Here’s lesson 17 of learn jazz piano

Learning Jazz Piano with Paul Abrahams

I’ve called lesson 17 ‘Putting It Together’ because we’ve now reached the stage of learning jazz piano when all previous knowledge can be put to practical use.
This new lesson of learning jazz piano combines your knowledge of rootless voicings (lesson 15) and tritone substitution (lesson 16).
We also throw the whole tone,  diminished and altered scales into the mix.

3 new scales

I show you how to use all these techniques with II-V-I and I-VI-II-V (turnaround) sequences.
Then we put all this to work using the chord chart of
Fly Me To The Moon.

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Here’s a summary of lessons 1 – 16:

Lesson 1 – From scales to chords

• Soloing over the Pentatonic scale

• Mastering intervals

• The V – I concept
• One formula to construct all major scales
• 7 chords, one family

7 chords, 1 scale

Lesson 2 – Building a chord sequence

• Chord sequences
• The relative minor and its scales
• The family row of minor triads
• Soloing in a minor key

Lesson 3 –  Mastering every key

• The circle of 5ths
• How to play in any key
• Preview of the II-V-I sequence
• Introduction to the turnaround

Lesson 4 – Swing time

• Learning to swing
• The construction of 7th chords
• How to interpret chord symbols
• Shells – how not to upset the bass player

Lesson 5 – Walking 3s

• Turnarounds part 2: I – VI – II -V
• Walking 3s and 7s: the seeds of vertical improvisation.
• How to use passing notes.
• Voice leading

Lesson 6 – Extensions

• Extensions: how to use 9ths, 11ths and 13th.
• Know which extensions work with which chord.
• Voicing a chord using extensions.
• Introduction to Modes.

Lesson 7 – The II-V-I sequence

• Master the II – V – I sequence in all keys
• Seven soloing techniques over II – V – I
• Alterations: know your sharp 11 from your flat 13
•  Flat 9s and the diminished chord

Lesson 8 – How to comp when learning jazz piano

• Comp like a pro
• Find the best chord voicings
• Use the right extensions
• Build up to a five-note comp
• Explore rhythmic variations

Lesson 9 – Modes

• Know your Mixodydian from your Dorian
• Grasp the connection between modes and chords
• The art of modal soloing and comping
• How to play ‘So What’

Lesson 10 – Autumn Leaves part 1

• Playing your first standard
• Learning the melody
• The comp
• The shells
• The solo

Lesson 11 – Autumn Leaves part 2

• Taking Autumn Leaves to the next level
• How to fill out the melody
• Comping with alterations
• Soloing with vertical improvisation

Lesson 12 – The Blues part 1 (This is all a part of learning jazz piano)

Play with confidence over the blues.

• How to solo creatively
• The minor blues
• Blues in 12/8
  Plus lots of tips, tricks and licks!

Lesson 13 – The Blues part 2

• Taking the blues beyond the basics.
• Chord changes that turn blues into jazz.
• Lydian dominant & diminished scales.
• Rootess left-hand voicings.

Lesson 14 – Bebop blues

• Left hand 4-note rootless voicings
• Constructing the Bebop sequence.
• How to solo over a Bebop blues
• Comping over a Bebop blues

Lesson 15 – Rootless voicing

• Constructing left hand rootless voicings.
• Applying  rootless voicings to II-V-I and turnarounds.
• Adding the alterations: b9, b13 etc.

Lesson 16 – Tritone substitution

• Diminished theory
• Soloing over diminshed chords
• Using diminished scales over dominant 7ths
• Mastering tritone substitution

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