Jazz Fusion Chords Part 2 From Steely Dan to Complex Slash Chords;

PART 2:

Simple 1st inversion 9th “Dan”chords: [Steely Dan] example.

steely, dan, 1st inversion, 9th, chord, example — “Dan” chord [Steely Dan] descending chords with 1st inversion 9th chords

Variation with melody notes and the usual “Steely Dan” rhythmic syncopation movement:

steely dan, Dan, chords, syncopation, example — Steely Dan Chords example. Syncopated rhythmic harmonic movement example

STATIC CHORDING TO BASS MOVEMENT:

Bass Walk down technique: Minorising-Dm9 extended vamp with the harmony held in the top with a bass walking down: [More aggressive and not really swung in fusion]

jazz, fusion, long, vamp, bass, walk, down, example — Jazz Fusion chordal vamp Bass walk down. Harmony held in top.

MORE COMPLEX CHORDING

Diminished Scale: “Slash Chords”

Diminished, scale, chords, harmonised, slash, chords, jazz, fusion, music, example, — Diminished Scale Slash Chords for jazz/fusion improvising and composition. Modern Jazz/Fusion Chords

B and F Triad Pairs as Chords:

triad, pairs as chords, jazz, fusion, music, example — Triad Pairs as Jazz Fusion chords example lesson. Modern Jazz Fusion Chords

Whole Tone Scale Chord Movement: 20 c Classical meets Jazz Fusion.

whole, tone, scale, chords, modern, jazz fusion, chords, example — Whole Tone Scale Chords Example of Voicings. Modern Jazz Fusion Chords

Jazz/fusion-chords-part-2 Jazz fusion chords part 2 Download

TOP DOWN CHORD CONCEPT:

Exercise : “Top Down” Harmonisation. Chromatically Harmonising the top note A natural.

top, down, chromatic, jazz, chords, example — “Top Down” Jazz/Fusion chord example/lesson and chromatic exercise for harmonising one note

CHORDS FOR HARMONISATION AND SONG DEVELOPMENT

Song Extended Endings: #1

Modern, Jazz fusion chords, Steely Dan and Chromatic complex re harmonisations — Extended Jazz/Fusion Song ending example of re harmonisation techniques

Song Extended Endings: #2

Jazz fusion chords, Steely Dan and Chromatic complex re harmonisations — Extended Jazz/Fusion Song ending example of re harmonisation techniques

CLICK HERE FOR MODERN JAZZ FUSION CHORDS PART 1

MORE ON “STEELY DAN” CHORDS CLICK HERE!

IF THIS LESSON WAS OF USE TO YOU THEN PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO US BELOW ON YOUTUBE, THANKS!

Author: Clifford Martin Musical Artist: Guitar Gti

Modern Music Theory

Clifford Martin is a trained classical musician and composer. His 1st study being piano and composition and a deep study into the meticulous world of modern music theory. He also studied jazz piano and jazz drums privately. Clifford later came back to the guitar and studied in the jazz fusion style of John McLaughlin and Al di Meola. It was at this point that he put all of his years of learning together into one musical form This website is a sort of cataloging of ideas and musical concepts for exploitation and development in the arts of musical composition and improvisation. What started out as a jazz improvisation site has grown into a full blown, harmony, timbre, pitch and rhythm library. Peace, Enjoy!