 7 8 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 7 3 #5 EXAMPLE: C7+5 RH: Bb E G# LH: 1 #5 LH: C G# VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: 3 #5 1 EXAMPLE: C7+5 RH: E G# C LH: 1 7 LH: C Bb VOICING 3 with 3 on top RH: 3 7 3 EXAMPLE: C7+5 RH: E Bb E LH: 1 #5 LH: C G# VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: 7 3 7 EXAMPLE: C7+5 RH: Bb E Bb LH: 1 #5 LH: C G# VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 7 3 5# EXAMPLE: F7+5 RH: Eb A C# LH: 1 5# LH: F C# VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: 3 5# 1 EXAMPLE: F7+5 RH: A C# F LH: 1 7 LH: F Eb VOICING 3 with 3 on top RH: 3 7 3 EXAMPLE: F7+5 RH: A Eb A LH: 1 5# LH: F C# VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: 7 3 7 EXAMPLE: F7+5 RH: Eb A Eb LH: 1 5# LH: F C#






AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 2 The main thing you need to practice is the voicings in each key through the circle of 4ths. EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 1 (RH: 7 3 #5 LH: 1 #5) C7+5 F7+5 Bb7+5 Eb7+5 Ab7+5 Db7+5 Gb7+5 B7+5 E7+5 A7+5 D7+5 G7+5 C7+5 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 2 (RH: 3 #5 1 LH: 1 7) C7+5 F7+5 Bb7+5 Eb7+5 Ab7+5 Db7+5 Gb7+5 B7+5 E7+5 A7+5 D7+5 G7+5 C7+5 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 3 (RH: 3 7 3 LH: 1 #5) C7+5 F7+5 Bb7+5 Eb7+5 Ab7+5 Db7+5 Gb7+5 B7+5 E7+5 A7+5 D7+5 G7+5 C7+5 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 4 (RH: 7 3 7 LH: 1 #5) C7+5 F7+5 Bb7+5 Eb7+5 Ab7+5 Db7+5 Gb7+5 B7+5 E7+5 A7+5 D7+5 G7+5 C7+5


C C D E F G A B


D D E F# G A B C#

Eb Eb F G Ab Bb C D

E E F# G# A B C# D#

F F G A Bb C D E


G G A B C D E F#


A A B C# D E F# G#

Bb Bb C D Eb F G A










GOALS

1) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, and 4 for Dominant 7th Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 2) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, and 4 for Augmented 7th Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 3) Practice the Exercise Songs using the Circle of 4ths.

QUESTIONS

1) For voicing 1 (5th note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 2) For voicing 1 (5th note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 3) For voicing 2 (1 note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 4) For voicing 2 (1 note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 5) For voicing 3 (3rd note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 6) For voicing 3 (3rd note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 7) For voicing 4 (6th or 7th note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 8) For voicing 4 (6th or 7th note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 9) What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for an Ab7 with 5th on top? 10)What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for a Bb7+5 with 3rd on top? 11)What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for an D7 with 1 on top? 12)What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for a E7+5 with 7th on top?




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 3 The next voicing we are going to study is for the minor 7th chord! Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD NUMBER 5: Minor 7th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 7 b3 5 EXAMPLE: Cm7 RH: Bb Eb G LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 5 1 EXAMPLE: Cm7 RH: Eb G C LH: 1 7 LH: C Bb VOICING b3 with b3 on top RH: b3 7 b3 EXAMPLE: Cm7 RH: Eb Bb Eb LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: 7 b3 7 EXAMPLE: Cm7 RH: Bb Eb Bb LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 7 b3 5 EXAMPLE: Fm7 RH: Eb Ab C LH: 1 5 LH: F C VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 5 1 EXAMPLE: Fm7 RH: Ab C F LH: 1 7 LH: F Eb VOICING b3 with b3 on top RH: b3 7 b3 EXAMPLE: Fm7 RH: Ab Eb Ab LH: 1 5 LH: F C VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: 7 b3 7 EXAMPLE: Fm7 RH: Eb Ab Eb LH: 1 5 LH: F C






AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 3 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 7 b3 5 LH: 1 5 Start with Cm7 in Voicing 1, then go to Fm7, Bbm7, Ebm7, etc until you have gone through the whole circle of 4ths! When you have done this, then go on to Voicing 2. Take it through the Circle of 4ths. Then go to Voicing 3 and finally Voicing 4. VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 5 1 LH: 1 7 VOICING b3 with b3 on top RH: b3 7 b3 LH: 1 5 VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: 7 b3 7 LH: 1 5

Everybody wants to learn to play by ear, right? Well did you know that doing these voicings is actually how I learned to RECOGNIZE CHORDS BY EAR?! That’s right! Once I started doing exercises like these (and I typically did them for a week until I got them down), I started noticing that I could recognize chords by ear! Now, I couldn’t tell you if it was a Cm7 or an Abm7, but I could tell you that it was a minor 7th chord! And this is really cool if you are listening to a song and trying to figure out the chords. It’s come in very handy! That’s why I can sit in with a band and start JAMMING immediately because I can use my trained ear of MOVEMENTS and CHORDS to know EXACTLY where they are at all times! Playing by ear is actually made up of two parts: MOVEMENTS and CHORDS. You have to know how to recognize both if you truly want to be able to play by ear. These exercises will teach you how to recognize the chords. But this is just one of the byproducts of learning jazz voicings! How awesome is that! This is going to come in really handy in a few lessons also, when we begin to play REAL songs using REAL Jazz Chord Charts!




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 3 The main thing you need to practice is the voicings in each key through the circle of 4ths. EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 1 ( RH: 7 b3 5 LH: 1 5) Cm7 Fm7 Bbm7 Ebm7 Abm7 Dbm7 Gbm7 Bm7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 2 ( RH: b3 5 1 LH: 1 7) Cm7 Fm7 Bbm7 Ebm7 Abm7 Dbm7 Gbm7 Bm7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 3 ( RH: b3 7 b3 LH: 1 5) Cm7 Fm7 Bbm7 Ebm7 Abm7 Dbm7 Gbm7 Bm7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 4 ( RH: 7 b3 7 LH: 1 5) Cm7 Fm7 Bbm7 Ebm7 Abm7 Dbm7 Gbm7 Bm7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7


C C D E F G A B


D D E F# G A B C#

Eb Eb F G Ab Bb C D

E E F# G# A B C# D#

F F G A Bb C D E


G G A B C D E F#


A A B C# D E F# G#

Bb Bb C D Eb F G A






The next voicing we are going to study is for the minor 6th chord! Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD NUMBER 6: Minor 6th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 6 b3 5 EXAMPLE: Cm6 RH: A Eb G LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 5 1 EXAMPLE: Cm6 RH: Eb G C LH: 1 6 LH: C A VOICING b3 with b3 on top RH: b3 6 b3 EXAMPLE: Cm6 RH: Eb A Eb LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 4 with 6 on top RH: 6 b3 6 EXAMPLE: Cm6 RH: A Eb A LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 6 b3 5 EXAMPLE: Fm6 RH: D Ab C LH: 1 5 LH: F C VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 5 1 EXAMPLE: Fm6 RH: Ab C F LH: 1 6 LH: F D VOICING b3 with b3 on top RH: b3 6 b3 EXAMPLE: Fm6 RH: Ab D Ab LH: 1 5 LH: F C VOICING 4 with 6 on top RH: 6 b3 6 EXAMPLE: Fm6 RH: D Ab D LH: 1 5 LH: F C






AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 3 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 6 b3 5 LH: 1 5 Start with Cm6 in Voicing 1, then go to Fm6, Bbm6, Ebm6, etc until you have gone through the whole circle of 4ths! When you have done this, then go on to Voicing 2. Take it through the Circle of 4ths. Then go to Voicing 3 and finally Voicing 4. VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 5 1 LH: 1 6 VOICING b3 with b3 on top RH: b3 6 b3 LH: 1 5 VOICING 4 with 6 on top RH: 6 b3 6 LH: 1 5

Everybody wants to learn to play by ear, right? Well did you know that doing these voicings is actually how I learned to RECOGNIZE CHORDS BY EAR?! That’s right! Once I started doing exercises like these (and I typically did them for a week until I got them down), I started noticing that I could recognize chords by ear! Now, I couldn’t tell you if it was a Cm6 or an Abm6, but I could tell you that it was a minor 6th chord! And this is really cool if you are listening to a song and trying to figure out the chords. It’s come in very handy! That’s why I can sit in with a band and start JAMMING immediately because I can use my trained ear of MOVEMENTS and CHORDS to know EXACTLY where they are at all times! Playing by ear is actually made up of two parts: MOVEMENTS and CHORDS. You have to know how to recognize both if you truly want to be able to play by ear. These exercises will teach you how to recognize the chords. But this is just one of the byproducts of learning jazz voicings! How awesome is that! This is going to come in really handy in a few lessons also, when we begin to play REAL songs using REAL Jazz Chord Charts!




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 3 The main thing you need to practice is the voicings in each key through the circle of 4ths. EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 1 ( RH: 6 b3 5 LH: 1 5) Cm6 Fm6 Bbm6 Ebm6 Abm6 Dbm6 Gbm6 Bm6 Em6 Am6 Dm6 Gm6 Cm6 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 2 ( RH: b3 5 1 LH: 1 6) Cm6 Fm6 Bbm6 Ebm6 Abm6 Dbm6 Gbm6 Bm6 Em6 Am6 Dm6 Gm6 Cm6 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 3 ( RH: b3 6 b3 LH: 1 5) Cm6 Fm6 Bbm6 Ebm6 Abm6 Dbm6 Gbm6 Bm6 Em6 Am6 Dm6 Gm6 Cm6 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 4 ( RH: 6 b3 6 LH: 1 5) Cm6 Fm6 Bbm6 Ebm6 Abm6 Dbm6 Gbm6 Bm6 Em6 Am6 Dm6 Gm6 Cm6


C C D E F G A B


D D E F# G A B C#

Eb Eb F G Ab Bb C D

E E F# G# A B C# D#

F F G A Bb C D E


G G A B C D E F#


A A B C# D E F# G#

Bb Bb C D Eb F G A





AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 3 The next voicing we are going to study is for the minor major 7th chord! Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD NUMBER 7: Minor Major 7th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: (maj7) b3 5 EXAMPLE: Cm(maj7) RH: B Eb G LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 5 1 EXAMPLE: Cm(maj7) RH: Eb G C LH: 1 (maj7) LH: C B VOICING b3 with b3 on top RH: b3 (maj7) b3 EXAMPLE: Cm(maj7) RH: Eb B Eb LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 4 with (maj7) on top RH: (maj7) b3 (maj7) EXAMPLE: Cm(maj7) RH: B Eb B LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: (maj7) b3 5 EXAMPLE: Fm(maj7) RH: E Ab C LH: 1 5 LH: F C VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 5 1 EXAMPLE: Fm(maj7) RH: Ab C F LH: 1 (maj7) LH: F E VOICING b3 with b3 on top RH: b3 (maj7) b3 EXAMPLE: Fm(maj7) RH: Ab E Ab LH: 1 5 LH: F C VOICING 4 with (maj7) on top RH: (maj7) b3 (maj7) EXAMPLE: Fm(maj7) RH: E Ab E LH: 1 5 LH: F C






AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 3 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: (maj7) b3 5 LH: 1 5 Start with Cm(maj7) in Voicing 1, then go to Fm(maj7), Bbm(maj7), Ebm(maj7), etc until you have gone through the whole circle of 4ths! When you have done this, then go on to Voicing 2. Take it through the Circle of 4ths. Then go to Voicing 3 and finally Voicing 4. VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 5 1 LH: 1 (maj7) VOICING b3 with b3 on top RH: b3 (maj7) b3 LH: 1 5 VOICING 4 with (maj7) on top RH: (maj7) b3 (maj7) LH: 1 5

Everybody wants to learn to play by ear, right? Well did you know that doing these voicings is actually how I learned to RECOGNIZE CHORDS BY EAR?! That’s right! Once I started doing exercises like these (and I typically did them for a week until I got them down), I started noticing that I could recognize chords by ear! Now, I couldn’t tell you if it was a Cm(maj7) or an Abm(maj7), but I could tell you that it was a minor (maj7)th chord! And this is really cool if you are listening to a song and trying to figure out the chords. It’s come in very handy! That’s why I can sit in with a band and start JAMMING immediately because I can use my trained ear of MOVEMENTS and CHORDS to know EXACTLY where they are at all times! Playing by ear is actually made up of two parts: MOVEMENTS and CHORDS. You have to know how to recognize both if you truly want to be able to play by ear. These exercises will teach you how to recognize the chords. But this is just one of the byproducts of learning jazz voicings! How awesome is that! This is going to come in really handy in a few lessons also, when we begin to play REAL songs using REAL Jazz Chord Charts!




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 3 The main thing you need to practice is the voicings in each key through the circle of 4ths. EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 1 (RH: (maj7) b3 5 LH: 1 5) Cm(maj7) Fm(maj7) Bbm(maj7) Ebm(maj7) Abm(maj7) Dbm(maj7) Gbm(maj7) Bm(maj7) Em(maj7) Am(maj7) Dm(maj7) Gm(maj7) Cm(maj7) EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 2 ( RH: b3 5 1 LH: 1 (maj7)) Cm(maj7) Fm(maj7) Bbm(maj7) Ebm(maj7) Abm(maj7) Dbm(maj7) Gbm(maj7) Bm(maj7) Em(maj7) Am(maj7) Dm(maj7) Gm(maj7) Cm(maj7) EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 3 ( RH: b3 (maj7) b3 LH: 1 5) Cm(maj7) Fm(maj7) Bbm(maj7) Ebm(maj7) Abm(maj7) Dbm(maj7) Gbm(maj7) Bm(maj7) Em(maj7) Am(maj7) Dm(maj7) Gm(maj7) Cm(maj7) EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 4 ( RH: (maj7) b3 (maj7) LH: 1 5) Cm(maj7) Fm(maj7) Bbm(maj7) Ebm(maj7) Abm(maj7) Dbm(maj7) Gbm(maj7) Bm(maj7) Em(maj7) Am(maj7) Dm(maj7) Gm(maj7) Cm(maj7)


C C D E F G A B


D D E F# G A B C#

Eb Eb F G Ab Bb C D

E E F# G# A B C# D#

F F G A Bb C D E


G G A B C D E F#


A A B C# D E F# G#

Bb Bb C D Eb F G A






GOALS

1) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, and 4 for Minor 7th Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 2) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, and 4 for Minor 6th Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 3) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, and 4 for Minor Major 7th Chords using the Circle of 4ths.

