We apply chord alterations to the dominant chords in ‘Body & Soul’. We also touch upon the concept of upper structure triads voicings.
In this lesson we create interesting colours and tensions in our improvisations by targeting isolating the individual chord alterations.
In this lesson we will be exploring the major 251s with b9 and #5/b13 alterations. This will help you visualise alterations in all 12 keys.
We introduce altered tensions into our improvisation by targeting single alterations and using full upper structure triad based lines.
We start with single alterations, then double alterations, then we will explore a versatile altered arpeggio run to use on dominant chords.
We start with simple voicings and then add in extensions, alterations & embellishments to add interest to the repetitive chord changes & melody.
In this lesson we identify and target individual alterations over dominant chords to tastefully fill in the space when the melody is static.
Explore the most common chord progressions in C Major including the 251 and the 36251 with many variations in voicings and alterations.
We explore various rootless voicing options that incorporate chord extensions and chord alterations using the tune Body & Soul.
Blue in Green by Miles Davis contains a lot of upper extensions and alterations in the melody which makes it a perfect tune for applying upper structure triads.
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