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make -up the

(chord structures)
The A and B voicings
souna of-contemPorary iazz and are importbasic iexturai
rhev
for you to iain before w9 qet .into itPl9Yi"1lq''
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^ the
hand
the necessarv left
pr6vide
riif"-ttP-P,o-tt--t*1-
with the
Once__impr-_vising
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-""or""
;it t'hand U"g""
then explain
we brrr
second riature,
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;i;il;
oter left hand techniques.
be studied within the
initially
will
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These voicings
Progression, which is the basic
frarewik- of
addfng
harnnyl
f ai--l"i
-T_hqy ar9 formed bv qual i ".""c e rta i n te n sl -o rrs" -(9", lle ,' o= l.3si to baeic chor d
and volclng them as shown below'
it"t
Ttre A form voicings

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are as follows:
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Key of C:

II-9

Vt, t,br, g

D-9

FrArCrE

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b7, g,3, t3

cl3

F,A,B,E

rf

31 51 6,9

c!

E,G,A,D

(See Exampl-e54. )
considered for the
-tne
since these voicings are betnge -voicings. in the
learn
to
lurri-"e
left tt"na, rriu
voicing was
If
tttt-ongtt f).
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!tti..partl-cul-arbecome
too thin
worrld
i
B),.
conrl-nued up ii::rEip hrough 'ttre
handle
To
hand.
of
lrai
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. in--fihe
-rfsfrt
keys
in
learned
should
.toicittg"
;ffi-;b,--tt.
F-sharp through B.
The B voiclngs are as follows:

vl3

Vt, g,br, ,
3, n,v7, g

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6, 9, 3, 5

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"b,"b,"b,

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r, sb, cb,zV

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A s s i g n m e nt:
1.

FiIl in the remaining A and B voicings

54 and 55).

(Examples

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2.

Learn all A
yoicings
the following ""g-l
manner:
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Left hand plays

vo i cing.

b.

Left hand__and righr

(o n e octave apar t) .

by pracriclng

the root,

right

hand play

then in

hand plays
the voicing

After
these maior
4 and B voici,ngs have been mas_
teredr ;rou should lern tt
A-;e-""ir,f"..
The A voicings

n-7(bs)

url.'
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"-ri.,o,

in C minor are as follows:

bs,bs,bt, n
7,bg,3,b13

Ar, ,, 6, s

The B voicings

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6,9,bs, s
wirh

drill:

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c-f

F, Ab,c,

F , A D ,B ,

Ev

E b ,c , A , D

in G minor are as f o l l o w s :

,r-t <bs) br,*,bg,bs

g,Vn,bt,bg

t-gu

,-t bs1

p-tcbs1
_ b, 6A,
o1
"b, "
*rfrt
,, # (D, cb, <r>

"brru

rhe Major A and B voicings,

"t
*, ob,# ,or,,b

do the following

1.

qi1l ln the rernainder of rhe

A and B voicings
(Examples 56 ana 571.

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2.

Learn all minor A and B voicings

manner:
them in the following
a.

L e ft

h a n d p l a ys r oot,

b.

Left

hand and right

r ight

by practicing
plays voicing.

hand play voicing.

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