Altered Dominant Chords Explained: Gospel & Jazz Voicings in the Key of C

Altered Dominant Chords Explained: Gospel & Jazz Voicings in the Key of C.

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In this tutorial I break down altered dominant chords on gospel piano, showing how to build dominant 7 chords in C, then add extensions like 9, ♯9, ♭9, ♯11, 13 and ♭13, plus altered 5ths. I demo quartal voicings, upper-structure triads and 2-5-1 movement, then apply these rich jazz-gospel colors to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Building dominant 7 chords in C major
03:38 What are altered dominant chords?
04:59 Altering the 9th: sharp 9 and flat 9
05:59 Altering the 11th: sharp 11 and common uses
06:59 Altering the 13th and the 5th (♭13, ♯5, ♭5)
09:51 Go-to altered dominant voicings and upper-structure triads
11:54 Applying altered dominants to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
13:45 Turnarounds, 3-6-2-5-1 movement and modal mixture
16:49 More reharmonization ideas with altered dominants
19:12 Practicing altered voicings chromatically in all keys
20:32 Conclusion, next steps and membership invite