I love Jazzadvice.com. Anyone studying jazz should read through their articles. There is so much there.
Here is another great article by Forrest on Half Diminished chords. I'm posting this as it's an area many people have troubles with - including myself over the years. This article is a good one to get you on your way with these troublesome chords. Follow this and you will a lot better at tackling them in any key.
I like what he says here "Most standards tend to hang around certain keys and therefore, use the same few half diminished chords. What we end up with is seeing the same four over and over, while rarely encountering the other eight, making for a world of pain when we do."
Sounds familiar? - have a go at this and it will be sorted once and for all.
http://www.jazzadvice.com/how-to-not-suck-at-half-diminished-chords/
For something a bit more advanced once you have the basics down have a look as this article again by Forrest. He looks specifically at Bill Evans to find a multitude of ways to be creative on a minor ii v i.
http://www.jazzadvice.com/a-lesson-with-bill-evans-14-techniques-to-master-the-minor-ii-v-progression/
After that if you still have trouble THEN the aptly named!
http://www.jazzadvice.com/why-you-still-suck-at-half-diminished-chords/
Here is another great article by Forrest on Half Diminished chords. I'm posting this as it's an area many people have troubles with - including myself over the years. This article is a good one to get you on your way with these troublesome chords. Follow this and you will a lot better at tackling them in any key.
I like what he says here "Most standards tend to hang around certain keys and therefore, use the same few half diminished chords. What we end up with is seeing the same four over and over, while rarely encountering the other eight, making for a world of pain when we do."
Sounds familiar? - have a go at this and it will be sorted once and for all.
http://www.jazzadvice.com/how-to-not-suck-at-half-diminished-chords/
For something a bit more advanced once you have the basics down have a look as this article again by Forrest. He looks specifically at Bill Evans to find a multitude of ways to be creative on a minor ii v i.
http://www.jazzadvice.com/a-lesson-with-bill-evans-14-techniques-to-master-the-minor-ii-v-progression/
After that if you still have trouble THEN the aptly named!
http://www.jazzadvice.com/why-you-still-suck-at-half-diminished-chords/
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