By the end of reading this blog, you should have the tools and knowledge to begin learning and experimenting with jazz chords in your piano playing.īefore you read any further, for the following material to make sense, you need a good grasp of basic chord triads and intervals. What follows is a step by step breakdown of what a jazz chord is, how jazz chords are constructed, how to read jazz chord symbols, common jazz chord progressions and several practice tips along the way. Whilst a lot of jazz music is indeed complex and many of the musicians who play it are of extraordinary ability, many jazz pieces are composed of the same fundamental chords and chord progressions with variations in regard to key, modulation, tempo and structure. Often even just the word ‘jazz’ can instill fear in piano students due to the genre being largely synonymous with complexity and virtuosity.
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