What is Side-Slipping? Side-slipping is a technique used by Jazz pianists. It works by transposing the chord voicing you're playing up or down by a step (either a half-step or whole-step). By transposing the chord voicing like this, ' in parallel', you almost always move out of the key you're in, into a new key. This creates an interesting sounding modulation - which is perfect for Jazz. When can you use Side-Slipping? Side-slipping can be applied to any type of Jazz piano cho...
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What is Side-Slipping? Side-slipping is a technique used by Jazz pianists. It works by transposing the chord voicing you're playing up or down by a step (either a half-step or whole-step). By transposing the chord voicing like this, ' in parallel', you almost always move out of the key you're in, into a new key. This creates an interesting sounding modulation - which is perfect for Jazz. When can you use Side-Slipping? Side-slipping can be applied to any type of Jazz piano cho...
4 Upper Structure Triads Every Jazz Pianist Needs to Know (chord voicing lesson)
Jazz Tutorial
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4 Upper Structure Triads Every Jazz Pianist Needs to Know (chord voicing lesson)
What is an Upper Structure Triad? Upper Structure Triads are a style of chord voicing used by Jazz pianists. Upper Structures are large voicings, consisting of 5-7 notes, and require two hands to play. In the left hand, the pianist plays the chord's root, 3rd, and 7th. And in the right hand, the pianist plays a major or minor triad (usually major), built from a specific scale degree above the chord's root - for example a major chord built from the 9th. What type of chord are Upper Struct...
Jazz Tutorial
What is Side-Slipping? Side-slipping is a technique used by Jazz pianists. It works by transposing the chord voicing you're playing up or down by a step (either a half-step or whole-step). By transposing the chord voicing like this, ' in parallel', you almost always move out of the key you're in, into a new key. This creates an interesting sounding modulation - which is perfect for Jazz. When can you use Side-Slipping? Side-slipping can be applied to any type of Jazz piano cho...
