In this video we will work on block chords, aka "George Shearing voicings" or "locked hands" technique!
There are 6 important exercises on maj6, maj7, and min6 chords, and the II V I progression.
Please scroll through the different chapters to work on one specific block chord technique, but I also encourage you to create your own exercises!
* Free pdf of the sheet music: bit.ly/3HWYKb8
* Free pdf of the sheet music (with annotations): bit.ly/32zqDFT
0:00 Block chord solo on a Blues in C
0:58 "Bluesy" passing diminished chord in C with inversions
1:22 Exercise #1: "Bluesy" passing diminished chord in all keys
2:29 "It Don"t Mean A Thing" with block chords
2:56 Exercise #2: Minor 6th chord with passing diminished chord (Barry Harris) in all keys)
4:41 Exercise #3: Two bar II V I progression with V7alt
5:25 "Polka Dots And Moonbeams" with block chords
6:33 Exercise #4: Major 7th chord exercise (6 keys)
7:34 GREAT BLOCK CHORD SOLOING HACK: 2 shapes to play a block chord solo on a blues in Bb
7:55 Exercise #5: Major 6th chord (inversions + impro in all keys)
11:18 Exercise #6: II V I with broken chords and V7(b9)(13) = octotonic
* Backing tracks used in this video: • Polkadots And Moonbeam... , • TWISTED C BLUES BASS L... , and iReal Pro
* Pause or slow down the video for better understanding and learning
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