Consult the handbook of chord substitutions also published by ekay music for. A forewarning some of these ideas may sound abstract and hard to understand in this short report. Andy laverne handbook of chord substitutions scribd. Because learning the guitar is the best thing ive ever done in my life and i want to help you. The chords substitutions used in this book can be applied to virtually any other tune, and so can help aspiring jazz pianists improve their playing all around. Jazz fake book index in spreadsheet form, as a single pdf 143 pages. This volume will give you the choices for that tome. Use these instructional materials to help open up guitar avenues and to examine different chords and rhythms, lead guitar techniques, learning the fretboard, music theory,scales, and the world of playing over chord changes. Use dominant7, minor 7, diminished 7th and minor 7b5 chords. The term chord progression refers to a succession of tones or chords played in a particular order for a. This is a volume of substitution and passing chords these chords are arranged by tone example. There are other types of chord substitutions but wanted to start with the easiest kind. Im gonna go look for that if the world was perfect thread and add everyone would have a copy of erics performance handbook.
Now we will consider another resource of reharmonization. Substituting chords by karen daniels simply put, chord substitution is the use of one chord in place of another chord and using them is one way to give your music interest and a change in sound. Substitue the minor chord a 5 th above or 4 below the give dom7 chord gmi7 over c7 2. Over 500 pages of comprehensive, but easy to understand text covering every aspect of how jazz is constructed chord construction, iivi progressions, scale theory, chord scale relationships, the blues, reharmonization, and much more.
Some chord substitutions will work brilliantly well, others you can pass on. Much of the european classical repertoire and the vast majority of blues, jazz and rock music songs are based on chord progressions. The substitutions may have a quality and degree of function in common with the original chord, and often only differs by one or two notes, or they may be far more off the wall, flirting with other keys and modes temporarily, then with deft skill brought back to the home tonal centre. In short, every key has primary chords built off the 1st, 4th, and 5th tones of the scale. Chord progressions the best free chord progression lessons on the web the recipe for music is part melody, lyric, rhythm, and harmony chord progressions. The chord substitution just described above 3rd above or 3rd below is called the diatonic substitution. May 29, 2019 handbook of chord substitutions a guide to creating your own special chord substitutions when playing any tune. How to substitute chords from the same harmonic function. One of these tricks is the concept of chord substitutions. This book contains useful phrases derived from chord tones, passing tones, resultant scales, and scaletone chords that piano players can use right away as vocabulary enhancers. When a i chord is leading into a iv chord add a minor 7th to the i chord. Perfect for teachers and students, this book covers critical chord concepts, theory and applications, all in a logical and easytouse way.
After working with this ygb case study you will be able to. There are some specific and even complicated rules for substitution, but the final arbiter of a successful chord substitution is how it sounds. Introduction major progressions with primary chords only major progressions with secondary minor chords minor progressions endings a taste of theory minor to major chord substitutions modal progressions. These are not lessons, but supplements to my lessons.
Chord substitutions survival guide pdf includes tab. Over the first four bars of the progression i have applied a great jazz blues chord substitutions called tritone or b5 substitution in beat 4 of bar 1 and beat 3 of bar 4. Countdown to giant steps aebersold jazz is a twocd playalong with companion book, for which laverne served as playerproducer and writer. Calling a chord a jazz chord may be a bit misleading. Meg reynolds added it apr 14, chords and lines in motion. In blues and jazz turnarounds, its common practice to use harmonic substitutions for any of the chords. Secrets of chord substitutions revealed by rick roseberry. The secrets to those beautiful chord changes now exposed. Jenny wen rated it really liked it feb 12, the writer david gibson is a highly respected wayfinding designer and principal of graphic design firm two twelve, new york. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. The general chord substitution rule holds that chords that share two or more notes in common can be readily substituted for each other money chords. It would sound odd using an a major seventh chord to back up an oldtime fiddle tune in the key of a major, but perhaps no stranger than it would sound to back up a jazz. Browse ekayshacor from ekayshacor at sheet music plus.
You will want to have a firm understanding of all of these chords in order to help you learn. Pdf creative chord substitution for jazz guitar download. Includes information on basic open string chords, barre chords, jazz chords, chord substitutions, and much more, with lots of clear drawings and charts. General properties of matter sengupta chatterjee pdf 25 download. A diatonic chord substitution occurs when using different notes within a scale.
Chord substitution part 2 ted greene 1973, november 16 i. Chord progression handbook iv introduction this handbook provides twenty chord progressions commonly found in folk and popular music, both using standard cadences and some modal progressions as well. This is a volume of substitution and passing chords. Hi im sean mcgowan and welcome to the fingerstyle jazz handbook in this course well be diving into the techniques rhythmic melodic and harmonic concepts of fingerstyle jazz guitar.
