Try These Dissonant Diminished Major 7th Voicings - TTT #31

These voicings were often used by arranger such as Nelson Riddle in the 1950’s. They feature a diminished chord with the major seventh in the voicing. Combine them in minor thirds for some spooky sounds! Go to for notation: _____________ Have you been trying to learn jazz piano with YouTube videos, DVDs, teachers, but feel like you’re still constantly guessing, can’t play any tunes without copying what someone else has played, and don’t know how to connect all the tid bits you’ve learned? I went through the same thing but thankfully stumbled upon a learning system I created based on proven language learning blocks. The JPS System brings you through 4 main categories of learning, Theory, Technique, Improvisation and Repertoire. I’ll show you exactly how to utilize our popular system so you can finally achieve jazz piano freedom: