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Chord Studies: Jazz Turnarounds Vol. 3
Theory and harmony instructionals filled with chord construction strategies and applications
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In this third volume of Jazz Turnaround Studies, you'll continue your exploration of the I-vi-ii-V turnaround. In this pack, you'll expand your harmonic vocabulary by applying dominant substitutions in place of minor quality chords, use flat-five substitutions to create more interesting bass lines, and apply the common-tone principle to add spice and variety to your standard I7 chord.
Bubba would be right — there’s a wide and wonderful world of chords for we guitarists to explore. But what’s the best way to do that? Chord dictionaries might be handy references but there’s no context (and really, when’s the last time you looked at one of those?).
Theory and harmony instructionals are filled with chord construction strategies and applications and we highly recommend digging as deep into the science of chords as your left brain will allow you.
However, learning new chords, progressions, applications and right-hand techniques in a musical context (songs, etudes, jamming with other players, etc.) is the most popular approach and that is the educational premise behind Brad’s Carlton’s Chord Studies course seres.
Each edition of Chord Studies features 15 play-along and jammable chord studies, which are focused on a particular chord type, chord progression or chord application. While Brad does touch on rhythmic qualities, this is not a rhythm guitar course — these studies are specifically designed to significantly expand your chord know-how and vocabulary.
Brad covers a range of styles, levels , chord types and progressions across 10 editions: CAGED Chords, Jazz Blues Progressions, Open String Chords, Rock and Pop Progressions, Slow Blues Progressions, Evolving Blues, Evolving Triads, Slash Chords, Power Chords and Beginner Chords.
Each of the 15 Studies within an edition includes an overview from Brad followed by a performance and play-along of the chord study over a rhythm track. Chord grid charts and a chord lead sheet accompanies each study. Plus, you’ll get all of the practice rhythm tracks to work with on your own.
Reference the chord charts to become familiar with the voicings and their fingerings, and then use the lead sheet to play-along with Brad’s video performance. Try different rhythmic patterns over the supplied rhythm tracks and then take it all to your own playlist of songs and jam tracks.
About the Chord Studies Series
If Forest Gump’s shrimp-loving Bubba played guitar, his take on chords might go something like this, ”You can strum ‘em, fingerpick ‘em, arpeggiate ‘em, mute ‘em, alternate tune ‘em, voice lead ‘em. Dey’s uh, barre chords, altered chords, extended chords, moveable chords, cluster chords, slash chords, inversions, triads, diads. There’s jazz chords, power chords, blues chords, cowboy chords, block chords, open chords…”Bubba would be right — there’s a wide and wonderful world of chords for we guitarists to explore. But what’s the best way to do that? Chord dictionaries might be handy references but there’s no context (and really, when’s the last time you looked at one of those?).
Theory and harmony instructionals are filled with chord construction strategies and applications and we highly recommend digging as deep into the science of chords as your left brain will allow you.
However, learning new chords, progressions, applications and right-hand techniques in a musical context (songs, etudes, jamming with other players, etc.) is the most popular approach and that is the educational premise behind Brad’s Carlton’s Chord Studies course seres.
Each edition of Chord Studies features 15 play-along and jammable chord studies, which are focused on a particular chord type, chord progression or chord application. While Brad does touch on rhythmic qualities, this is not a rhythm guitar course — these studies are specifically designed to significantly expand your chord know-how and vocabulary.
Brad covers a range of styles, levels , chord types and progressions across 10 editions: CAGED Chords, Jazz Blues Progressions, Open String Chords, Rock and Pop Progressions, Slow Blues Progressions, Evolving Blues, Evolving Triads, Slash Chords, Power Chords and Beginner Chords.
Each of the 15 Studies within an edition includes an overview from Brad followed by a performance and play-along of the chord study over a rhythm track. Chord grid charts and a chord lead sheet accompanies each study. Plus, you’ll get all of the practice rhythm tracks to work with on your own.
Reference the chord charts to become familiar with the voicings and their fingerings, and then use the lead sheet to play-along with Brad’s video performance. Try different rhythmic patterns over the supplied rhythm tracks and then take it all to your own playlist of songs and jam tracks.
What you'll learn
- Play 9th chord voicings from the fifth string root
- Apply tritone substitution to dominant chords in progressions
- Play guide tone voicings for tritone substitutions
- Understand and execute smooth voice leading between chord changes
- Recognize guide tone movement in chord progressions
Release date: 12/21/2015 • 1h 03m runtime
Sample lessons
Jazz Turnarounds Vol. 3
Overview
Root Guide Tone
Overview
Root Guide Tone
Playalong
Strong Resolve
Overview
What's included
32 lessons • 15 charts • 7 Jam Tracks
Chord Studies: Jazz Turnarounds Vol. 3
Hi this is Brad Carlton, and welcome to Chord Studies: Jazz Turnarounds Vol. 3. In this third volume of Jazz Turnaround Studies, you'll continue your exploration of the I-vi-ii-V turnaround. In this pack, you'll expand your harmonic vocabulary by applying dominant substitutions in place of minor quality chords, use flat-five substitutions to create more interesting bass lines, and apply the common-tone principle to add spice and variety to your standard I7 chord.
Jazz Turnarounds Vol. 3
In this third volume of Jazz Turnaround Studies, you'll continue your exploration of the I-vi-ii-V turnaround. In this pack, you'll expand your harmonic vocabulary by applying dominant substitutions in place of minor quality chords, use flat-five substitutions to create more interesting bass lines, and apply the common-tone principle to add spice and variety to your standard I7 chord.
Root Guide Tone
This is an example of a I-vi-ii-V in the key of F using strictly diatonic chords. The important point here is that you're using root guide tone structures so they're very effective in staying out of the way of other instruments. Your fourth finger will act as a guide finger when moving from Fmaj7 to Dm7, and then act as a pivot when you move to the Gm7 root guide tone. The fourth finger will also act as guide when coming back home to the C7.
Root Guide Tone
This is an example of a I-vi-ii-V in the key of F using strictly diatonic chords. The important point here is that you're using root guide tone structures so they're very effective in staying out of the way of other instruments. Your fourth finger will act as a guide finger when moving from Fmaj7 to Dm7, and then act as a pivot when you move to the Gm7 root guide tone. The fourth finger will also act as guide when coming back home to the C7.
Strong Resolve
This example is exactly like the previous example, except that we are going to use a D7 instead of Dm7. D is the fifth of G, so you'll find that the resolution to the Gm7 is actually stronger when we use a dominant chord than when we were using the Dm7.
Strong Resolve
This example is exactly like the previous example, except that we are going to use a D7 instead of Dm7. D is the fifth of G, so you'll find that the resolution to the Gm7 is actually stronger when we use a dominant chord than when we were using the Dm7.
Making It Major
This follows the blueprint of the previous two examples, except that here we're going to play a G7 instead of a Gm7. That's the V/V chord, so G7 will resolve in a different fashion than the m7 chord. Use your ear to be able to hear these differences and it will give you more options when comping.
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Reviews
4 results
JohnSmithers
Verified buyer
07/22/22
A great series
It seemed the right thing to do as I already own the previous two in the series.The same high quality of tuition is presented and I recommend the series.
tomac
Verified buyer
07/29/21
Good knowledge base
Davinci
07/14/21
good studies
keeping learning
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