If you want to learn about jazz chord substitutions, then the books by frank mantooth and champ champagne, both published by hal leornard as series of several volumes, are good choices. The jazz style of wes montgomery wes montgomery was one of the greatest jazz guitarists, one of the most recognizable, and one of the most influential. Andy laverne went that extra mile to present the reader with new and up to date chord substitutions. Jazz piano basics dan davey tensions are non chord tones that are added to a chord to change the colortexture of the chord. The blues is an important ingredient of jazz music, and its one of the guitarists favorite forms to comp and blow on. Iiv substitution with more than 1 momentaneous hybrid g7 7 c7 d7 g7 ab7db7gb7 db7 c7 59 d7 iiv substitution by cycles of hybrid chords g7 c7 7 d7 g7 c7 ab7db7gb7b7 c7 eb7ab7d7db7c7 60 iiv substitution by cycles of hybrid chords different quality d7 g7 c7 d7 g7 c7 bb7ab7d7db7c7 eb7eb7ab7co. Heres a few specific techniques that wes used for substitution.
Chord structure, inversion, alteration, and extension are described in intervals and distance from the root of the chord or lowest note for inversions. Substituting chromatic chords within the iii vi ii v i. Arranged for piano but all instrumentalists can benefit from the substitution. A guide to creating your own special chord substitutions when playing any tune. Many chord substitutions are available suspended, diminished 7 th, etc.
Another general substitution is called a median substitution. And so, for a long time, i resisted learning many ideas and techniques that i thought of as jazz techniques, or jazz theory, or even jazz. The minor 7th note is located a 7th above the root bottom note of the chord. These chords are present in other styles of music no doubt, but in jazz they are nothing short of common place. This reference complements the handbook or harmony. In music theory, chord substitution is the technique of using a chord in place of another in a progression of chords, or a chord progression. They are used in most styles of music, especially jazz, fusion, blues, pop, and show tunes. Guitarmando chord voicings for duos im playing in a quintet, but also spend a bunch of time jamming with just the guitar player in my band. Includes regular and enhanced 2hand piano arrangements of standards. He is the author of handbook of chord substitutions, tons of runs ekay, the music of andy laverne steeplechase publications, and bill evans compositions 19 solo piano arrangements hal leonard. I wrote this book after teaching guitar for many thousands of hours. Handbook of chord substitutions a guide to creating your own special chord substitutions when playing any tune.
Note that scale degrees 10 is the same as 3, 12 the same as 5, 14 the same as 7, and 15 the same as and root. Shop and buy handbook of chord substitutions sheet music. The secrets to those beautiful chord changes now exposed moody, gregory on. Handbook of chord substitutions by andy laverne book. Chord substitution chord substitution refers to the art of changing andor adding chords to a progression in order to create harmony that is different and more interesting. Chord substitutions sound scary, because we hear people talk about things like ah yes, the quintessential tritone substitution with the dominant seventh over a flat fifth blah blah blah. Jazz musicians frequently use substitutions to add more harmonic content and colour to a progression and this next example uses tritone substitution. Address 282g sno mark watkins received his degrees from brigham young university and indiana university and has studied with eugene rousseau, daniel deffayet, ray smith, and yushi ishiwata and jazz with david baker. For example, the diminished chord with the notes d.
Includes chapters on tritone substitution, changing chord qualities, pedal points, modulations. Being able to take liberties with the harmony of a given tune is an. Do they incorporate substitute scales over the basic chordscales. Use my search bar to find exactly what youre looking for. Chord families every melody and accompaniment is based on a chord. The row 3 is a, the second note in the g scale, and an a minor chord followed in rows 4 and 5, underneath, by c and e. Iiv substitution by cycles of hybrid chords g7 c7 7 d7 g7 c7 ab7db7gb7b7 c7 eb7ab7d7db7c7 60 iiv substitution by cycles of hybrid chords different quality d7 g7 c7 d7 g7 c7 bb7ab7d7db7c7 eb7eb7ab7co. All of these are chord tones ct, and therefore, these are not tensions.
Nov 11, 2019 the wayfinding handbook is a complete guide to the discipline, from planning and design to practical considerations, such as setting up teams and managing projects. In todays article i will explain how to use jazz blues chord substitutions so that you can develop your harmonic pallet as a jazz or blues guitarist and expand your chordal and comping chops. Your right hand should be relaxed, resting over the. General properties of matter sengupta chatterjee pdf 25. He is the author of handbook of chord substitutions, tons of runs ekay, bill evans compositions 19 solo piano arrangements, and is the pianist on the chick corea playalong collection hal leonard. Guitar chords for beginners a supersimple guide for guitar newbies. Group 2 are used to replace minor 7s and are most common on ii. I touched on primary chords and chord substitutions in this post last week, but today, i want to take it a step further. If you dont keep a practice log you want to start one for sure. Yellow guitar books case study blues to jazz substitutions i understand the form and construction of a 12 bar blues. See the following explanation of the chords before viewing the free pdf sheet of this chord substitution.
You want to stay within the diatonic harmony of the key youre playing in, so the new chord may not be the same type of chord as the original. During the past 43 years, many private teachers as well as high school and college teachers have made the recordings part of their daily or weekly teaching assignments. Because songs can use chord progressions in many rhythmic arrangements and in many keys, this book provides you with roman numerals in sequence. Ebook the jazz chord scale handbook as pdf download portable. Jazz blues chord substitutions guide jamie holroyd guitar. A more conspicuous chord substitution is where a v7 chord in a ii v i is. With this reference, you will able to harmonize on tones i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vi, vii and maj vii. Check out my free video lessons on my free lessons page. This strategy summarizes itself in a replacement of a chord for another one with the same harmonic function of it.
