Lesson time: (2min 4sec)
Play through the Grade 8 jazz voicings, from the C dominant 13b9 to the rich C diminished major seventh, and hear how these unusual chords sit in modern jazz harmony.
This lesson is part of the course Rockschool Piano Grade 8
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Lesson transcript:
Finally, we have the voicings.
Now, the voicings here match the arpeggio and scales we've used before.
Again, a very, very common jazz voicing, a dominant sound that will lead back to A major or A minor.
It's good to bear in mind that that shape is always hiding within so many of these upper extended scales.
The next one we have is A diminished, and it's called the C diminished major seven.
This one will be using, instead of the sixth, the natural seven.
It's a very kind of nasty sharp sound, but it can work in itself as well. It's not too dissimilar, actually, from the voicings previously, in terms of sonic context.
The voicings are different, but they do sound not too dissimilar.
These are the C diminished major seven.
These are really, really lovely, quite unusual sounds.
Even though these voicings are not very commonly used within a lot of traditional jazz or a lot of rock or pop music, in fact, they're probably hardly ever used in pop or some rock music, unless it's quite progressive rock.
You'll find that when you have the understanding of these harmonies, you can either choose to use them or not.
The more you know, basically.
Good luck, and hope you smash it!
