This week’s IROCKU Piano Tip looks at 9th chords, in particular, Dominant 9th chords. Dominant 9th chords are extensions of dominant 7th chords that can help open up your playing. Dominant 9th chords are very common in blues and rock. In this video we show the Dominant 9th chord and we also teach the flatted 9th chord which is a useful passing chord when playing blues and rock. We also introduce the sharp 9th, AKA the Jimi Hendrix chord, which adds richness to your rock and blues playing. The video begins by teaching the dominant 9th chords in C, F, and G and then teaches the flat 9th and the sharp 9th chords. The flat 9th chord feels like a passing chord and works best in that context. The flat 9th without its root note is actually a diminished chord; and diminished chords are great …
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IROCKU Piano Tips – ii-V-I Progression with Extended Chord Voicings
This week’s IROCKU Piano Tip looks at the ii-V-I chord progression with Extended Chord Voicings. The ii-V-I chord progression is one of the most common progressions in modern music, particularly jazz. This chord pattern is useful in turn-arounds or whenever you are looking to resolve to the I chord. In this video we highlight one specific ii-V-I piano pattern with Extended Chord Voicings that minimizes hand movements, making it useful for accompaniment. The video begins by teaching the diatonic chords related to the key (in this video we use the key of C) and shows how the ii-V-I triads are derived. We teach how to color the chords by extending the triads to include 7ths, 9ths, and 13ths in their root position. We then teach these three extended chords in different positions to …
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IROCKU Piano Tips – Chord Extensions
This week’s IROCKU Piano Tip looks at Chord Extensions. Chord Extensions are the notes outside of a chord that you can use to enhance the chord. The video begins by adding the dominant 7th note to a chord, and then adds the 9th along with showing the different chord inversions. We explore the 9th by raising it up a half step to the sharp 9th and by lowering it a half step to the flat 9th to add harmonic tension and funky variations to your chords. The video then introduces these chord extensions into a 12 bar jazz/blues progression in C: I7- V7-I7-I7 IV7-IV7-I7-VI7 II7-V7-I7-I7 The video goes through the progression using just dominant 7th chords, then using 9th chords and then adds in sharp 9ths and flatted 9ths to add even more color. The video ends with an introduction …