QUESTIONS

1) For voicing 1 (5th note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 2) For voicing 1 (5th note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 3) For voicing 2 (1 note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 4) For voicing 2 (1 note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 5) For voicing 3 (3rd note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 6) For voicing 3 (3rd note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 7) For voicing 4 (6th or 7th note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 8) For voicing 4 (6th or 7th note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 9) What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for an Gm7 with 5th on top? 10) What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for a Dm7 with 3rd on top? 11) What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for an Fm6 with 1 on top? 12) What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for a Em(maj7) wiith 7th on top?




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 4 The next voicing we are going to study is for the minor 7th chord! Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD NUMBER 8: Minor 7b5 (Half Diminished) Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 7 b3 b5 EXAMPLE: Cm7b5 RH: Bb Eb Gb LH: 1 b5 LH: C Gb VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 b5 1 EXAMPLE: Cm7b5 RH: Eb Gb C LH: 1 7 LH: C Bb VOICING 3 with b3 on top RH: b3 7 b3 EXAMPLE: Cm7b5 RH: Eb Bb Eb LH: 1 b5 LH: C Gb VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: 7 b3 7 EXAMPLE: Cm7b5 RH: Bb Eb Bb LH: 1 b5 LH: C Gb VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 7 b3 b5 EXAMPLE: Fm7b5 RH: Eb Ab B LH: 1 b5 LH: F B VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 b5 1 EXAMPLE: Fm7b5 RH: Ab B F LH: 1 7 LH: F Eb VOICING 3 with b3 on top RH: b3 7 b3 EXAMPLE: Fm7b5 RH: Ab Eb Ab LH: 1 b5 LH: F B VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: 7 b3 7 EXAMPLE: Fm7b5 RH: Eb Ab Eb LH: 1 b5 LH: F B






AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 4 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 7 b3 b5 LH: 1 b5 Start with Cm7b5 in Voicing 1, then go to Fm7b5, Bbm7b5, Ebm7b5, etc until you have gone through the whole circle of 4ths! When you have done this, then go on to Voicing 2. Take it through the Circle of 4ths. Then go to Voicing 3 and finally Voicing 4. VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 b5 1 LH: 1 7 VOICING 3 with b3 on top RH: b3 7 b3 LH: 1 b5 VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: 7 b3 7 LH: 1 b5

Everybody wants to learn to play by ear, right? Well did you know that doing these voicings is actually how I learned to RECOGNIZE CHORDS BY EAR?! That’s right! Once I started doing exercises like these (and I typically did them for a week until I got them down), I started noticing that I could recognize chords by ear! Now, I couldn’t tell you if it was a Cm7b5 or an Abm7b5, but I could tell you that it was a minor 7b5 chord! And this is really cool if you are listening to a song and trying to figure out the chords. It’s come in very handy! That’s why I can sit in with a band and start JAMMING immediately because I can use my trained ear of MOVEMENTS and CHORDS to know EXACTLY where they are at all times! Playing by ear is actually made up of two parts: MOVEMENTS and CHORDS. You have to know how to recognize both if you truly want to be able to play by ear. These exercises will teach you how to recognize the chords. But this is just one of the byproducts of learning jazz voicings! How awesome is that! This is going to come in really handy in a few lessons also, when we begin to play REAL songs using REAL Jazz Chord Charts!




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 4 The main thing you need to practice is the voicings in each key through the circle of 4ths. EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 1 ( RH: 7 b3 b5 LH: 1 b5) Cm7b5 Fm7b5 Bbm7b5 Ebm7b5 Abm7b5 Dbm7b5 Gbm7b5 Bm7b5 Em7b5 Am7b5 Dm7b5 Gm7b5 Cm7b5 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 2 ( RH: b3 b5 1 LH: 1 7) Cm7b5 Fm7b5 Bbm7b5 Ebm7b5 Abm7b5 Dbm7b5 Gbm7b5 Bm7b5 Em7b5 Am7b5 Dm7b5 Gm7b5 Cm7b5 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 3 ( RH: b3 7 b3 LH: 1 b5) Cm7b5 Fm7b5 Bbm7b5 Ebm7b5 Abm7b5 Dbm7b5 Gbm7b5 Bm7b5 Em7b5 Am7b5 Dm7b5 Gm7b5 Cm7b5 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 4 ( RH: 7 b3 7 LH: 1 b5) Cm7b5 Fm7b5 Bbm7b5 Ebm7b5 Abm7b5 Dbm7b5 Gbm7b5 Bm7b5 Em7b5 Am7b5 Dm7b5 Gm7b5 Cm7b5


C C D E F G A B


D D E F# G A B C#

Eb Eb F G Ab Bb C D

E E F# G# A B C# D#

F F G A Bb C D E


G G A B C D E F#


A A B C# D E F# G#

Bb Bb C D Eb F G A






The next voicing we are going to study is for the fully diminished 7th chord! Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD NUMBER 7: Fully Diminished 7th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 6 b3 b5 EXAMPLE: Cdim7 RH: A Eb Gb LH: 1 b5 LH: C Gb VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 b5 1 EXAMPLE: Cdim7 RH: Eb Gb C LH: 1 6 LH: C A VOICING b3 with b3 on top RH: b3 6 b3 EXAMPLE: Cdim7 RH: Eb A Eb LH: 1 b5 LH: C Gb VOICING 4 with 6 on top RH: 6 b3 6 EXAMPLE: Cdim7 RH: A Eb A LH: 1 b5 LH: C Gb VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 6 b3 b5 EXAMPLE: Fdim7 RH: D Ab B LH: 1 b5 LH: F B VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 b5 1 EXAMPLE: Fdim7 RH: Ab B F LH: 1 6 LH: F D VOICING b3 with b3 on top RH: b3 6 b3 EXAMPLE: Fdim7 RH: Ab D Ab LH: 1 b5 LH: F B VOICING 4 with 6 on top RH: 6 b3 6 EXAMPLE: Fdim7 RH: D Ab D LH: 1 b5 LH: F B






AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 4 VOICING 1 with 5th on top RH: 6 b3 b5 LH: 1 b5 Start with Cdim7 in Voicing 1, then go to Fdim7, Bbdim7, Ebdim7, etc until you have gone through the whole circle of 4ths! When you have done this, then go on to Voicing 2. Take it through the Circle of 4ths. Then go to Voicing 3 and finally Voicing 4. VOICING 2 with 1 on top RH: b3 b5 1 LH: 1 6 VOICING b3 with b3 on top RH: b3 6 b3 LH: 1 b5 VOICING 4 with 6 on top RH: 6 b3 6 LH: 1 b5

