A Systematic Approach To Jazzpiano Voicings Over the years a lot of people have asked me about my voicings. I usually end up writing down my system. Just recently a friend suggested to ma To fully comprehend the contents of this page you should be familiar with basic jazz harmony and theory. If you don't know anything about chords Voicings can be devided into two groups: root voicings rootless voicings Root voicings. Personally I prefer rootless voicings , but I believe that one should be familiar with root voicings. Root voicings are actually very simple, let's start with a | IVI | IIV | I | in Bb(7), a common turnaround, for example in a Bb blues: This is also available in midi and mpeg3 (61k) Notice that the left hand always plays the 1 and 7 or 1 and 3. Let's make a system: Left hand : Right hand : 1,7 1,3 3, extensions (13,9, etc.) 7, extensions (9,13, etc.) This system is valid for almost any type of chord. Min7b5 chords are debatable. But you can use rootless voicings for these chords. To get fluent in changes bridge in all keys is sufficient. Use different kinds of rhythm changes bridges. Examples: | D7 | % | G7 | % | C7 | % | F7 | % | or | Amin7 | D7 | Dmin7 | G7 | Gmin7 | C7 | Cmin7 | F7 | (also available in midi and mpeg3 (123k) ) or | Amin7 | D7 | Gmaj7 | % | Gmin7 | C7 | Fmaj7 | F7 |

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ASystematicApproachToJazzpianoVoicings

Overtheyearsalotofpeoplehaveaskedmeaboutmyvoicings.Iusuallyendupwritingdownmysystem.Justrecentlyafriendsuggestedtomakea

Tofullycomprehendthecontentsofthispageyoushouldbefamiliarwithbasicjazzharmonyandtheory.Ifyoudon'tknowanythingaboutchordsorcan't

Voicingscanbedevidedintotwogroups:

rootvoicings

rootlessvoicings

Rootvoicings.

PersonallyIpreferrootlessvoicings,butIbelievethatoneshouldbefamiliarwithrootvoicings.Rootvoicings

areactuallyverysimple,let'sstartwitha|IVI|IIV|I|inBb(7),acommonturnaround,forexampleinaBbblues:

Thisisalsoavailableinmidiandmpeg3(61k)

Noticethatthelefthandalwaysplaysthe1and7or1and3.

Let'smakeasystem:

Lefthand: Righthand:

1,7

1,3

3,extensions(13,9,etc.)

7,extensions(9,13,etc.)

Thissystemisvalidforalmostanytypeofchord.Min7b5chordsaredebatable.Butyoucanuserootlessvoicingsforthesechords.Togetfluentin

changesbridgeinallkeysissufficient.Usedifferentkindsofrhythmchangesbridges.Examples:

|D7|%|G7|%|C7|%|F7|%|

or

|Amin7|D7|Dmin7|G7|Gmin7|C7|Cmin7|F7|(alsoavailableinmidiandmpeg3(123k))

or

|Amin7|D7|Gmaj7|%|Gmin7|C7|Fmaj7|F7|