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Identify the 9th and 13th on dominant 7th chords. The foundation of jazz harmony.
Identify the 9th and 11th on minor 7th chords. Essential for ii-V-I progressions.
Identify the 9th and 13th on major 7th chords. Beautiful colors for tonic chords.
Master altered tensions: ♯11 on major, and ♭9, ♯9, ♯11, ♭13 on dominant chords.
Random mix of all natural tensions across dominant, minor, and major chords.
The ultimate challenge: all tensions (natural + altered) across all chord types.
Practice voice leading through jazz's most important progression.
Find the tritone substitution for dominant 7th chords. Learn why two chords a tritone apart share the same shell.
Build 3-note voicings by adding the right tension (9, 13, or 5) to shell voicings.
Given a 2-note shell (3-7 or 7-3), find all possible roots. Tritone pairs for 7, semitone pairs for m7/△7.
3-note voicings with clear structure: shell at the bottom, 9th on top. Identify the root.
7-3-5 voicings form triads that can appear in any inversion. See through the disguise and find the root.