Voicings
Voicings describes typical chord fingerings in jazz , especially on the piano and guitar , but also specific chord layers in jazz arrangements .
Abbreviated notation
Many jazz and popular musicians use a standardized notation for voicings. In the numerical designation they think a major - scale ( ionic mode ) on the root note of the respective chord and number the notes with the numbers 1 to 13.
The C major scale z. B. consists of the tones cdefgah-c'-d'-e'-f'-g'-a '... The c is referred to as 1 (1st level), the e as 3, the g as 5, the h as 7, the d as 9, the f as 11 and the a as 13. 2, 4 and 6 are less common, they are usually written as 9, 11 and 13. If these parent stages are altered , this is shown with a ♯ or ♭ . A minor - seventh chord in the basic position one would therefore make the following points: 1- ♭ 3-5- ♭ 7th
Pianists often add a semicolon to the note which notes should be played with which hand . So a minor 11 chord could look like this: 1-5-9; ♭ 3- ♭ 7-11 (left hand; right hand).
In addition to the numerical description, other notations are common. So in the guitar literature of the voicing is Quart Vorhalts sus 4 with tablature described.
The main voicings include the following chords: major chord, major and minor seventh chord, sixth chord, minor chord, minor seventh chord, half diminished minor chord, seventh minor chord, diminished seventh chord, augmented chord, augmented seventh chord, and diminished chord.
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- ^ Charlton Johnson: Swing & Bigband Guitar, 2nd ed. Milwaukee, p. 8