Everybody wants to learn to play by ear, right? Well did you know that doing these voicings is actually how I learned to RECOGNIZE CHORDS BY EAR?! That’s right! Once I started doing exercises like these (and I typically did them for a week until I got them down), I started noticing that I could recognize chords by ear! Now, I couldn’t tell you if it was a Cdim7 or an Abdim7, but I could tell you that it was a minor 6th chord! And this is really cool if you are listening to a song and trying to figure out the chords. It’s come in very handy! That’s why I can sit in with a band and start JAMMING immediately because I can use my trained ear of MOVEMENTS and CHORDS to know EXACTLY where they are at all times! Playing by ear is actually made up of two parts: MOVEMENTS and CHORDS. You have to know how to recognize both if you truly want to be able to play by ear. These exercises will teach you how to recognize the chords. But this is just one of the byproducts of learning jazz voicings! How awesome is that! This is going to come in really handy in a few lessons also, when we begin to play REAL songs using REAL Jazz Chord Charts!




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 4 The main thing you need to practice is the voicings in each key through the circle of 4ths. EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 1 ( RH: 6 b3 5 LH: 1 5) Cdim7 Fdim7 Bbdim7 Ebdim7 Abdim7 Dbdim7 Gbdim7 Bdim7 Edim7 Adim7 Ddim7 Gdim7 Cdim7 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 2 ( RH: b3 5 1 LH: 1 6) Cdim7 Fdim7 Bbdim7 Ebdim7 Abdim7 Dbdim7 Gbdim7 Bdim7 Edim7 Adim7 Ddim7 Gdim7 Cdim7 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 3 ( RH: b3 6 b3 LH: 1 5) Cdim7 Fdim7 Bbdim7 Ebdim7 Abdim7 Dbdim7 Gbdim7 Bdim7 Edim7 Adim7 Ddim7 Gdim7 Cdim7 EXERCISE SONG for Voicing 4 ( RH: 6 b3 6 LH: 1 5) Cdim7 Fdim7 Bbdim7 Ebdim7 Abdim7 Dbdim7 Gbdim7 Bdim7 Edim7 Adim7 Ddim7 Gdim7 Cdim7


C C D E F G A B


D D E F# G A B C#

Eb Eb F G Ab Bb C D

E E F# G# A B C# D#

F F G A Bb C D E


G G A B C D E F#


A A B C# D E F# G#

Bb Bb C D Eb F G A










GOALS

1) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, and 4 for HalfDiminished, Minor 7thb5 Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 2) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, and 4 for Fully Diminished 7th Chords Chords using the Circle of 4ths.

QUESTIONS

1) For voicing 1 (5th note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 2) For voicing 1 (5th note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 3) For voicing 2 (1 note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 4) For voicing 2 (1 note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 5) For voicing 3 (3rd note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 6) For voicing 3 (3rd note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 7) For voicing 4 (6th or 7th note on top), what numbers do we play in the right hand? 8) For voicing 4 (6th or 7th note on top), what numbers do we play in the left hand? 9) What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for an Bbm7b5 with 5th on top? 10) What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for a Em7b5 with 3rd on top? 11) What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for an Fdim7 with 1 on top? 12) What are the notes in the right hand and left hand for a Ebdim7 wiith 7th on top?




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Chords Lesson 5

CHOOSING THE CORRECT VOICING So if have practiced the previous four lessons and mastered the voicings for the eight 6th/7th chords we

have studied, you should be noticing a huge difference in your playing and in your ear. One thing that I struggled with a lot before I learned these voicings was how to PICK THE RIGHT

INVERSION. When we play music, we want to pick not just the “right inversion” (although this is important too), but we want to choose the RIGHT VOICING.

And they are really kind of the same thing, but at the same time they are completely different. You know

what I mean at this point if you have done your homework and really learned these voicings. So now we are going to take some brief time and practice using these voicings some more. On the next book, we have put a Jazz Standard called “Giant Steps” from out of a fake book.

WHAT IS A FAKE BOOK? A fake book is a big book of Jazz songs, and they are written with the melody note on the musical staff

and the chord above that. (Look on the next page to get a visual). It’s called a fake book because the chord chart is written in a way so that you can “fake it.” (Act like you know the song even though you may not.)

So what we will need to do is play the voicing that has the correct melody note on top. (If you do not know how to read musical notes, please check out the first two lessons from our AP 303

course, which will teach you everything you need to know quickly and easily). Now the B△ means Bmaj7. The rest of the chords you will be familiar with. So the first melody note (under the B△) is a Gb. So we would use the voicing that for Bmaj7 that has Gb

on top. This is RH: Bb Eb Gb with LH: B Gb. So this is your first chord/voicing/inversion. We will also show you another way to play it with the chord in your left hand and the melody note on top. The G△ on the second measure has a B note on top, so the voicing we would use would be RH: B F# B

with LH: G D. See how easy it is? And because this song follows little rhyme or reason (it’s just sounds cool), it is PERFECT for practicing

our voicings. If you want to practice your voicings even more, I recommend using a Hymnal (this is one of the best ways

to practice) or getting a Jazz Fake Book (preferably one without words). WARNING: You just have to be careful with Jazz Fake Books with words as some songs may have worldly

lyrics. (Yes I’m that old school music is meant to glorify God first and foremost). Go to the next page to practice “Giant Steps.”




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Chords Lesson 5 IMPORTANT: Now if the chord has a note as the melody that is not part of your voicing (for example the Bb7 in the 2nd measure has a G note as the melody and none of the Bb7 voicings have a G in them), all you have to do is your top note to adjust to the melody. Learn this song slowly at first, and then play it faster and faster. This song is meant to be played REALLY FAST. Look up some recordings of it online to hear the speed.





GOALS

1) Learn how to play Giant Steps using the correct chord voicings.

QUESTIONS

1) What is a fake book? 2) What is the first note we play in the right hand in “Giant Steps” (under the Bmaj7)? 3) What voicing do we use for the G major 7th in the second measure? 4) What voicings do we use for the D7 in the fourth measure?





