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A pdf of the tune is attached.

Fill in the chords yourself :-). It will help you study the harmony. Write in all the upper partials. You can do it!

Minority is a study of 9ths and 13ths, the upper parts of the chords. So this is a study in upper partials!

Here's a mega etude. Your job is to enter the chords and study each bar by writing all the alterations in. Is it aN F7b9? F713, F713#9. Look carefully at each bar and study the tune. Then play it. Memorize if you dare.

Chinese Translation for Chinese Students

這個影片是講進階版的open closed voicing.
再已經很熟悉練習過後基本的open closed voicing後，簡單可以找到drop 2(把和弦第二個音移到最上面)
就可以來練練看這個進階版的voicing 練習。
例如C,G,D,E Tony把左右手voicing交換。變成D,E,C,G, Tony稱這個為Mike Maineiri 的voicing.

再例如Cminor7: D,E,G,Bb. 右手的兩個音互換，變成D,E,Bb,G。

＊找一些你喜歡的Voicing, 然後換來換去，看你會不會發現新東西。
＊找到一些小的音程的voicing（小二度minor2 之類的）, 把它們放到低音處(左手)。
＊小提醒：盡量避免Minor9的聲響。

Here is your assignment:

Play this all over your instrument. Just play the progression. Grab a spot and a voicing and play it. Move to another spot and play it. Use the chord symbols, not the notes. Play in all inversions.

Another lesson by John Swana that can benefit vibes players AND trumpet players!

Did I post this already?

Here's the next tune for the Tune of the week series.

I saw Barry's post and thought it would be nice to do Mood Indigo this week.

Try to do a version like Barry did, so playing block chords. Voice the melody with four voices. If I have time, I'll make a video lesson on block chords. I think Tony has a lot of video's where he talks about this and also the drop 2 lessons by Dana are also a study in block chords.

I'm pretty busy this week, but I'm still gonna try to do as much as I can.

CU

TJ