Bass & Creativity: Chord Alterations In Depth
In this lesson, we take a deep dive into some alterations of the dominant chord. Both with the help of piano and on bass, we take some time to get used to the colors and options of b13 and #11 within a II V I progression.
- 0:00 – Intro
- 00:26 – Alterations vs extensions
- 01:51 – b13 alteration to the dominant chord
- 02:12 – Dm G7 CM7 shell voicings
- 02:41 – Bringing the b13 and manage voiceleading
- 03:13 – Dm7 G7b13 CM7 inversions options
- 05:49 – Bass only focus points
- 06:34 – Bass lines & melodies adding the b13
- 07:43 – Am7 D7b13 GM7
- 08:20 – Bass lines & melodies adding the b13
- 09:58 – #11 alteration to the dominant
- 10:20 – Bm7 E7 AM7 without alteration
- 10:08 – Adding the #11 chord tone to the V
- 12:18 – Focus on and target the #11
- 13:03 – A word on voice leading and voice jumps
- 13:50 – Gm C7 FM7
- 14:25 – Adding the #11 to the dominant chord
- 15:27 – Bass phrasing over Bm E7#11 AM7
- 16:24 – Adding a bit of comp
- 16:50 – Bass lines & melodies over Gm7 C7#11 FM7
- 18:16 – Combination of alterations & extensions
- 18:54 – Dm7 G7 CM7
- 19:14 – Adding the combination of #11 and 13
- 20:05 – Bass only (horizontal phrasing)
- 21:14 – Conclusion
