The Jazz Tutorial Podcast Julian Bradley

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 chord. That...

What is Jazz Reharmonization?Reharmonization is when a Jazz musician changes the original chords of a song, and plays a different chord or chords of their own choosing.Reharmonization is a subtle form of composition, where the Jazz musician adds their own take to a well known Jazz standard.Reharmonization is a great way to add an interesting twist to a Jazz Standard, and give an old song a new modern sound.When can I use Jazz Reharmonization?As a Jazz piano player, you have the freedom ...

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 Structures used ...

What is a Fourth Voicing?Fourth voicings are when you take an ordinary chord (that would normally be built in thirds), and you spread out its notes in fourths, instead of thirds.For example, C major 7 would normally be played C E G B, each note plays a third above the note below it.But you could play C major 7 using a fourth voicing, where you would play B E A D G C (typically the bass player would play the chord's root note below the voicing, which would be C).What type of Jazz chords can I ...

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 melody play...

#7. Discover how to write an authentic walking bass line to any jazz song. In this episode, we'll discuss 'target notes', and how to move to each chord's root note using steps, leaps, and chromatic movement.I'll also show you how to practice walking bass lines over the ii-V-I progression.By the end of this lesson, you'll know how to write a professional sounding walking bass line to any chord progression, and any jazz song.Download my FREE WALKING BASS LINES SHEET MUSIC at https://jazztutoria...