The discussion of shell voicings and spread voicings follows rootless voicings. In my teaching, I introduce rootless voicings with added tension (the name says it all, voicings without roots but with added tensions, 9, 11 and 13, aka left hand voicings) after the student masters the basic 60 root position seventh chords. Https:/ / pages/ chords-voicings#solo-jazz-piano I have a lesson (requires paid subscription) on spread voicings here: These two voicing techniques are the basis for the spread voicing technique which is the foundation of playing solo jazz piano. Shell voicings are combined with guide tones (3 and 7) played in the right hand under the melody note (whether written or improvised). The shell voicings that you mention are root based voicings, typically played in the left hand when playing solo piano and most often composed of the root plus the 3rd, or the 5th, or the 7th or the 10th. (Voicing a chord refers to adding, subtracting and distributing notes to modify a basic chord sound). Once you have these voicings firmly in your head and hands you can move on to learning how to play them in voicings. Https:/ / pages/ chords-voicings#five-essential-seventh-chords The very first step is to learn all 60 root position seventh chords: major 7, dominant 7, minor 7, minor 7b5 and diminished 7.
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