Inside the Course

Over 3.5 Hours of Lessons

  • Walking Bass

    Get a grip on the fundamentals of walking bass lines right away, and learn how to walk through a jazz standard.

  • Chords

    From chord-tones to tensions and upper structures, we explore the basics of it all.

  • Ear Training

    It's as important to be able to hear chord changes and bass lines as it is to be able to play them. Training your ear is a huge key to success.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Course Preview Lessons

    • About this course

    • Chords tones for ii-V-I

    • Chord Tones for ii-V-I

    • Chromatic approach notes to chord tones

    • Chromatic Approach Notes to Chord Tones From Below

    • Chromatic Approach Notes to Chord Tones From Above

    • Using chromatic approach notes to improvise

    • Chromatic Approach Notes - Combination

    • Intro to creating and releasing tension
  • 2

    Crash Course in Harmony: Chapter 1

    • All The Things You Are - Chord-Tone workout

    • All The Things You Are: Chord Chart

    • Understanding Tensions: Major 7 arpeggios based off the minor third

    • Major Arpeggio from the Minor Third

    • Instrument specific shapes and sounds

    • Spread Voicing Arpeggios

    • How to play a minor blues
  • 3

    Crash Course in Harmony: Chapter 2

    • How to build up chord voicings

    • Voice Leading: The basics

    • Reharmonization for composition

    • Inner moving parts for chord voicings

  • 4

    Crash Course in Harmony: Chapter 3

    • Chords based around the 1-5-9 shape

    • Minor Vocabulary Building Session

    • The leap from linear exercise to musical expression

    • The simplest harmony is often the most effective
  • 5

    Bonus Video

    • Bonus Video: Extended range chord voicings for 5-String

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Crash Course in Harmony

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