ADDITIONAL VOICINGS FOR 6add9 CHORDS This is a more advanced version of a sixth chord. It is the 6add9 chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD NUMBER 1: 6add9 Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VOICING 1 with 5 on top RH: 6 9 5 EXAMPLE: C6add9 RH: A D G LH: 1 3 LH: C E VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: 3 6 9 EXAMPLE: C6add9 RH: E A D LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: 9 5 1 EXAMPLE: C6add9 RH: D G C LH: 1 3 6 LH: C E A VOICING 4 with 3 on top RH: 3 6 3 EXAMPLE: C6add9 RH: E A E LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 5 with 6 on top RH: 6 3 6 EXAMPLE: C6add9 RH: A E A LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D


CIRCLE OF 4ths = C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, B, E, A, D, G

SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you come to a plain 6th chord, you can replace it with one of these! You can also move Voicings 1, 2, and 3 up and down half steps and whole to make completely new jazzy sounds! EXERCISE SONG for 6th Chords: ￨C6add9 / / / ￨ C6add9 / / / ￨ C6add9 / / / ￨ Dm7 Em7 FMaj7 F/G ￨ (C6add9 TO END)





ADDITIONAL VOICINGS FOR MAJOR 9th CHORDS This is a more advanced version of a major 7th chord. It is the major 9th chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD NUMBER 1: Major 9th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOICING 1 with 5 on top RH: 7 9 5 EXAMPLE: Cmaj9 RH: B D G LH: 1 3 LH: C E VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: 3 7 9 EXAMPLE: Cmaj9 RH: E B D LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: 9 5 1 EXAMPLE: Cmaj9 RH: D G C LH: 1 3 7 LH: C E B VOICING 4 with 3 on top RH: 3 7 3 EXAMPLE: Cmaj9 RH: E B E LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 5 with 7 on top RH: 7 3 7 EXAMPLE: Cmaj9 RH: B E B LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D



SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you come to a plain 6th chord, you can replace it with one of these! You can also move Voicings 1, 2, and 3 up and down half steps to make completely new jazzy sounds! EXERCISE SONG for Major 7th Chords: ￨Cmaj9 / / / ￨ Cmaj9 / / / ￨ Cmaj9 / / / ￨ Dm7 Em7 FMaj7 F/G ￨ (Cmaj9add6 TO END)




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings ADDITIONAL VOICINGS FOR MAJOR 9add6 CHORDS

This next chord is pretty awesome. It’s like we took the 6add9 and the major 9th chords and put them together! Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD NUMBER 1: Major 9add6 Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOICING 1 with 5 on top RH: 7 9 5 EXAMPLE: Cmaj9 RH: B D G LH: 1 3 6 LH: C E A VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: 3 6 7 9 EXAMPLE: Cmaj9 RH: E A B D LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: 9 5 6 1 EXAMPLE: Cmaj9 RH: D G A C LH: 1 3 7 LH: C E B VOICING 4 with 3 on top RH: 3 6 7 3 EXAMPLE: Cmaj9 RH: E A B E LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 5 with 7 on top RH: 7 3 7 EXAMPLE: Cmaj9 RH: B E B LH: 1 5 6 9 LH: C G A D



SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you come to a plain 6th chord, you can replace it with one of these! You can also move Voicings 1, 2, and 3 up and down half steps to make completely new jazzy sounds! EXERCISE SONG for Major 7th Chords: ￨Cmaj9add6 / / / ￨ Cmaj9add6 / / / ￨ Cmaj9add6 / / / ￨ Dm7 Em7 FMaj7 F/G ￨ (Cmaj9add6 TO END) ALL OF THESE CHORDS MAKE GREAT I AND IV CHORD BASIC MAJOR CHORD REPLACEMENTS!





GOALS

1) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 for 6add9 Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 2) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 for Major 9th Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 3) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 for Major 9add6 Chords using the Circle of 4ths.

QUESTIONS

1) What chord can we replace a 6th chord with? 2) What two chord options can we replace a major 7th chord with?




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 7 This is a more advanced version of a dominant 7th chord. It is the dominant 9th chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD: Dominant 9th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VOICING 1 with 5 on top RH: b7 9 5 EXAMPLE: C9 RH: Bb D G LH: 1 3 LH: C E VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: 3 b7 9 EXAMPLE: C9 RH: E Bb D LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: 9 5 1 EXAMPLE: C9 RH: D G C LH: 1 3 b7 LH: C E Bb VOICING 4 with 3 on top RH: 3 b7 3 EXAMPLE: C9 RH: E Bb E LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 5 with 7 on top RH: b7 3 b7 EXAMPLE: C9 RH: Bb E Bb LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D



SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you come to a plain dominant 7th chord, you can replace it with one of these! You can also move Voicings 1 and 3 up and down half steps and whole to make completely new jazzy sounds! EXERCISE SONG for 9th Chords: C9 / / / ￨ C9 / / / ￨ F9 / / / ￨ F9 / / / ￨ C9 / / / ￨ C9 / / / ￨ G9 / / / ￨ G9 / / / ￨ C9




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 7 This is a more advanced version of an augmented 7th chord. It is the augmented 9th chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD: Augmented 9th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VOICING 1 with 5 on top RH: b7 9 #5 EXAMPLE: C9 RH: Bb D Ab LH: 1 3 LH: C E VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: 3 b7 9 EXAMPLE: C9 RH: E Bb D LH: 1 #5 LH: C Ab VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: 9 #5 1 EXAMPLE: C9 RH: D Ab C LH: 1 3 b7 LH: C E Bb VOICING 4 with 3 on top RH: 3 b7 3 EXAMPLE: C9 RH: E Bb E LH: 1 #5 9 LH: C Ab D VOICING 5 with 7 on top RH: b7 3 b7 EXAMPLE: C9 RH: Bb E Bb LH: 1 #5 9 LH: C Ab D



SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you come to a plain augmented 7th chord, you can replace it with one of these! You can also move Voicings 1 and 3 up and down half steps and whole to make completely new jazzy sounds! EXERCISE SONG for Augmented 9th Chords: Cmaj9 / / / ￨ C+9 / / / ￨ Fmaj9 / / / ￨ Cmaj9 / / / ￨ Am7 / / / ￨ Dm9 / / /￨ G9 / / / ￨ G+9 / / / ￨ Cmaj9





GOALS

1) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 for Dominant 9th Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 2) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 for Augmented 9th Chords using the Circle of 4ths.

QUESTIONS

1) What chord can we replace a Dominant 7th chord with? 2) What two chord options can we replace a Augmented 7th chord with (as long as it sounds good)?




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 8 This is a more advanced version of a minor 7th chord. It is the minor 9th chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD: Minor 9th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VOICING 1 with 5 on top RH: b7 9 5 EXAMPLE: Cm9 RH: Bb D G LH: 1 b3 LH: C Eb VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: b3 b7 9 EXAMPLE: Cm9 RH: Eb Bb D LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: 9 5 1 EXAMPLE: Cm9 RH: D G C LH: 1 b3 b7 LH: C E Bb VOICING 4 with 3 on top RH: b3 b7 b3 EXAMPLE: Cm9 RH: Eb Bb Eb LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 5 with 7 on top RH: b7 b3 b7 EXAMPLE: Cm9 RH: Bb Eb Bb LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D



SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you come to a plain minor 7th chord, you can replace it with one of these! You can also move Voicings 1 and 3 up and down half steps and whole to make completely new jazzy sounds! EXERCISE SONG for Minor 9th Chords: Cm9 / / / ￨ Cm9 / / / ￨ Fm9 / / / ￨ Fm9 / / / ￨ Cm9 / / / ￨ Cm9 / / / ￨ G7 / / / ￨ G7 / / / ￨ Cm9




