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Attached is a PDF. I think these types of exercises are invaluable. However they take a lot of time in the beginning and get easier towards the end. But you are a changed musician at the end.

Put the chords in (it's All the Things You Are). Analyze it a little bit.

Play it and memorize it.

Put it through all the keys, from memory. This is the very very important part. Eventually the melodies will be in your head and you will go to the right notes. You'll then see alterations in other keys, you'll be training your ears. I did so much of all this, back in the day!

Click on the brackets on the bottom right of the video box and you can watch in full screen mode.

Also print out the etude which is attached to this lesson.

Click here for part 1

Chi Chi is by Charlie Parker.

Chinese translation for Chinese students

屬七和弦升九音的和聲配置：

以F7#9為例，演奏3, 5, b7, #9，分別是A, C, Eb, G#（Ab）

你也可以看成是Ab大三和弦加上A為低音。

要熟記這個和聲配置，就是要轉到12個調裡。

並且切記，如果真的要熟悉而且會演奏時反應很快的就能夠應用上，一定要放到ii-V-i裡面練習。

Chinese translation for Chinese students

今天要講的是小調和弦（minor chord）的和弦配置（voicing）。

以A minor 和絃為例，這個和聲配置是3, 7, 9, 11音組成。也就是C, E, B, D。

轉到不同調試試看。

練習一個新的和聲配置時，最好要放到ii-V-i的和絃進行裡面練習，效果最好。

也可以移動這個最高音的音，也會產生一個很漂亮的聲音線條。