So what on earth is planing? It is often associated with a practice that was frequently used in the music of Debussy and Ravel. During the late 19th century, composers started experimenting with the use of upper extensions in their harmony and ended up creating large chords sometimes with tight spacing between the notes. As a result, when trying to stick to traditional voice leading with its emphasis on contrary motion, they found that the voices tended to collide and lacked distinction. As a result, they started voice leading chords using parallel motion as if they were a single melodic line. This has become known as planing.

In my newly posted lesson, I show you 3 different categories of planing in the music of Debussy. I also show you how several great jazz musicians have incorporated these 3 varieties of planing in their playing, both when comping and improvising. So get ready for chordal planing examples by pianists Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett and guitarist Jim Hall. But most important of all, get ready to learn how YOU can use these concepts to add some exciting new chordal textures when playing over any standard!

PDF & AUDIO DOWNLOAD:

The “Chordal Planing”  lesson files, can be downloaded for $9.50. The download includes the following files: PDFs with 16 II-V-1 examples featuring both regular notation and detailed TAB, Chord Melody arrangements of “Beautiful Love” & “There Will Never Be Another You” using planing . Also MP3s of all the examples & Band in a Box and Midi files of both arrangements!

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Ravel Chords for Jazz Guitar

McCoy Tyner Tribute Lesson