{"id":17856,"date":"2018-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=17856"},"modified":"2024-10-05T15:35:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T23:35:17","slug":"left-hand-chord-voicings-for-the-intermediate-jazz-pianist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/left-hand-chord-voicings-for-the-intermediate-jazz-pianist\/","title":{"rendered":"Left Hand Chord Voicings For The Intermediate Jazz Pianist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are left hand chord voicings every intermediate jazz pianist must not be without.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you&#8217;re an intermediate jazz pianist, or you just got started with jazz and are interested in taking your left hand to the next level, then this lesson is for you.<\/p>\n<p>But before we get into what we have for today, let&#8217;s refresh our minds on what a chord voicing is.<\/p>\n<h2>A Quick Review On The Concept Of Chord Voicing<\/h2>\n<p>A chord is an aggregate of three or more related notes. These notes can be considered as voices or voice parts like soprano, alto, tenor, and bass.<\/p>\n<p>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=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;consists of the following voices&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>B<\/strong> is the soprano voice<\/p>\n<p><strong>G<\/strong> is the alto voice<\/p>\n<p><strong>E<\/strong> is the tenor voice<\/p>\n<p><strong>C<\/strong> is the bass voice<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>These voices can be rearranged using rearrangement techniques which are known as voicing techniques and the outcome of these rearrangements is known as voicing.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a voicing of the C major seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,G,E,B,,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;it&#8217;s pretty different from the regular C major seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,B,,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;in arrangement, however, in terms of chord components, it&#8217;s the same C major seventh chord.<\/p>\n<p>So, the voicing of a chord is basically a rearrangement of a known or named chord and chord voicings are produced by voicing techniques.<\/p>\n<p>In the next two segments of this lesson, we&#8217;ll be covering the skeleton and rootless voicing technique from the perspective of the intermediate jazz pianist.<\/p>\n<h2>Skeleton Voicing For The Intermediate Jazz Pianist<\/h2>\n<p>The skeleton voicing technique focuses on the two most important chord tones: the third and the seventh. The third and seventh tone of a chord are known as its skeleton or shell and they can be used to determine the quality of a chord.<\/p>\n<p>For example, 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=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and the C minor ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,Eb,G,Bb,D,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;only differ in their third and seventh tones. They share the same root note (C), fifth (G), and ninth (D):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,G,D,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nSo, the skeleton of the C major ninth chord is E-B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,B,,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;while the skeleton of the C minor ninth chord is Eb-Bb:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Eb,Bb,,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nAn intermediate jazz pianist can voice chords using the skeleton voicing in the left hand. Let&#8217;s go ahead and explore these skeleton voicings.<\/p>\n<h3>A-voicing Of Scale-Tone Chords<\/h3>\n<p>When a skeleton voicing is arranged in a way that the third comes before the seventh, it is considered as an A-voicing. So, for every scale-tone chord in the key of C major, all you need to do is to arrange the skeleton in such a way the the third comes before the seventh tone.<\/p>\n<p>The 1-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,B,,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 2-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,F,C,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 3-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,D,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 4-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,A,E,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 5-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,F,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 6-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C,G,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 7-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,D,A,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>B-voicing Of Scale-Tone Chords<\/h3>\n<p>An alternate way of arranging the skeleton of a chord is placing the seventh before the third, and this produces the B-voicing. For every scale-tone chord in the key of C major, all you need to do to form the B-voicing is to arrange the skeleton in such a way the the seventh comes before the third tone.<\/p>\n<p>The 1-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=B,E,,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 2-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,F,,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 3-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,D,G,,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 4-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,A,,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 5-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,F,B,,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 6-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,C,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 7-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,A,D,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Rootless Voicing For The Intermediate Jazz Pianist<\/h2>\n<p>In a band situation, the bass player supplies the melodic bottom of the chords (otherwise known as the root note). Therefore, the pianist can focus on every other chord tone.<\/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=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;can be played without its root and this produces the rootless voicing of the C major ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,G,B,D,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nA rootless voicing is basically an arrangement of a chord where the root note is omitted and an intermediate jazz pianist must be acquainted with these rootless voicings.<\/p>\n<h3>A-voicing Of Scale-Tone Ninth Chords<\/h3>\n<p>Due to the importance of the third and seventh tones of a chord, their placement determines whether a particular voicing is an A-voicing or not. In the rootless voicing of the C major ninth chord below:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,G,B,D,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the third (which is E) is placed before the seventh (which is B):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,B,,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;consequently, it&#8217;s an A-voicing of the C major ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,G,B,D,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Check Out The Rootless Voicings Of All The Ninth Chords&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 1-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,G,B,D,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 2-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,F,A,C,E,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 4-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,A,C,E,G,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 5-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,D,F,A,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 6-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C,E,G,B,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>B-voicing Of Scale-Tone Ninth Chords<\/h3>\n<p>When the seventh tone in the rootless voicing of a chord is placed before the third tone, this produces the B-voicing of the chord. This is produced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/who-else-wants-to-learn-the-octave-transposition-technique\">octave transposition<\/a> of the two lower voices in the rootless voicing.<\/p>\n<p>Using the rootless voicing of the C major ninth chord (as a reference):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,G,B,D,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the two lower voices (which are E and G):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,G,,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;can be transposed to a higher octave (of E and G):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,E,G,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and this produces the B-voicing of the C major ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,D,E,G,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Check Out The Rootless Voicings Of All The Ninth Chords&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 1-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,D,E,G,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 2-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C,E,F,A,&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 4-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,E,G,A,C&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 5-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,F,A,B,D&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 6-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,G,B,C,E&amp;color=FFCCCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Final Words<\/h2>\n<p>Using the voicings you&#8217;ve learned in this lesson, I believe you can be proud of your left hand while accompanying a soloist or playing in a band situation.<\/p>\n<p>With these left hand voicings, the good news is that you don&#8217;t have to struggle for the root notes with the bass player.<\/p>\n<p>See you in the next lesson, and don&#8217;t forget to practice in all the keys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This lesson is for you if you&#8217;re an intermediate jazz pianist interested in learning about left hand chord 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