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yeah, just like guitar ;) otoh there are gazillion of chess books (and unlike guitarbooks many are actually useful), there are nice chess sets, online courses, premium memberships, chessbase...
Not going to watch the video right now but literally every chord in the first twelve measures (or the thumbnail) is a shell. Low note and a third or seventh. Third or seventh and a color note. ...
Shell or “rootless shell” is a pretty normal way of talking about these voicings. There is overlap with drop two voicings when you get up to four voicings but the sound of someone comping with...
It sounds like it's a terminology issue. So the very basic rootless C9 voicing x 8 7 8 7 x is also a shell voicing? To me that's a drop2, Shell voicing has a particular meaning in the way...
Thank you for your friendly, well thought out, and clearly expressed explanation. You offered more than basic support for your opinion and based it on sound logic and information understandable to...
Maybe we have a different definition of shell voicings. The shell voicing are root, third and 7th.
He used LOADS of rootless shell voicings. Basically anything he played that was more than two notes.
A lot of what Ed Bickert did weren't shell voicings. His comping involved harmonized lines with rootless voicings and lots of movements inside chords. At least the aspect if his comping that I really...
I use(d) a whiteboard marker to outline the position of the bridge. The line(s) can be effectively minimized and, anyway, will readily come off once the job is done.
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