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What Are "Triad Pair Voicings"?

Jeremy Siskind

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Pianist, failed olympian, and author, Jeremy Siskind describes how to form and use triad pair voicings in order to provide more color in your playing and make interesting melodies beneath "cluster-y" voicings.

16 Comments

@sjaakdouma 2 years ago

Such a beautiful device! Listen to André Previn's intro treatment to More Than You Know for some bitonal flavored triad pairs!

@jarediledundee 2 years ago

This is how you modal. Great lesson, Jeremy. I'm always grateful for your content.

@JeremyPoole-Johnson-Music 2 years ago

Oh man, this overlapping triad pair sound, I friggen love it. Can’t believe I’d never thought of voicing them like that before, but that’s like the sound I’ve had in my head that I’ve been trying to find for ages. Will be spending a lot of time in the shed with these. Thanks mate!

@pianohar 2 years ago (edited)

"GAGA chords" really sounds like a nice label for this idea of IV|V triad pairs. That's also a catchy name for an exercise in D to practice during the next few days and see where it takes me.

@brw4807 2 years ago

GAGA, DEDE, and ABAB walk into a bar…

@markyachnin1901 2 years ago

I’m gaga for triad pairs! Thanks Jeremy.

@Martian128 2 years ago

As usual i'm just GaGa over your video. I love these little tidbits of ideas you present. Sometimes i go off for days or weeks developing "my own take" (probably just some of the most obvious variations) on what you so charmingly presented. (sure beats watching TV) LYM !!!

@TheRealSandleford 1 year ago (edited)

Never heard this one, thanks..... haha as if I need something new to practice... but refreshing to see theres always a new thing

@ibdense 2 years ago

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Now that is out of the way, where were you with all this great information when I started playing keyboards 70 years ago? I enjoy your teaching. There are tons of great things that you share. The young have no idea how lucky they are!

@tomaspa 1 year ago

Re-watching and enjoying again Gaga triad pairs. I will also check the Jazz Piano Fundamentals book 3 modal chapter. Cheers

@seanmchugh1640 2 years ago

Is this the same as poly chords

@philipdeoliveira 2 years ago

Just add water and stir to make a Steely Dan! Really enjoyed this way of thinking about modes and voicings that don’t sound predictable but clearly present the harmony.

@mdmellis 2 years ago

I love using triad pair voicings! I tend to separate the triads and move them in contrary motion for an interesting comping (or soloing) technique. Two major triads a whole step apart give a very modern sound on and altered dominate. The G & A from your example would work on a Db7alt. THANKS!