Chord Voicings Masterclass
Advanced Harmony for the Jazz Guitarist
“Very good lesson.Now I can see more clear the function of diminish chord and understand the movement of these diminished chords with borrowing notes from diminished to major and mi…”
About this masterclass
Guitarist Roni Ben-Hur explores advanced jazz harmony through the lens of the diminished chord — the "leading chord" that creates forward motion in jazz progressions. Working at the guitar, he shows how diminished chords function inside dominant seventh harmony and how to put them to work in your comping and chord soloing.
What's covered
- Why the diminished always acts as a leading chord, with examples from It Could Happen to You, Strike Up the Band, and Tenderly
- The structure of the diminished chord: a cycle of minor thirds, and why there are really only three diminished chords
- Diminished voicings in drop 2 and drop 3, with fingerings across the string sets
- Inversions — how inverting a diminished gives you the next one
- The relationship between diminished chords and dominant sevenths, and how each diminished contains four different seventh chords a half-step away
- Substitution and reharmonization ideas you can apply to any jazz standard
For intermediate and advancing players ready to move beyond basic chord changes, this class gives you a clear, systematic way to understand and use one of jazz harmony's most versatile tools.
Lessons in this masterclass
Lessons
- 1Advanced Harmony for the Jazz Guitarist1h 17m
Reviews & Ratings
"Advanced Harmony for Jazz Guitarist"
I've had this class for a long time, but just recently noticed that I never reviewed it, so I re-watched it, and was amazed at how much great material there is. It is delivered clearly, thoroughly, and with a very complete PDF guide to go by. Outstanding all around.
Valuable info.
"Beautiful Chords (Finger Busters:)"
Thx Roni! Very cool sounds. This is the next stage past knowing all of your 7th chord inversions. It really does give you some colorful and tense sounding chords...especially on the guitar. I think there are several years of study in this course alone!!!
Very good lesson.Now I can see more clear the function of diminish chord and understand the movement of these diminished chords with borrowing notes from diminished to major and minor 6 chords.I think this one of the thinks what exactly Wes Montgomery is doing over his chord solos.Thank you Roni
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