{"id":13608,"date":"2016-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=13608"},"modified":"2024-10-07T18:44:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:44:44","slug":"ninth-chords-using-three-note-voicings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ninth-chords-using-three-note-voicings\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Play Ninth Chords Using Three-Note Voicings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a way to play ninth chords using three-note voicings.<\/p>\n<p>If you aren&#8217;t sure of what three-note voicings are, don&#8217;t worry, after this lesson, if someone walks up to you and asks you what three-note voicings are, you&#8217;ll not only tell the person what they are, you&#8217;ll also be able to put them to work by playing the three-note voicings of ninth chords.<\/p>\n<p>Just before we get into learning three note voicings (which is our goal in this lesson), let\u2019s talk about voicing.<\/p>\n<h2><em>&#8220;What Is Voicing?&#8221; <\/em><\/h2>\n<p>A chord is a collection of related notes. Although these notes can be played on the keyboard, they can also be considered to be <em>voices<\/em> or <em>voice parts<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Voicing is the consideration of the notes of a chord as voices or voice parts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Chords that can easily be formed on the keyboard are called <em>keyboard style chords<\/em>. But when we go beyond keyboard style chords to delve into arrangements where the tones of a chord are considered as voices [or voice parts], then we&#8217;ve started <em>voicing<\/em> chords.<\/p>\n<p>There are four voice parts &#8211; soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Therefore, distributing the notes of the C <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/major-seventh-chord\">major seventh chord<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;between these voice parts from the highest to the lowest voice part, we&#8217;ll have B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as the soprano voice, G:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as the alto voice, E:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as the tenor voice, C:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as the bass voice.<\/p>\n<h3>The Skeleton Voicing Technique<\/h3>\n<p>There are so many voicing techniques that chords can be rearranged with, but we are looking at <em>three-note voicing technique<\/em> in this post, which is a sequel to what we covered previously on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/skeleton-in-the-chordboard\">skeleton voicing technique<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the vitality of the third and seventh tones of a chord, they are referred to as the skeleton (aka &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/skeleton-in-the-chordboard\">the skeleton in the chordboard<\/a>&#8220;.)<\/p>\n<p>The skeleton of a chord to a large extent, determines its quality. For instance, the third and the seventh of the C major seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which are E and B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;respectively, form intervals of a major third and major seventh from the root of the chord. From C to E:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is a <strong>major third<\/strong> while from C to B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is a <strong>major seventh<\/strong>. It is the third and seventh tones of the C major seventh chord:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Major third<\/p>\n<p>Major seventh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;that determines to a large extent, its quality.<\/p>\n<h2>Three Note Voicings &#8211; Explained<\/h2>\n<p>Today, we are exploring three note voicings of three [out of the five] common seventh chord qualities. We&#8217;ll be looking at three-note voicings of the major ninth, the minor ninth, and the dominant ninth chords.<\/p>\n<h3>The Missing Extension &#8211; The Ninth<\/h3>\n<p>Beyond the third and the seventh chord tones lies an extension &#8211; the ninth.<\/p>\n<p>The C major ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,B,D&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;has E &#8211; B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as its skeleton voicing.<\/p>\n<p>It is not possible to <em>voice<\/em> ninth chords using the skeleton voicing technique because the skeleton voicing technique is basically connected to the third and seventh tones and therefore does not include the ninth tone.<\/p>\n<p>Voicing a ninth chord with the skeleton voicing technique produces a ninth chord with a missing extension and trust me, that&#8217;s no ninth chord at all. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Adding the extension to the skeleton voicing produces three-note voicings. Let me show you step-by-step, how to voice ninth chords using three notes in subsequent segments.<\/p>\n<h2>Three Note Voicings Of The Major Ninth Chord<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s explore the formation of three note voicings of the major ninth chord using the C major ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,B,D&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as an example.<\/p>\n<p>The three note voicing of the C major ninth chord consists of the third and seventh tones of the C major scale, which are E and B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and the ninth tone of the C major scale (which is D):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,D&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Simply put, the skeleton of the C major ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;plus its ninth tone:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,D&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;produces the three note voicing of the C major ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,B,D&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nFor your reference, here are the three note voicings of the major ninth chord in all twelve keys&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>C major ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,E,B,D,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nDb major ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Db,,F,C,Eb,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nD major ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=D,,Fs,Cs,E,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nEb major ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Eb,,G,D,F,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nE major ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=E,,Gs,Ds,Fs,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nF major ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,,A,E,G,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nGb major ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Gb,,Bb,F,Ab,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nG major ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,,B,Fs,A,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nAb major ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Ab,,,C,G,Bb,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nA major ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,,,Cs,Gs,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nBb major ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Bb,,,D,A,C&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nB major ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=B,,,Ds,As,Cs&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Three Note Voicing Of The Minor Ninth Chord<\/h2>\n<p>In this segment, we&#8217;ll be forming three note voicings of the minor ninth chord using the A minor ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,C,E,G,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as an example.