Practice both shell voicings and arpeggiating the notes in our left hand. We can also arpeggiate up to the 7th of the chord and mix this left hand style with shell voicings to create variety in our left hand. We can arpeggiate the basic triad as seen over the Fmaj7 and Cmin7 chords below. To add more movement and interest into our left hand, we can arpeggiate the notes of the chord. However, start by playing root and 7th in the left hand as in the example above. Vice-versa we can play the root and 3rd in our left hand and the 7th of the chord in our right hand. Usually we play the root and 7th of the chord in our left hand, and the 3rd of the chord in our right hand. Shell voicings help us spread the notes of the chord over an octave so that we achieve a more balanced sound from the piano. ![]() Shell voicings typically contain just the essential chord tones which are the root, the 3rd, and the 7th of the chord. Shell voicings are the most basic form voicings when playing jazz. We will also incorporate arpeggio left hand patterns to add variety to the basic shell voicings used in our left. ![]() In this lesson we will apply shell voicings to the tune “The Nearness Of You”.
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