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Rootless Voicings Part 1 Triads

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Rootless Voicings - Part 1 - Triads

Jens Larsen
www.jenslarsen.nl
Standard tuning

= 120
Example 1 - II V I full chords and reduced to triads

Dm7

G7

Cmaj7

Dm7

G7

Cmaj7

6
5
7
5

3
4
3

5
4
5
3

6
5
7

3
4
3

5
4
5

E-Gt

Example 2 - C major diatonic 2nd inversion triads and what rootless chords the represent

Fmaj7

G7

Am7

Bm7( 5)

Cmaj7

Dm7

Em7

Fmaj7

1
2
2

3
4
3

5
5
5

6
7
7

8
9
9

10
10
10

12
12
12

13
14
14

Example 3 - C major diatonic 1st inversion triads and what rootless chords the represent

Bm7( 5)

Cmaj7

Dm7

Em7

Fmaj7

G7

Am7

Bm7( 5)

5
4
5

6
5
7

8
7
9

10
9
10

12
10
12

13
12
14

15
14
15

3
2
3

Example 4 - C major diatonic root position triads and what rootless chords the represent

Dm7

Em7

Fmaj7

G7

Am7

Bm7( 5)

Cmaj7

Dm7

1
2
3

3
4
5

5
5
7

6
7
9

8
9
10

10
10
12

12
12
14

13
14
15

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Example 5 - Basic II V I Cadences

Dm7

G7

Cmaj7

Dm7

G7

Cmaj7

Dm7

G7

Cmaj7

1
2
3

3
4
3

5
4
5

6
5
7

6
7
9

8
9
9

10
10
10

12
10
12

12
12
14

11

Example 6 - Melodic exercise suspending top note 2nd inversion triads

Fmaj7

G7

Am7

Cmaj7

Bm7( 5)

Dm7

Em7

Fmaj7

14

3
2
2

5
4
3

6
5
5

8
7
7

10
9
9

12
10
10

10

13
12
12

12

15
14
14

13

Example 7 - II V I in C with a simple top note melody

Dm7

G7

Cmaj7

18

1
2
3

5
4
3

5
4
5

Example 8 - II V I in A minor (using A harmonic minor on the E7)

E7

Bm7( 5)

Am7

20

6
7
7

5
7
6

5
5
5

Example 9 - III VI II V I in C (D harmonic minor on A7)

Em7

A7

Dm7

G7

Cmaj7

22

10
7
9

5
6
5

8
5
7

3
4
3

5
4
5

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