Voice Leading

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Jazz

Excerpt: Hello once again! In this tutorial we will be covering voice leading. In our example we will take a look at a common jazz standard and how we can approach the changes using drop 2 chord voicings with the proper voice leading technique.  We will be using drop 2 voicing off of strings 4-3-2-1 exclusively. For those of you unfamiliar with the term "drop ...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Jazz

Excerpt: As I mention in the video, you may recognize this popular jazz standard. NOTE: Please refer to the tab below for the chords. Okay, when it comes to voice leading, the main idea is to swiftly move through the chord changes without many large intervallic jumps from chord to chord. This is easily achieved by using a variety of inversions (instead of just usin...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Jazz

Excerpt: Allow me to explain the chord inversions I've used in order: Bbmaj7 (root) Eb7 (2nd) Abmaj7 (root) Dbmaj7 (2nd) Gm7b5 (root) C7 (2nd) Fm7 (root) F7 (root) F7 (1st) Root Inversion = root note in the bass 1st Inversion = 3rd in the bass 2nd inversion = 5th in the bass 3rd inversion = 7th in the bass One thing to note is that the deciding factor a...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Jazz

Excerpt: We've come to the end. :( I've taken the liberty to further explain the value of knowing how to voice lead as a guitarist. I apologize for any ranting but I always try to stress the importance of every topic I teach my students. All knowledge is good knowledge and will lead to growth as a musician and guitarist. These extra tips are here to lead you in the...

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