Firstly you need to understand the concept of jazz piano chord extensions. Extended Jazz Piano ChordsĪs a beginner jazz student, learning a selection of common jazz piano chords and voicings is a very important step. It’s important that you fully understand the construction of each. These 5 essential chord types make up the vast majority of chords you will come across when playing jazz piano. Next it’s time to learn the 5 types of 7th chords for jazz piano. You should be familiar and comfortable playing these triad shapes before moving onto other types of chords. The 4 types of triad for jazz piano are the basic building blocks for 7th chords and other extended chords. If you are completely new to jazz piano, there is a certain amount of ‘essential’ chord theory that you have to be familiar with. Most lessons come with downloadable PDFs containing the chord notation in all 12 keys. We explore the different voicings that can be used under each of the 7 notes of the Dorian scale.īuilding your knowledge of jazz piano chords is a very important skill and learning and memorising the common voicings will help you to read and interpret lead sheets. This is a supplement for the minor voicings lesson.
