Chord Voicings Masterclass
Drop 2 and Drop 3 Voicings
About this masterclass
Guitarist Roni Ben-Hur breaks down Drop 2 and Drop 3 voicings, the four-note chord structures at the heart of jazz guitar comping. Starting from the basic 1-3-5-7 stack, he shows exactly how each drop voicing is derived, why these shapes are always playable on the guitar when close-position voicings often aren't, and how to invert them across the fretboard.
What's covered
- How a Drop 2 voicing is built: dropping the second note from the top of a four-note chord
- Working through every inversion of the Drop 2 shape, with side-by-side comparisons to the unplayable close-position versions
- Drop 3 voicings and the wider, more open sound they produce
- Adapting one template to any chord quality — major 7, dominant 7, 6, minor 6, diminished, and altered 5ths
- Hearing the voicings in context through the first eight bars of rhythm changes in C
- How four-note voicings function as the core of bigger five- and six-note chords
Ben-Hur teaches at the whiteboard and the guitar, naming every chord tone as he goes, so you come away understanding the system rather than memorizing grips. A solid foundation for any player ready to organize their chord vocabulary. Full video is 1 hour and 5 minutes.
Lessons in this masterclass
Lessons
- 1Drop 2 and Drop 3 Voicings1h 5m
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Jazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur has earned a sterling reputation as a musician and educator, renowned for his golden tone, improvisational brilliance, compositional lyricism and ability to charm peers, students and listeners alike. Eminent jazz critic Gary Giddins wrote in the Village Voice: "A limber and inventive guitarist, Ben-Hur keeps the modernist flame alive and pure, with a low flame burning in every note ... [He's] a guitarist who knows the changes and his own mind." Roni - born in Israel in 1962 but a longtime American citizen, based in New York City - has recorded a dozen albums as leader or co-leader, with The New York Times praising his "crisp, fluid style" and Time Out New York calling him "a formidable and consummately lyrical guitarist." He has developed a rare facility in both straight-ahead jazz and Brazilian styles, evidenced by his work with masters in both fields, from pianist Benny Harris and saxophonist/ flautist Frank Wess to vocalist Leny Andrade. The Star-Ledger of New Jersey summed up Roni this way: "A deep musician, a storyteller, Ben-Hur works with a warm, glowing sound and has an alluring way of combining engaging notes with supple rhythm." Along with releasing acclaimed educational products - such as the instructional DVD Chordability and method book Talk Jazz: Guitar - Roni has directed international jazz camps for some 15 years. Jazz guitar star Russell Malone got it right when he said: "Everything Roni does is beautiful. He has the magic touch."