Understand the intricacies of the tritone relationship and how it can be used to change the colour and flavour of our upper structure triad voicings.
In this lesson we explore some advanced applications of upper structure triads in context of jazz standards we have covered.
We can also achieve some really interesting sounds by applying upper structure triad theory to both major and minor chords.
Learning and memorising all of the upper structure triads is a daunting task! This lesson introduces the upper structure cheat sheet.
Learn how to add tasteful fills, runs, and melodic decorations to our jazz standard arrangements using upper structure triad voicing shapes.
Explore the essential voicing principles for upper structure triad voicings, and how to apply this information to any lead sheet or chord chart.
Discover the importance of melody note analysis; an essential skill for reading lead sheets and choosing suitable chord voicings.
Upper Structure Triads instantly turn your jazz playing from simple-sounding to elegant and sophisticated. We cover drills and exercises for all levels of players.
Upper structure triads are complex altered dominant chord voicings that are widely used in solo jazz piano performance.
Blue in Green by Miles Davis contains a lot of upper extensions and alterations in the melody which makes it a perfect tune for applying upper structure triads.
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