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1. Basic voicings with good voice leading shown through key center cycle:
q Dm 7
.
c
.
&
Dm 7
&
Cm aj 7
Fm aj7
B7
E7
Am 7
b
#
Am 7
b9
A7 b 13
? c ..
A7 9
G7
G7
Cm aj7
Fm aj 7
B7
E7
b #
..
..
2. Basic voicings with good voice leading shown through key center cycle:
Gm 7
Fm aj 7
B m aj7
E7
& b ..
b #
? b ..
Dm 7
D7 9
Gm 7
& b
?b
C7
Fm aj 7
B m aj 7
E7
A7
A7
Dm 7
b9
b
C7
D7 13
b
#
..
..
3. Example no.1 shown with drop 2 open voicings through key center cycle. Inner voices are
more easily heard. Some altered dominants have been used, but voice leading remains the
same:
Dm 7
.
.
&
? ..
G7
Dm 7
&
Cm aj7
Fm aj 7
B7
G7
Cm aj7
Fm aj 7
B7
E7
A7 9
Am 7
E7
Am 7
b
#
b9
A7 b 13
..
..
4. Example no.2 shown with drop 2 open voicings through key center cycle. Inner voices are
more easily heard. Some altered dominants have been used, but voice leading remains the
same:
Gm 9
& b ..
? b ..
Gm 9
& b
?b
#9 b9
C7 b 13 C7 b 13
b b
Fm aj7
#9
b
b9
b
C7 13 C7 13
b b
B bm aj 7
Fm aj 7
B m aj 7
E7
#9 b9
A7 b 13 A7 b 13
E7
Dm 9
A7 13 A7 13
Dm 9
#9
b
b9
b
#9
b9
D7 b 13 D7 b 13
#9
b
b9
b
D7 13 D7 13
N
#
..
..
5. Basic left hand voicings useful when playing with a bass player. Right hand can play single
notes, octaves, triad shapes, upper extensions, or single line solos over the top.
G13 G13 9
Dm 9
& ..
? ..
Cm aj 7
Gm 9
& b ..
? b ..
Dm 9
C13
Fm aj 7
w
ww
w
#9
b
G7 13
Cm aj 7
.. ..
b b
b
.. .. b
Gm 9
#9
b
C7 13
..
b
b b
.. N
..
w
ww
ww
..
Fm aj7
..
w
wwww
..
6. Sample F blues chorus shown using basic left hand chords, octave right hand melody,
typical comping rhythms:
F7
.
b
& .
.
? b b ..
b
B 7
&b
?b
.
& b .
.
? b ..
B 7
.
.
b ...
J
J
#9
b b.
F7 13
b .
b bn ...
b
b
C9sus4
n
n
b
J
B 7
.
.
...
w
w
ww
w
#9
C7 b 13
F7
b
J
b
J
b
J
J
F7
#9
b
C7 13
F7
.
b
.
J
b
..
b
.
n
J
b9
F7
Eb7.
D7
b b 13
.
b J
J
b
b ..
. b
J
J
#9
D7 b 5
b
b
J
b J
#9
G7 b 13
J
n b
J
#9
b
F7 13
b .
b .
J
b .
..
J
b
b
Gm 9
n
n
#9
C7 b 13F7
b
b
b
b
C9sus4