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Using Chord Extensions and Alterations to Spice Up Voicings and Solos


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Today, on the podcast, we are talking about chord extensions and alterations, what are they, how can we use them in our comping and how can we even use them in our soloing to spice up our jazz improv and jazz playing.

In this episode:

1. The 5 qualities of 7th Chords that are commonly used in jazz:
      a) Major 7th chords
      b) Dominant 7th chords
      c) Minor 7th chords
     d) Half Diminished chords
     e) Fully Diminished chords
2. What are Extensions and Alterations
3. Extensions we can add on top of the chords
4. Characteristics of suspended chords
5. Using altered extensions to create tension and resolution
6. The Basic structure of Minor 7th chords and their acceptable extensions and
     alterations

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