Art of Comping: EZ Drop 2 and Drop 3 Voicings

When jazz guitarists want to go beyond shell voicings, it’s a simple matter to add color tones to the basic chord sound. The result is the famous Drop 2 and lesser known, but equally useful, Drop 3 voicings. These versatile voicings are just the thing to add variety and interest to your comping. In this video you’ll learn how to create over 1000 chords just by adding notes to three simple shapes. ============================================== FREE TRIAL LESSON: Book a call today and get a personal practice plan as a bonus https://lessons.jumpstartjazzguitar.c... FREE PDFs supporting the lessons in the video: Join my FREE Patreon   / georgehessmusic   MY WEBSITE: https://jumpstartjazzguitar.com/ =============================================== WHAT"S NEXT New Videos and Shorts every week Remember, hitting the like and subscribe button helps support the channel. Plus, you won't miss out on any of our upcoming lessons! If your just getting started on jazz guitar, I recommend watching these free videos    • Forget Chords and Scales: Learn the R...      • The Art of Comping: Guide to Shell an...   ABOUT ME I'm Dr. George Hess, I was a professor of music for 30 years at leading universities in the US and Asia and I've been performing with top professionals worldwide for over 40 years. I help busy adult guitarists start playing and having fun playing jazz guitar as quickly as possible. --Time Stamps -- 00:00 Intro 00:30 Drop 2 and Drop 3 voicings explained 00:43 Close position 01:25 Drop 2 01:45 Drop 3 02:43 Adding Color Tones (tensions) 03:17 Assumed Root 6 Color Tones 04:26 Assumed Root 5 Color Tones 05:40 Available Color Tones 07:26 Last thoughts