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 8 This is a more advanced version of a minor 6th chord. It is the minor 6add9 chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD: Minor 6add9 Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VOICING 1 with 5 on top RH: 6 9 5 EXAMPLE: Cm6add9 RH: A D G LH: 1 b3 LH: C Eb VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: b3 6 9 EXAMPLE: Cm6add9 RH: Eb A D LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: 9 5 1 EXAMPLE: Cm6add9 RH: D G C LH: 1 b3 6 LH: C E A VOICING 4 with 3 on top RH: b3 6 b3 EXAMPLE: Cm6add9 RH: Eb A Eb LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 5 with 6 on top RH: 6 b3 6 EXAMPLE: Cm6add9 RH: A Eb A LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D



SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you come to a plain minor 6th chord, you can replace it with one of these! You can also move Voicings 1 and 3 up and down half steps and whole to make completely new jazzy sounds! EXERCISE SONG for Minor6add9 Chords: Imaj7 / v9 I7 Take my hands, Lord, take my feet, IVmaj7 / iv6add9 / Touch my heart Lord, speak through me,




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 8 This is a more advanced version of a minor major 7th chord. It is the minor major 9th chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD: Minor Major 9th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VOICING 1 with 5 on top RH: 7 9 5 EXAMPLE: Cmmaj9 RH: B D G LH: 1 b3 LH: C Eb VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: b3 7 9 EXAMPLE: Cmmaj9 RH: Eb B D LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: 9 5 1 EXAMPLE: Cmmaj9 RH: D G C LH: 1 b3 7 LH: C E B VOICING 4 with 3 on top RH: b3 7 b3 EXAMPLE: Cmmaj9 RH: Eb B Eb LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 5 with 7 on top RH: 7 b3 7 EXAMPLE: Cmmaj9 RH: B Eb B LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D



SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you come to a plain minor major 7th chord, you can replace it with one of these! You can also move Voicings 1 and 3 up and down half steps and whole to make completely new jazzy sounds!




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 8 PRACTICE SONG i i(maj9) i9 i(maj9) i7 / / /

SPIRIT OF THE LORD (Funky) * On all i chords, use i, i(maj7), i7, i(maj7) technique shown above and in the video!

SPIRIT OF THE LORD (Funky)

i9 / / / i9 / / / V7 / / / i9 / / / When the Spirit of the Lord comes upon my heart, I will dance like David danced,

i9 / / / i9 / / / V7 / / / i9 / / / When the Spirit of the Lord comes upon my heart, I will dance like David danced, iv9 / / / i9 / / / V7 / / / i9 / / / I will dance like David, dance like David, dance like David danced, iv9 / / / i9 / / / V7 / / / i9 / / / I will dance like David, dance like David, dance like David danced,





GOALS

1) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 for Minor 9th Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 2) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 for Minor 6add9 Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 3) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 for Minor Major 9ths Chords using the Circle of 4ths.

QUESTIONS

1) What chord can we replace a Minor 9th chord with? 2) What two chord options can we replace a Minor 6add9 chord with (as long as it sounds good)? 3) What chord can we replace a Minor Major 9th chord with?




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 9 This is a more advanced version of a dominant 9th chord. It is the dominant 9add13 chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD: Dominant 9add13 Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D E F G A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 VOICING 1 with 13 on top RH: b7 9 6 EXAMPLE: C9add13 RH: Bb D A LH: 1 3 LH: C E VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: 3 b7 9 EXAMPLE: C9add13 RH: E Bb D LH: 1 6 LH: C A VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: 9 6 1 EXAMPLE: C9add13 RH: D A C LH: 1 3 b7 LH: C E Bb VOICING 4 with 3 on top RH: 3 b7 3 EXAMPLE: C9add13 RH: E Bb E LH: 1 6 9 LH: C A D VOICING 5 with 7 on top RH: b7 3 b7 EXAMPLE: C9 RH: Bb E Bb LH: 1 6 9 LH: C G D



SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you come to a plain dominant 7th or 9th chord, you can replace it with one of these! EXERCISE SONG for 9add13 Chords: C9add13 / / / ￨ C9add13 / / / ￨ F9add13 / / / ￨ F9add13 / / / ￨ C9add13 / / / ￨ C9add13 / / / ￨ G9add13 / / / ￨ G9add13 / / / ￨ C9add13




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 9 This is a more advanced version of an augmented 7th or augmented 9th chord. It is the augmented 7+5+9 chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD: Augmented 7+5+9 Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VOICING 1 with 5 on top RH: b7 #9 #5 EXAMPLE: C7+5+9 RH: Bb Eb Ab LH: 1 3 LH: C E VOICING 2 with #9 on top RH: 3 b7 #9 EXAMPLE: C7+5+9 RH: E Bb Eb LH: 1 #5 LH: C Ab VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: #9 #5 1 EXAMPLE: C7+5+9 RH: Eb Ab C LH: 1 3 b7 LH: C E Bb VOICING 4 with 3 on top RH: 3 b7 3 EXAMPLE: C7+5+9 RH: E Bb E LH: 1 #5 #9 LH: C Ab Eb VOICING 5 with 7 on top RH: b7 3 b7 EXAMPLE: C7+5+9 RH: Bb E Bb LH: 1 #5 #9 LH: C Ab Eb



SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you come to a plain augmented 7th or 9th chord, you can replace it with one of these! You can also move Voicings 1 and 3 up and down half steps and whole to make completely new jazzy sounds! EXERCISE SONG for Augmented 9th Chords: Cmaj9 / / / ￨ C7+5+9 / / / ￨ Fmaj9 / / / ￨ Cmaj9 / / / ￨ Am7 / / / ￨ Dm9 / / /￨ G9 / / / ￨ G7+5+9 / / / ￨ Cmaj9




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 9 This is a more advanced version of a dominant 7th chord. It is the dominant 7b9 chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD: Dominant 7b9 Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VOICING 1 with 5 on top RH: b7 b9 5 EXAMPLE: C7b9 RH: Bb Db G LH: 1 3 LH: C E VOICING 2 with b9 on top RH: 3 b7 b9 EXAMPLE: C7b9 RH: E Bb Db LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: b9 5 1 EXAMPLE: C7b9 RH: Db G C LH: 1 3 b7 LH: C E Bb VOICING 4 with 3 on top RH: 3 b7 3 EXAMPLE: C7b9 RH: E Bb E LH: 1 5 b9 LH: C G Db VOICING 5 with 7 on top RH: b7 3 b7 EXAMPLE: C7b9 RH: Bb E Bb LH: 1 5 b9 LH: C G Db



SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you are on a 4th movement going to a minor chord, replace a regular dominant 7th with this! EXERCISE SONG for Augmented 9th Chords: Cm7 / / / ￨ C7b9 / / / ￨ Fm9 / / / ￨ G7+5+9 / / / ￨ Cm7 / / / ￨ C7b9 / / / ￨ Fm9 / / / ￨ G7b9 / / / ￨ Cm9





GOALS

1) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 for 9add13 Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 2) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 for 7+5+9 Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 3) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 for Dominant 7b9 Chords using the Circle of 4ths.

QUESTIONS

1) What chord can we replace a 9add13 Chord with? 2) What two chord options can we replace a 7+5+9 Chord with (as long as it sounds good)? 3) What chord can we replace a Dominant 7b9 Chord with?




