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The Jazz Rootless Chords

Master Functional Jazz Voicings Using Voice Leading and Inversions


Learn how to comp using Rootless Chords—compact, functional voicings designed for playing in a jazz trio or combo setting. These are the left-hand voicings used by working pianists to support soloists and maintain harmonic clarity without doubling the bass. This course walks you through how to construct and apply these voicings, with a focus on voice leading, inversion logic, and practical usage across standard progressions and tunes.


What This Course Covers:

✅ Rootless Chord voicing formulas for Major and Minor II-V-I progressions

✅ Inversion types (Type A and Type B) and how to move between them

✅ Extended Rootless Chords and how to apply color tones (9ths, 13ths, alterations)

✅ Complete breakdown and application over the jazz standard Autumn Leaves

✅ 21 step-by-step video lessons, each approximately 20–30 minutes

✅ Structured progression: from single voicings to full harmonic sequences

✅ PDFs with voicing charts, progressions, and comping exercises

Who It’s For:

This course is designed for intermediate to advanced jazz pianists who want to develop a solid comping vocabulary using functional, rootless voicings. It’s ideal for players looking to understand voice leading, chord inversions, and how to apply these voicings confidently in a trio or combo setting.

How It Works:

This course gives you a complete system to master rootless voicings on the piano — four-note closed-position chords without the root, used by jazz pianists to comp with clarity and sophistication.


We'll start by learning how to build and connect rootless chords over II-V-I progressions, using a clear approach based on inversion types (Type A and Type B), chord functions, and voice-leading logic (starting on the 3rd or 7th, resolving to the nearest tone).


From there, the course expands into real-world harmonic situations: minor cadences, altered dominants, chromatic resolutions, turnarounds, circle-of-fifths motion, and more. We’ll build a practical vocabulary for comping over jazz standards — culminating in full applications on tunes like Autumn Leaves.


Each lesson includes step-by-step video guidance, plus PDFs and backing tracks for practicing in all 12 keys.

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What's included:

▶️ Introduction and Basic Construction. (51 minutes)

1. Introduction to Rootless Chords.

2. Rootless Chords: Learning the Shapes.

3. Extensions in Rootless Chords.


▶️ Harmonic Expansion and Dominant Formulation. (3 hours)

4. Extending Through Harmonic Relationships.

5. Extending Dominants to the 9th.

6. Formulating the 7(b9) with Diminished 7 Shapes.

7. Formulating the Dominant 7 (9, 13)

8. Formulating the Dominant 7 (#9, b13)

9. Formulating the Dominant 7 (9, #11, 13)

10. Formulating the Dominant 7 (b9, b13)

11. Formulating the Dominant 7 (9, 11, 13)

12. Additional Variations and Inversions of Dominants.


▶️ Summary and Material Consolidation. (20 minutes)

13. Rootless Chords: Final Review.


▶️ Voice Leading in II-V-I Progressions. (2 hours)

14. Voice Leading in the 2-5-1.

15. II-V-I with Extended Chords.

16. Minor 2-5-1 Progression with Rootless Chords.

17. Type A and B Inversions in the Minor 2-5-1.

18. Minor II-V-I – Inversion Practice in All Keys.

19. Combining Major and Minor 2-5-1 Progressions.


▶️ Musical Application - Autumn Leaves. (1 hour)

20. The Autumn Leaves Progression.

21. Autumn Leaves – Complete Interpretation.


⏱️ Total Video Time: 8 hours.

📄 Included Materials: PDFs and Backing Tracks.

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