<\/p>\n<p>The three note voicing of the A minor ninth chord consists of the third and seventh tones of the A minor scale, which are C and G:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,G,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and the ninth tone of the A minor scale (which is B):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nSimply put, the skeleton of the A minor ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,G,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;plus its ninth tone:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;produces the three note voicing of the A minor ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,G,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nFor your reference, here are the three note voicings of the minor ninth chord in all twelve keys&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>C minor ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,Eb,Bb,D,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nC# minor ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Cs,,E,B,Ds,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nD minor ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=D,,F,C,E,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nEb minor ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Eb,,Gb,Db,F,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nE minor ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=E,,G,D,Fs,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nF minor ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,,Ab,Eb,G,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nF# minor ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Fs,,A,E,Gs,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nG minor ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,,Bb,F,A,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nG# minor ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Gs,,B,Fs,As,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nA minor ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,,,C,G,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nBb minor ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Bb,,,Db,Ab,C&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nB minor ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=B,,,D,A,Cs&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Three Note Voicing Of The Dominant Ninth Chord<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s explore the formation of three note voicings of the major ninth chord using the G dominant ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,B,D,F,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as an example.<\/p>\n<p>The three note voicing of the G dominant ninth chord consists of the third and seventh tones of the G mixolydian scale, which are B and F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,F&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and the ninth tone of the G mixolydian scale (which is A):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,A&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nSimply put, the skeleton of the G dominant ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,F&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;plus its ninth tone:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,A&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;produces the three note voicing of the G dominant ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,F,A&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nFor your reference, here are the three note voicings of the dominant ninth chord in all twelve keys&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>C dominant ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,E,Bb,D,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nC# dominant ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Cs,,Es,B,Ds,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nD dominant ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=D,,Fs,C,E,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nEb dominant ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Eb,,G,Db,F,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nE dominant ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=E,,Gs,D,Fs,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nF dominant ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,,A,Eb,G,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nF# dominant ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Fs,,As,E,Gs,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nG dominant ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,,B,F,A,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nA dominant ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Ab,,,C,Gb,Bb,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nA dominant ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,,,Cs,G,B,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nBb dominant ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Bb,,,D,Ab,C&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nB dominant ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=B,,,Ds,A,Cs&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Final Words<\/h2>\n<p>These three-note voicings of ninth chords can be heard in a variety of music genres &#8211; especially jazz and gospel music and this makes them important.<\/p>\n<p>In subsequent posts, we&#8217;ll be putting these three-note voicings to work. One of the variety of ways we can apply three note voicings, is to the 2-5-1 chord progression.<\/p>\n<p>The 2-5-1 chord progression in the key of C major is between the D minor ninth, G dominant thirteenth and C major ninth chords. Here&#8217;s how we can use three-note voicings to play the 2-5-1 chord progression&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Chord 2 is the three note voicing of the D minor ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=D,,F,C,E,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chord 5 is the three note voicing of the G dominant thirteenth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,,F,B,E,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;arranged in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/drop-2-vs-b-voicing-techniques-2-5-1-chord-progressions\">B voicing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chord 1 is the three note voicing of the C major ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,E,B,D,&amp;color=9999CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Did you noticed the use of the three note voicing of the <em>dominant thirteenth chord <\/em>as chord five? We&#8217;ll explore all that and more in subsequent posts on three note voicings. Until then make the most of your three note voicings.<\/p>\n<p>All the best!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this lesson you&#8217;ll be learning how to play ninth chords using three note voicings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":22861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,9],"tags":[17,233,615,617,1081,2094],"class_list":["post-13608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chords-progressions","category-piano","tag-basic-songs","tag-dom-ninth-chord","tag-major-ninth-chords","tag-minor-ninth-chords","tag-ninth-chords","tag-three-note-voicings","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How To Play Ninth Chords Using Three-Note Voicings - Hear and Play Music 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