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 10 This is a more advanced version of a minor 9th chord. It is the minor 11th chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD: Minor 11th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D E F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 VOICING 1 with 5 on top RH: b7 9 11 5 EXAMPLE: Cm11 RH: Bb D F G LH: 1 b3 (or 1 11 with m9 in RH) LH: C Eb VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: b3 11 b7 9 EXAMPLE: Cm11 RH: Eb F Bb D LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: 9 11 5 1 EXAMPLE: Cm11 RH: D F G C LH: 1 b3 b7 LH: C E Bb VOICING 4 with 3 on top RH: b3 11 b7 b3 EXAMPLE: Cm11 RH: Eb F Bb Eb LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 5 with 7 on top RH: b7 b3 11 b7 EXAMPLE: Cm11 RH: Bb Eb F Bb LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 6 with 11 on top RH: b7 9 11 EXAMPLE: Cm11 RH: Bb D F LH: 1 b3 5 LH: C Eb G



SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you come to a plain minor 7th chord, you can replace it with one of these! You can also move some Voicings up and down half and whole steps to make completely new jazzy sounds! EXERCISE SONG for Minor 11th Chords: Cm11 / / / ￨ Cm11 / / / ￨ Fm11 / / / ￨ Fm11 / / / ￨ Cm11 / / / ￨ Cm11 / / / ￨ G7 / / / ￨ G7 / / / ￨ Cm11




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 10 This is a more advanced version of a dominant 9th chord. It is the dominant 9#11 chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD: Dominant 9#11 Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D E F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 VOICING 1 with 5 on top RH: b7 9 5 EXAMPLE: C9#11 RH: Bb D G LH: 1 3 #11 LH: C E F# VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: 3 #11 b7 9 EXAMPLE: C9#11 RH: E F# Bb D LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: 9 #11 1 EXAMPLE: C9#11 RH: D F# C LH: 1 3 b7 LH: C E Bb VOICING 4 with 3 on top RH: 3 #11 b7 3 EXAMPLE: C9#11 RH: E F# Bb E LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 5 with 7 on top RH: b7 3 #11 b7 EXAMPLE: C9#11 RH: Bb E F# Bb LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D

VOICING 6 with 11 on top RH: b7 9 #11 EXAMPLE: C9#11 RH: Bb D F# LH: 1 3 5 LH: C E G GOT THE HANG OF IT? Great! Now take EACH voicing through the CIRCLE of 4ths.


SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you come to a plain dominant 9th chord (USUALLY ON THE IV CHORD), you can replace it with one of these! We use this a lot to replace a PLAIN V/IV chord. (G/F for example) You can also use them as a half step walk down to almost any chord, whether major or minor. EXERCISE SONG for Minor 11th and 9#11 Chords: Cmaj9 / / / ￨ F9#11 / / / ￨ Em11 / / / ￨ Ebm11 / / / ￨ Dm11 / / / ￨ G7b9 / / / ￨ Dbmaj9 / / / ￨ Cmaj9 /




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 10 Take it to the next level and learn it in every key! EXERCISE SONG for Minor 11th and 9#11 Chords: Imaj9 / / / ￨ IV9#11 / / / ￨ iii11 / / / ￨ biii11 / / / ￨ ii11 / / / ￨ V7b9 / / / ￨ #Imaj9 / / / ￨ Imaj9 /

In the Presence of Jehovah (Fmaj7/G) G13 G7b9 CMaj9 / / / Cmaj9 / C/G F9#11 Em7 / / / In the presence of Je hov ah, A7b9 / / / Dm9 / / / F/G / F9#11 / Em7 / A7b9 / Dm7 / God almighty, prince of peace, G13 G7b9 CMaj9 / / / Cmaj9 / C/G F9#11 Em7 / / / A7b9 / / / Trou bles vanish, hearts are mended,

Dm9 / / / F/G / C2 / / / F/G / In the presence of the King.





GOALS

1) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 for Minor 11 Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 2) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 for 9#11 Chords using the Circle of 4ths.

QUESTIONS

1) What chords can we replace with a Minor 11 normally? 2) We can use a 9#11 as a half step walkdown to almost any chord. True or False?




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 11 This is a more advanced version of a dominant 9th chord. It is the 11th chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD: 11th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D E F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 VOICING 1 with 5 on top RH: b7 9 11 5 EXAMPLE: C11 RH: Bb D F G LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: 11 b7 9 EXAMPLE: C11 RH: F Bb D LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: 9 11 5 1 EXAMPLE: C11 RH: D F G C LH: 1 5 b7 LH: C G Bb VOICING 4 with 11 on top RH: 11 b7 11 EXAMPLE: C11 RH: F Bb F LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 5 with 7 on top RH: b7 11 b7 EXAMPLE: C11 RH: Bb F Bb LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 6 with 11 on top RH: b7 9 11 EXAMPLE: C11 RH: Bb D F LH: 1 5 LH: C G



SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you come to a plain minor 7th chord, you can replace it with one of these! You can also move some Voicings up and down half and whole steps to make completely new jazzy sounds! EXERCISE SONG for 11th Chords: Cmaj9 / / / ￨ C11 / / / ￨ Fmaj9 / / / ￨ Cmaj9 / / / ￨ Am9 / / / ￨ D9 / / / ￨ Dm9 / / / ￨ G11 / / / ￨ Cmaj9




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 11 EXERCISE SONG for Minor 11th Chords: Imaj9 / / / ￨ I11 / / / ￨ IVmaj9 / / / ￨ Imaj9 / / / ￨ vi9 / / / ￨ II9 / / / ￨ ii9 / / / ￨ V11 / / / ￨ Imaj9 This is a more advanced version of an 11th chord. It is the 13th chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD: 13th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D E F G A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 VOICING 1 with 13 on top RH: b7 9 11 13 EXAMPLE: C13 RH: Bb D F A LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: 11 b7 9 EXAMPLE: C13 RH: F Bb D LH: 1 5 13 LH: C G A VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: 9 11 13 1 EXAMPLE: C13 RH: D F A C LH: 1 5 b7 LH: C G Bb VOICING 4 with 5 on top RH: b7 9 11 5 EXAMPLE: C13 RH: Bb D F G LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 5 with 7 on top RH: 9 11 b7 EXAMPLE: C13 RH : D F Bb LH: 1 5 13 LH: C G A VOICING 6 with 11 on top RH: 13 b7 9 11 EXAMPLE: C13 RH: A Bb D F LH: 1 5 LH: C G



SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Anytime you come to a plain minor 7th chord, you can replace it with one of these! You can also move some Voicings up and down half and whole steps to make completely new jazzy sounds!




