Voicings for showtunes. 2 2
Your four note left hand seventh chords, sound okay when played near to middle C. 3 3
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But unless you're playing on an expensive grand piano, 5 5
four note chords can sound rather muddy the lower you play them on the keyboard 6 6
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It's not very distinct, all the notes are running together. 8 8
So for instance, 9 9
if you wanted to play a four note G seven chord quite low down on the keyboard, 10 10
cuz maybe your melody line would be in the way if you're playing there. 11 11
[SOUND] What you'd need to do is play a voicing of G seven. 12 12
So to make a voicing, you simply play the root note [SOUND] and the seventh, 13 13
[SOUND] as if you were playing the four note chord. 14 14
Leave out the third, and the fifth, and play them in the right hand instead. 15 15
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Can you hear the difference? 17 17
Voicing full chord, so it's the same notes different sound altogether. 18 18
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Okay, and you might be playing a melody line above that. 20 20
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And you don't have to play the third, and the fifth, in the right hand. 22 22
If you're playing a different melody line that's fine, it'll still sound okay. 23 23
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You can play it with it. 25 25
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So in the next page, we're going to voice a classic chord progression. 27 27
You know the progression by now C, A minor, D minor, G, okay. 28 28
Now, it would be with the full chords C, A minor, D minor, G. 29 29
[SOUND] And a bit muddy. 30 30
So what you're going to do is play the voicings, so there's your C major seven. 31 31
[SOUND] Remember one left of the root is the major seven. 32 32
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And you're going to take the third, and the fifth, and 34 34
play them in the right hand. 35 35
[SOUND] And you're moving everything down to A minor [SOUND] so 36 36
you can either memorize it by taking the shift out,or you can 37 37
play the A minor seventh, number two left of the seventh. 38 38
But remember all your white chords, 39 39
all your C family chords will look exactly the same. 40 40
There's your A minor, [SOUND] root on seventh, third, fifth play them up above. 41 41
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See I'm at D minor seven, [SOUND] there's your third, [SOUND] and 43 43
fifth play them up here down to G seven. 44 44
[SOUND] Take right to third and fifth play it up here. 45 45
[SOUND] And what you're playing is. 46 46
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And you can see those voicings fit well with songs like Blue Moon, Stormy Weather, 48 48
Can't Help Lovin 'Dat Man of Mine. 49 49
Just try it. 50 50
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Now you can also use the notes of the voicing to create rhythmic patterns, so 52 52
instead of just playing 53 53
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It sounds okay, but you can add some rhythm to it. 55 55
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And then you can start to bring in melody on top of that. 57 57
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