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That's because many think drop2's are what they learned from basic 1 3 5 7 chord charts in chord books and must have 5th. Many of Ed Bickert's drop 2's sound great and do not contain a 5th.

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Maybe a good alternate approach, rather than thinking 5679 5789, train yourself to think the triad built on the 5th. From there apply 1235 1345.

Bergonzi Book I - Melodic Shapes ((((IS HARD FOR ME))))

I think you didn't understand my point. The name "drop" comes from the way the resulting voicing is constructed, just like the name "shell" comes from the the way the voicing is constructed. What...

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Just easier to come up with good voicings without worrying about the drops too. That C G B E for Am7 could go to C F# B E and I wouldn’t have to call it a maj7b5 off the b7 then to C F# B...

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Drop voicings kind of sound bad for comping a lot of the time as well... Especially drop 2s

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Tal this might be a good time to point out that the “drop” naming conventions literally describe the process by which someone arrives at the voicing. So if I’m conflating anything, it’s no more than...

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I think you are conflating the concept of a "voicing" with the process of coming up with a "voicing". The resulting voicing is called drop2, not shell if that's what's played. Shell Voicings

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I wouldn't say that non-shell voicings in Ed Bickert's comping are "occasional" (see the transcription above for example). It seems like what you are referring to as shell voicings is the thought...

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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...

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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. ...

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