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 11 EXERCISE SONG for 13th Chords: Cmaj9 / / / ￨ C13 / / / ￨ Fmaj9 / / / ￨ Cmaj9 / / / ￨ Am9 / / / ￨ D9 / / / ￨ G9sus4 / / / ￨ G11 / G13 / ￨ Cmaj9 Take it to the next level and learn it in every key! EXERCISE SONG for 13th Chords: Imaj9 / / / ￨ I13 / / / ￨ IVmaj9 / / / ￨ Imaj9 / / / ￨ vi9 / / / ￨ II9 / / / ￨ V9sus4 / / / ￨ V11 / V13 / ￨ Imaj9

In the Presence of Jehovah (Fmaj7/G) G13 G7b9 CMaj9 / / / Cmaj9 / C/G F9#11 Em7 / / / In the presence of Je hov ah, A7b9 / / / Dm9 / / / F/G / F9#11 / Em7 / A7b9 / Dm7 / God almighty, prince of peace, G13 G7b9 CMaj9 / / / Cmaj9 / C/G F9#11 Em7 / / / A7b9 / / / Trou bles vanish, hearts are mended,

Dm9 / / / F/G / C2 / / / F/G / In the presence of the King.

SONG: AMAZING GRACE

C2 / / C13 / / Fmaj9 / / C Bm11 E7#5#9 Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,

Am9 / / D9 / / Dm9 / / G9 / G13 That saved a wretch like me, C2 / / C13 / / Fmaj9 / / C Bm11 E7#5#9 I once was lost, but now I’m found, Am9 / / D9 / G7b9 To Repeat: C2 / / F/G / / C2 Was blind but now I see. For a really fancy ending try this To End: Ab2 / / Bb2 / / C2





GOALS

1) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 for 11th Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 2) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 for 13th Chords using the Circle of 4ths.

QUESTIONS

1) What chords can we replace with an 11th chord normally? 2) What chords can we replace with a 13th chord normally?




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 12 This is a more advanced version of a dominant 9th chord. It is the 9#11 chord. (This lessons will go more advanced into the 9#11 chord to reiterate this important chord.) Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD: 9#11th Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D E F F# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 #11 VOICING 1 with 11 on top RH: #11 b7 #11 EXAMPLE: C9#11 RH: F# Bb F# LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: 3 #11 b7 9 EXAMPLE: C9#11 RH: E F# Bb D LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: 9 #11 1 EXAMPLE: C9#11 RH: D F# C LH: 1 5 b7 LH: C G Bb VOICING 4 with 7 on top RH: b7 #11 b7 EXAMPLE: C9#11 RH: Bb F# Bb LH: 1 5 9 LH: C G D VOICING 5 with 11 on top RH: b7 9 #11 EXAMPLE: C9#11 RH: Bb D F# LH: 1 5 LH: C G GOT THE HANG OF IT? Great! Now take EACH voicing through the CIRCLE of 4ths.


SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Almost anytime you want to do a half step walkdown to a chord, you can use one of these chords! (We mainly use these when going to major or minor chords (or major 7ths/9ths or minor 7ths/9ths). You can also move some Voicings up and down half and whole steps to make completely new jazzy sounds! EXERCISE SONG for 9#11 Chords: Cmaj9 / / / ￨ C13 / / Gb9#11 ￨ Fmaj9 / / / ￨ Cmaj9 / / Bb9#11 ￨ Am9 / / / ￨ D9 / / / ￨ Ab9#11 / / / ￨ G13 / / Db9#11 ￨ Cmaj9 EXERCISE SONG for 9#11 Chords: Imaj9 / / / ￨ I13 / / #IV9#11 ￨ IVmaj9 / / / ￨ Imaj9 / / bVII9#11 ￨ vi9 / / / ￨ II9 / / / ￨ bVI9#11 / / / ￨ V13 / / #19#11 ￨ Imaj9




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 12 This is a more advanced version of a 13th chord. It is a 13b9 chord. Basic Voicings below + VOICING CHORD: 13b9 Chords In music, we like to refer to things in numbers as you may know. So in the key of C: C D E F G A B C D E F G A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 VOICING 1 with 13 on top RH: b7 b9 11 13 EXAMPLE: C13b9 RH: Bb Db F A LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 2 with 9 on top RH: 11 b7 b9 EXAMPLE: C13 RH: F Bb Db LH: 1 5 13 LH: C G A VOICING 3 with 1 on top RH: b9 11 13 1 EXAMPLE: C13 RH: Db F A C LH: 1 5 b7 LH: C G Bb VOICING 4 with 5 on top RH: b7 b9 11 5 EXAMPLE: C13 RH: Bb Db F G LH: 1 5 LH: C G VOICING 5 with 7 on top RH: b9 11 b7 EXAMPLE: C13 RH : Db F Bb LH: 1 5 13 LH: C G A VOICING 5 with 11 on top RH: 13 b7 b9 11 EXAMPLE: C13 RH: A Bb Db F LH: 1 5 LH: C G GOT THE HANG OF IT? Great! Now take EACH voicing through the CIRCLE of 4ths.


SUBSTITUTION RULE REMINDER Use this on your V chord instead of just a plain 7th, 9th, 11th or 13th for a really jazzy sound. It also works well on MANY 4th movements. (C to F, G to C, etc) You can also move some Voicings up and down half and whole steps to make completely new jazzy sounds! EXERCISE SONG for 13th Chords: Cmaj9 / / / ￨ C13b9 / / / ￨ Fmaj9 / / / ￨ Cmaj9 / / / ￨ Am9 / / / ￨ D9 / / / ￨ G9sus4 / / / ￨ G13b9 / / / ￨ Cmaj9 Take it to the next level and learn it in every key!




AP 702 Gospel Jazz Voicings Lesson 12 EXERCISE SONG for 13th Chords: Imaj9 / / / ￨ I13b9 / / / ￨ IVmaj9 / / / ￨ Imaj9 / / / ￨ vi9 / / / ￨ II9 / / / ￨ V9sus4 / / / ￨ V13b9 / / / ￨ Imaj9

In the Presence of Jehovah G13b9 G7b9 CMaj9 / / / Cmaj9 / C/G F9#11 Em7 / / / In the presence of Je hov ah, A7b9 / / / Dm9 / / / F/G / F9#11 / Em7 / A7b9 / Dm7 / God almighty, prince of peace, G13b9 G7b9 CMaj9 / / / Cmaj9 / C/G F9#11 Em7 / / / A7b9 / / / Trou bles vanish, hearts are mended,

Dm9 / / / G13b9 / / / C2 / / / F/G / In the presence of the King.

SONG: AMAZING GRACE

C2 / / Gm9 / C13b9 Fmaj9 / / C Bm11 Bb13b9 Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,

Am9 / / D9 / / Dm9 / / G9 / G13b9 That saved a wretch like me, C2 / / Gm9 / C13b9 / / Fmaj9 / / C Bm11 Bb13b9 I once was lost, but now I’m found, Am9 / / D9 / G13b9 To Repeat: C2 / / G13b9 Was blind but now I see. For a really fancy ending try this To End: Ab2 / / Bb2 / / C2





GOALS

1) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 for 9#11 Chords using the Circle of 4ths. 2) Practice Voicings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 for 13b9 Chords using the Circle of 4ths.

QUESTIONS

1) We can use a 9#11 as a half step walkdown to almost any chord. True or False? 2) Where can we use 13b9 chords?




Documents

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