Jazz Piano Chord Voicings - Bud Powell Voicings
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In this series of videos I cover jazz piano voicings. I'll go through a number of different voicings which will make any jazz song sound strong and professional.
This Jazz Piano Tutorial is about Bud Powell style voicings. These are really simple two note voicings that can be played lower down on the piano (compared to rootless or Monk voicings), thus giving your song a bit more of a bass part. These types of shell voicings were played by early bebop pianists. They are great at a fast tempo because they are simple to play and give the improviser a lot of room and options to improvise.
This voicing simply consists of playing:
Root & either 3rd, 6th, 7th or 10th of a chord.
That's it. Nice and simple, but it still gives a strong and bassy sound.
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Thanks, mate. Very kind of you to say :)
I hope these lessons stay up forever. I just started studying piano/solfège, and really want to get to the level where I can start understanding your lessons!
+saimsuguy Hi, saimsuguy. I'm not planning to take these down anytime soon. Great to hear you're getting into piano. It takes years of practice, but it's definitely worth it and it is good fun. Feel free to ask any questions if there's anything in particular you want clarified. Thanks for the comment.
Wow. Fantastic! Really helpful analysis. I frequently try to do too much with the left hand. Plus I appreciate pointing out how to use the best parts of the piano. Thanks!
Great stuff!learning so much,thank u!
Very good, clear explanation. Thank you.
great lesson
nice vid, but I dont understand once you have your root whats makes you decide if you play the 3rd, 6th, 7th or 10th of the chord?..
Very helpful video!! I'm doing a transcription of one of his songs and it helped a lot, but I was wondering if he also uses the fifth of the chord because I think I hear it often on that song
hey man i really loved the video. im sorry to ask but i've looked everywhere and i cannot find it anywhere, have you ever heard the song Crossing the channel?, do you know what key is it in? or do you know anywhere i can find the progression?, i have looked everywhere, i am transcribing the right hand on guitar and i really need the chords to analize it. if you could help me that'd be great man:) thank you:)
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Can you finish off the Bud Powell voicing on There'll never be another you? What was the Bb and D that you played before the last chord Eb7 Is it meant to be Bbmaj or Bb7?
Are there any rules/guidelines about which second note (3rd/6th/7th/10th) you should use on which chord? Or ones to avoid? For example you've used the 7th on the tonic chord here etc.
As a (very general) rule, you should avoid playing a 5th - because it is a very boring (consonant) interval and will not sound particularly strong. (This has a bit to do with the overtone series, which I'm currently making a lesson on).
So any other note is fine - just try avoid playing the 5th over the root.
Though, of course, you CAN do it if you want. But it's generally avoid because it's just a bit weak.
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I love this series, but you should definitely try and find a better microphone. The low voicings are pretty muddy.
+blazikin89 Thanks blazikin89. Unfortunately that's the only mic I have. Hope it's not too distracting. I'll get a new one at some stage in the future, I'm sure.
HOW DID YOU PLAY A 10TH WITH ONE HAND?! 😱
By placing your 1st and 5th finger on the lowest (or highest sometimes) part of the respective notes. Physically 🎉
Try it...
@@marcoevans2155 I can't, thats why I asked. 🥲
@@marcoevans2155 I physically can't. My hands not that flexible or wide, :')
@Doart okay, well you are totally allowed to replace the root or the tenth with other notes. I usually drop the root completely or smash the low root by itself for dynamics. Tenths are kinda old time 🌎
This is quite catastrophic.
Why?
Rootless 11 sounds better to me. And if the soloist is improvising then why would he focus on a solo that goes against the chord unless he wants that kind of effect. This looks like this is why Barry Harris says don't play chords in the left hand. I see Chick Corea and the majority of the Modern musicians using chords in the left and the sound fine. Now when it comes to comping i do see them most of the time using the 3 and 7 in the left hand. while soloing with the right hand.
He was actually talking about other soloist (like horn players) to clash with the rootless voicing while improvising, not the pianist. Rootless voicings works wonders in trio situations, in which the pianist has no "competition" harmonically. Bud Powell played mostly with horn players, so his voicings make a lot of sense