Chord Voicings Masterclass
Developing a Personal Approach to Chords 2 - 5 - 1
“What a GREAT course!!! Short, concise, clear, and original. The material is like a book I bought long ago by the sadly departed Vic Juris, "Modern Chords", which I was maybe not re…”
About this masterclass
In this follow-up to his first chords class, guitarist Dan Arcamone applies his personal approach to chord building to 2-5-1 progressions, using Miles Davis's Tune Up as the vehicle. Instead of memorizing stock voicings, you'll build chords from the same scales you'd use for soloing and come up with chord sounds that might not sound as traditional.
What's covered
- Visualizing the scale for each chord up every string: D Dorian for Dm7, A♭ melodic minor for G7 (the altered sound), and C Lydian for Cmaj7
- How each note of A♭ melodic minor functions against G7 (♭9, ♯9, 3rd, ♯11, ♭13...)
- Picking interval groupings you like — a second plus a sixth, stacked sevenths — and moving them through the whole scale up the neck
- Connecting the shapes into complete 2-5-1s in C, then transposing through the keys of Tune Up (D, C, B♭)
- Moving the same shapes across different string groups for more options
- Improvising over Tune Up with these chord ideas
By the end, you'll have a method for expanding your chord vocabulary and placing specific colors — like a ♯11 — anywhere in a voicing that sounds good to you. An 18-page PDF is included. Skill level: intermediate.
Lessons in this masterclass
Lessons
- 1A Personal Approach to Chords 2 - 5 -1 Full Course + Download22m
Reviews & Ratings
"Personal approach to Chords ii-v-i"
What a GREAT course!!! Short, concise, clear, and original. The material is like a book I bought long ago by the sadly departed Vic Juris, "Modern Chords", which I was maybe not ready for or did not absorb well. This class makes that concept crystal clear. I highly recommend this one. I am eager to get into these ideas right now.
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