When playing using upper structures the trick is to think, not in a chord, but in a chord / chord-scale pairing. We will explain what tensions are later in this video. The structure on your right hand is called an upper structure if it contains at least one tension. The concept is quite simple: you play the basic sound of the chord on the left hand and a triad or quartal (or some other simple structure) on the right hand. Upper structures can create rich, complex, yet incredibly balanced chords voicings. Visit to learn more about the collection What are upper structures? If you want to save a few years and have all possible upper structures in a neat book that you can pull out any time you want for the rest of your life, I’ll show you what’s in these pdfs at the end of this video. So we’ve done all the research, cataloguing and creating exercises with every single possible upper structure triad and quartal over minor seventh and dominant seventh chords in every single key. How to think about them, how to find them and, most importantly, how to practice them in order to add this fantastic sound color to your palette.Īlthough it is crucial to understand the concept first, we also know the amount of possibilities this concept creates is enormous. Let me show you the concept of building chord voicings using upper structures. Finding new voicings, cataloguing, memorizing and playing them in all twelve keys is not an easy task. It’s said that the average piano player spends 2 to 3 hours daily, searching for cool voicings over different chords and harmonic progressions. In this series we are going to talk about Piano Voicings, specifically voicings that use upper structures.
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