Traditional Shell Voicings

This Jazz Piano Lesson will help you discover, learn, and play Traditional Shell Voicings for the primary sounds of music (Major, Dominant, Minor, Half Diminished, Diminished). Two voicing options are constructed for each chord to be played in your left hand:You can listen to this Podcast Episode at JazzPianoSkills and have access to the SpeakPipe Widget that allows you to speak immediately and directly to Dr. Bob Lawrence. Ask your questions, get answers, and interact one-on-one with Bob.PODCAST LESSON OUTLINETraditional Major Shell Voicings3-7-9 (Ionian Mode)7-3-5 (Ionian Mode)Traditional Dominant Shell Voicings3-7-9 (Mixolydian Mode)7-3-5 (Mixolydian Mode)Traditional Minor Shell Voicings3-7-9 (Dorian Mode)7-3-9 (Dorian Mode)Traditional Half Diminished Voicings3-7-9 (Locrian Mode)7-3-5 (Locrian Mode)Traditional Diminished Shell Voicings3-7-9 (7th Mode Harmonic Minor)7-3-5 (7th Mode Harmonic Minor)The C Chord Family VoicingsTraditional C Major Shell VoicingsE-B-D (Ionian Mode)B-E-G (Ionian Mode)Traditional C Dominant Shell VoicingsE-Bb-D (Mixolydian Mode)Bb-D-G (Mixolydian Mode)Traditional C Minor Shell VoicingsEb-Bb-D (Dorian Mode)Bb-Eb-G (Dorian Mode)Traditional C Half Diminished VoicingsEb-Bb-Db (Locrian Mode)Bb-Eb-Gb (Locrian Mode)Traditional C Diminished Shell VoicingsEb-A-Db (7th Mode Harmonic Minor)A-Eb-Gb (7th Mode Harmonic Minor)Visit JazzPianoSkills.com for a comprehensive curriculum of jazz piano courses and lessons exploring the essential jazz piano skills used by professional jazz pianists.Support the show