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Chord Voicing
From this chapter, description will also be given on 7th chords.
This is how the chord sounds when the “5th” is the lowest note.
Diatonic Chords/5th Bass
This is how the chord sounds when the “5th” is the highest note.
Diatonic Chords/5th Bass & 7th Top
Sounds different from that played in Chapter 4, right?
Now I will teach you how you can select the chord voicing.
Remember, you should focus on the melody.
Therefore, the chord is generally played with the melody note, as the top note. When you select the chord voicing to match the melody, you can make a wonderful songs.
I will show you various ways of playing CM7.
CM7 Chords #1
CM7 Chords #2
I will now show you, with simple triads, how you can play the chords with the melody note as the top note used as a common note of the chords.
Common(G) & Common(D)
Let’s study “Wide Voiced Triad” and “Tritone Substitution” in the next chapter.
