In order to get started learning this chord choose 1 voicing and start practicing it in all 12 keys.Īlso, and this is very important, make sure you apply it to a tune you like! This chord is actually featured and used in both a Chick Corea Lick and a Herbie Hancock lick inside my latest DVD The Jazz Masters Method.įor more info you can check it out here The Jazz Masters Method Final Thoughts The 4th minor 7 (b5) chord is probably my favorite and it’s definitely the most modern sounding since there is no 3rd. I use this voicing quite a bit when I’m comping in a rhythm section. In measure 3 I open up the chord up and turn it into a two handed piano chord. ( this is usually around the center of the piano). I play chords where they sit best on the piano and where they have the most richness. This is the same decision I use constantly whenever I’m voicing any jazz piano chord. I make the decision which inversion to use based off where it sits on the piano. If I’m playing this chord as a comp chord voicing just in my left hand I tend to either play the seventh of the chord as my bottom note or the 3rd of the chord as my lowest note. (like in measure 2 above) Register Leads To RichnessĤ. Then find the minor 7th of that triad (Tip: go down a whole step from the root to find the minor 7th)ģ.Working this chord out in basic root position in any key can be done with a simple 3 step process. (If you want to learn some dominant chords that will sound great after these minor 7 flat 5 chord you can check out this lesson on dominant jazz piano chords.) Build It and They Will ComeĢ. This chord could be used anywhere but it’s used most commonly as the ii chord inside a minor ii V i chord progression.
(click to expand) 6 Tips To Help You Learn These Minor 7 (b5) Chords Where Should I Play This Chord?ġ.
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