For this, you replace a chord whose root note is x with a chord whose root note is a third above or a third below x. Nb the way of indicating chords is a shorthand and as such requires you understand what is. Andy laverne may1987 andy laverne handbook of chord substitutions a guide to creating your own special chord substitutions when playing any tune. For any major chord, substitute a major 2 chord to get a contemporary pop sound.
Andy lavernetonsofrunsforthecontemporarypianist slideshare. The fondamental drill is playing every chord and every inversion of each chord. Chord substitution reharmonization simplifying theory. Andy laverne chord substitutions torrents pdf njcinvest.
Reharmonizations and substitutions 7th chords and scale harmonization reharmonizing. Melody generally uses the notes of a chord or notes that return to it. You are playing a v chord and you want to replace it with a different v chord. Conservatory canada mtac national federation royal conservatory of music ensembles the notebook main title from the notebook composed by aaron zigman. Row 2 is roman numeral ii meaning the second note and chord of the g scale, again a minor chord. Secrets of chord substitutions revealed chord subs make a progression sound hip, retro, cool, consonant, dissonant, melodic, disjointed, flowing, surprising, leading or humorous. The jazz chord scale handbook top results of your surfing the jazz chord scale handbook start download portable document format pdf and ebooks electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. Watch us insert seven lush chord changes on a single note from the christmas song joy to the world. Use various chord substitutions to fill out the blues progressions.
Andy laverne tons of runs for the contemporary pianist. The following chord substitutions work in a variety of. Finger picking finger picking is using your right hand fingers to pluck the strings. Here are some free pdfs used to supplement my free video lessons. Mark watkins received his degrees from brigham young university and indiana university and has studied with eugene rousseau, daniel deffayet, ray smith, and yushi ishiwata and jazz with david baker. Because each of these chord substitutions preserves the melody or what jason white phrases, never sacrifices the melody and pretty much has the same chord makeup, you get practically the same function. Ive seen firsthand the things that people like you struggle with and i want to help you. Combine tritone subs with secondary dominants and you can have a field day with different patterns and substitutions. I recommend you go check out that post on primary chords as a primer to this lesson. In order to improvise you need to know and play every chord very well. Andy laverne handbook of chord download as pdf file. Youll learn how to develop independence in both hands to articulate a convincing swing feel playing solo jazz guitar while integrating bass chords and melody simultaneously to create orchestral arrangements of your. I prefer to stick to rock or folk, and i see a lot of what modern jazz musicians do as showing off or needless complication of what should be simple.
Books, such as andy lavernes handbook of chord substitutions. Heres an easy chord substitution for church pianists to use. A chord substitution occurs when a chord is replaced by another that is made to function like the original. This chord substitution for major chords works great for creating pop or contemporary. He is the author of handbook of chord substitutions, tons of runs ekay, the music of andy laverne steeplechase publications, and bill evans compositions.
The tritone substitution is a dominant, or secondary dominant 7th chord whose root is a tritone 3 whole steps away from the original chord. The most highlyacclaimed jazz theory book ever published. We will look at three basic rules for substitution chord family, inversion, and flat five. It is good to begin playing with a rhythm section as. Chord substitutions secrets to chord substitutions.
Treat the dom7 as the v of a iiv progression, then substitute the ii chord. The music of andy laverne steeplechase publications has been published. Handbook of chord substitutions by andy laverne pdf includes chapters on tritone substitution, changing chord qualities, pedal points, by andy laverne level. This lesson, however, will focus on substitution of minor and major chords. In this short report, we will take a look at some of the key aspects of his style. Also get other instructional books, such as andy lavernes handbook of chord substitutions. Andy laverne handbook of chord substitutions free download as pdf file. Dec 07, 2019 andy laverne handbook of chord substitutions. Substituting chromatic chords within the iii vi ii v i progression for the sake of variety, coloration and creativity, composers or even players substitute chromatic chords chords that have one or more notes not in the key signature of the song. Sep 25, 2019 andy laverne handbook of chord substitutions. The chords in the windows to the right of the original chord represent frequently used substitutions.
Andy laverne may1987 andy laverne handbook of chord substitutions author. Group 1 can all usually be used to replace any minor or minor 7 chord. The following chord substitutions work in a variety of musical situations and will not clash with what the other musicians are playing. Handbook of chord substitutions by andy laverne book sheet. May 09, 2019 s start date aug handbool, joined may 3, messages likes 0. Good store, will buy again a guide to creating your own special chord substitutions when playing any tune. Every diminished chord is a 7th chord with a flatted 9 in four different ways. Guitar chords for beginners national guitar academy. These chords are interchangeable because the tritone interval pitches are identical in each. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. Daniel david marked it as toread jan 05, matthieu brucher marked it as toread jun 06, trivia about handbook of chord page 1 of 1 start over page 1 of 1.
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