McCoy Tyner style chord voicings - Let's see how Larry uses chords voicings based on fourths, typical of the great jazz pianist McCoy Tyner. Larry also effectively uses bass note pedals to c...
Scales 10
3 6 2 5 Phrase 2
Here is another 3 6 2 5 Phrase. Larry begins his line outlining an altered 6 chord here the A 7 #9. He ends his line with a reversed diminished arpeggio over the V7.
Diminished Whole Tone Scale
In this video Larry demonstrates the Diminished Whole Tone Scale starting from A. This is also known as the altered scale, or as Larry says, it's a little like s...
Playing Over Minor (Summertime)
Playing Over Minor (Summertime) - In this Video Larry gives you an idea of playing over minor a with a classic and well-known standard like "Summertime" as a...
3 6 2 5 Phrase 1
Larry Plays 3 6 2 5 Phrase in C. E minor 7 b5 to A 7 #5 followed by a 2 - 5 in C - D m7 to G 13. This is a common 3-6-2-5 chord progression substitution in C.
3 6 2 5 Phrases
Here Larry demonstrates 3 6 2 5 Phrases. He outlines the changes with some standard idiomatic phrases. Larry uses the chords as spacing for the phrasing of his lines to giv...
Using the 6th
Larry will talk about and demonstrate to you on how to put more emphasis on the Major 6th of the scale, in this case, and key of A minor the note will be the note F#. In this ...
D minor Phrase
In 5th position, Larry plays a very standard D minor Phrase phrase built off an F major 7 arpeggio and D dorian with no 6th degree.
Using Major over minor - Example C Major over A minor
Major over minor - This example showcases on how to actually "think" in C Major, while still being in the key of A minor. This will giv...
G7 Phrase
Larry plays a nice G7 Phrase. He uses a D Dorian idea with an F major 7 arpeggio embed within it over a G7 chord. These simple modal/arppegiated ideas are the fundamentals for pl...