![]() Shell voicings strip the chord down to its 3 most essential notes - the root, 3rd and 7th. ![]() The simplest way to play a 2-5-1 is to use ‘shells’. This closed voicing pattern can be played in your left hand, while your right hand plays the song’s melody or plays a solo. To play the 2-5-1 with closed voicings, it’s common to play the ii chord and I chord in root position ( 1 3 5 7), but then to play the V7 chord in 2nd inversion ( 5 7 1 3): The first voicing pattern most pianists learn is to play the 2-5-1 using ‘closed position’ voicings - which means to simply play the 4 chord tones of each chord in ascending order - 1 3 5 7. In this article I’ll show you six ways to voice the 2-5-1 progression, all demonstrated in C. ![]() Most jazz songs are built of 2-5-1 chord progressions, played through several different keys.Īs a jazz pianist, it’s more useful to learn chord voicing patterns for the 2-5-1 - instead of isolated chord voicings which won’t necessarily flow from one chord to another.
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