#CHRISTMAS JAZZ PIANO TUTORIAL PDF#
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However, many jazz piano chords include more than 4 notes. You probably noticed that by playing diatonic 7ths chords youвЂ™ve already come a long way toward getting a jazz piano sound. Therefore, the first step to playing вЂњSilent NightвЂќ in a jazz ballad style is to review your diatonic 7th chords in C Major. The foundation of jazz harmony is built on 7th chords. LetвЂ™s look at these considerations one at a time. Secondly, youвЂ™ll want to expand the basic harmony with jazz chord progressions, especially 2-5-1 progressions. First, youвЂ™ll need to substitute jazz chords in place of regular triads. So how do you get that classic jazzy piano sound on a traditional Christmas favorites like вЂњSilent Night?вЂќ ItвЂ™s actually not too difficult. Applying Jazz Harmony to Christmas Favorites The point is that it would be nearly impossible to memorize the tune, take a solo and transpose it without understanding the basic harmonic structure. You might be thinking, вЂњIвЂ™m not there yet.вЂќ And thatвЂ™s okay. Again, this aides in memorization, enabling you play the tune, solo over the form and even transpose to another key all without the need for sheet music. As we apply the jazz ballad stylization, the primary chords serve as destinations to which weвЂ™ll add 2-5-1 progressions. However, understanding that you are going to the dominant chord (G major) in measure 5 helps you view the melody of measures 5 and 6 as an arpeggiation of the dominant triad- memory problem solved!ДЄnother reason it is important to start with a basic harmonization using primary chords is that we never really get too far away from this framework. For example, leaping from the вЂњEвЂќ in measure 4 to the вЂњDвЂќ in measure 5 can be difficult to recall. Therefore, understanding the harmonic framework helps you to relate the leaps to a memorable chordal structure. Firstly, melodies like вЂњSilent NightвЂќ that contain frequent leaps are harder to memorize as compared to tunes that contain more stepwise motion. You might be thinking that this sounds pretty plain, right? So why is it important to start with this framework? Actually, there are several reasons. вЂњSilent NightвЂќ Harmonized with Primary TriadsД®xcerpt of вЂњSilent NightвЂќ harmonized with primary triads.

#CHRISTMAS JAZZ PIANO TUTORIAL PDF#

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You can download todayвЂ™s complete lesson sheet which includes both the traditional setting and the jazz ballad arrangement in full grand staff notation.

LetвЂ™s look at an excerpt of вЂњSilent NightвЂќ in lead sheet notation harmonized with primary triads.

Diatonic Triads in CДiatonic triads in C Major with primary triads shown in blue. The following diagram shows all the diatonic triads in C Major with functional labels indicating the primary triads. Most traditional tunes can be harmonized using primary triads-the tonic (1-chord), subdominant (4-chord) and dominant (5-chord). вЂњSilent NightвЂќ Traditional SettingД«efore we get into todayвЂ™s jazz ballad arrangement, itвЂ™s important to have an understanding of the melody and harmony for вЂњSilent NightвЂќ in a traditional sense. If you love jazz and Christmas music, then youвЂ™ll definitely want to dig into this piano tutorial on вЂњSilent NightвЂќ in the jazz ballad style. HeвЂ™ll also teach you foundations of jazz theory that you can use to play other holiday favorites in a jazz style. In todayвЂ™s Quick Tip, youвЂ™ll learn to play an intermediate jazz ballad arrangement of the beloved holiday classic, вЂњSilent Night.вЂќ PWJ co-founder Yannick Lambrecht will walk you through this jazzy piano arrangement note-for-note. And when it comes to the holidays, lush jazz piano colors are the perfect texture for those timeless Christmas melodies.

Christmas jazz piano tutorial