Q. Hi! I'm a little bit confused about 7th chord voicing. I understand inversions but voicing is a bit confusing for me. I want to know how many possible chord voicings are out there. I also want to know which notes I have to lower in order to correspond to the drop voicing. Thanks.
A. Chord voicings are ways in which you can arrange the notes in the chord for various effect. For a 7th (assuming you mean Dom 7) in G, you might "drop 2, drop 4" which means (for one example) on piano, you would play the root and 5th in the right hand, and play the 3rd and the 7th in the left. In this example, then, imagine the G7 chord this way: (from the bottom), LH: B, F, RH: G, D. Root position of this chord would simply be G, B, D, F. Reasons for voicing chords certain ways may be for concerted writing (voice *leading* so that each instrument has a line that is close to step-wise movement), or for supporting the melody. Capeche?
does anyone know advanced Rootless chord piano voicing for two hands?
Q. Looking for interesting Jazz rootless chord voicings for two hands if anyone knows some. For Dom7, Maj7th, Min7th, Min6th.
A. You can try some spread voicings. That's where you play every other chord tone.
So a Cmaj7 w/o the root is just Em. A spread voiced Em triad would be built E B G. You could stick another E at the top if you want.
You should be able to figure out the rest on your own... unless you don't actually know how chords are built, in which case I recommend you read this article I wrote on the subject. It's intended for guitarists, but the information is applicable to all instruments.
http://www.lukesniper.net/?p=181
How do I practice reading jazz chords off of a lead sheet? How would I quickly learn to sight read piano music?
Q. I'm a student in the 11th grade. I attend an art school, I am currently studying piano with jazz chords and progressions. I would like to join the jazz band but I need to learn to read a bit quicker. Any ideas?
A. READ --READ--READ--as much music as you can
try to play with other musicians
STUDY-STUDY-STUDY- theory and chord voicings
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