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Summary: Learn how to play Db (flat) for 6, 9, and 11 chord voicing techniques in this free music video on chord voicing and piano lessons.
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Ryan Larson Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all twelve keys. When applying his 12 key technique to ... read more
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Questions & AnswersSo now we're going to take a look at our D flat voicings. So for D flat major, the first chord you're going to learn is your basic black chord, which outlines, one, three, five and seven. And that's a black chord. Notice I skipped a note in the scale each time, one, three, five and seven. And you have what's called a triad on the bottom, which is just one, three and five. So now you have these voicings down, you want to add some hipper colors, say you're doing a little... So what you can do is add in your nine and your thirteen. Now in a major chord the eleventh sounds off. You'll hear... Doesn't sound really good, right? That's your eleventh. But if I voice around it. So when you're making basic chords for major you can use all the different notes in the scale. Again, you want to avoid the eleven. And you can spread these voicings out between two hands. And if you're playing with a bass player don't feel like you have to play that D flat. Because that D flat will be being held down by the bass. And there's actually a lot of hit records, like if you listen to some solo Kenny Baron with a saxophonist or he plays a lot of chords that don't even have the root in it. It's called rootless voicings. But because you're hearing the same harmonies your ear kind of picks up what's going on anyways. So, these are just some basic ideas for comping in D flat major.
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