Jazz Piano Fundamentals
A hands-on beginner course in jazz piano — swing feel, seventh chords and extensions, ii–V–I, shell & rootless voicings, jazz scales, and your first improvisation.
6 sections · 22 lessons
Getting Started
3 articlesRhythm & Feel
2 articlesChords & Jazz Harmony
6 articles- 06
Seventh Chords in Jazz
maj7, m7, 7, m7♭5, and °7 — the core chord vocabulary.
- 07
Chord Extensions & Tensions
The 9th, 11th, 13th and alterations (♭9 ♯9 ♯11 ♭13).
- 08
Reading Lead Sheets
Jazz chord symbols (Δ, −7, ø, 7alt, slash) and lead-sheet layout.
- 09
The Major ii–V–I
The cornerstone jazz progression in a major key.
- 10
The Minor ii–V–i
m7♭5 → V7(alt) → im: the minor-key version.
- 11
Common Progressions & Turnarounds
I–vi–ii–V turnarounds, line clichés, and 12-bar blues changes.
Voicings
3 articlesScales & Improvisation
6 articles- 15
Jazz Scales
How to choose scales for improvising over jazz chords.
- 16
Jazz Modes
The seven modes of the major scale and how jazz uses them.
- 17
Pentatonic Scales in Jazz
Major and minor pentatonics for soloing.
- 18
The Blues Scale & Form
The blues scale and the 12-bar blues form.
- 19
The Bebop Scale
Chromatic passing tones in the bebop scale.
- 20
Guide Tones & Improvisation
Your first solo lines from chord tones and guide tones.