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...
Open Voicings for Jazz Piano. If your playing sounds muddy, try this instead
Jazz Tutorial
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Open Voicings for Jazz Piano. If your playing sounds muddy, try this instead
What is an Open Voicing? Open voicings are when you take an ordinary 7th chord (that would normally be built in thirds), and you spread out its notes so that they span a wider range. Most open voicings span at least a 10th, if not a 12th, or even a two octave span. What are some types of Open Voicing that Jazz pianists use? Here are some open voicings that Jazz piano players use: 1 - 5 - 3 - 7 (ideal when the melody plays the chord's 7th). 1 - 5 - 7 - 3 (ideal when the...
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...
