USA, 1899 onward

Jazz Piano

Ragtime from the Stark plates, plus voicings, ii–V–Is and blues drills in every key.

566 pieces

Rags & vintage pieces 2

ii–V–I 60

Shell voicings: ii–V–I, majorG C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D
Shell voicings: ii–V–i, minorG C F Bb Eb Ab C#F#B E A D
Guide-tone lines: ii–V–I, majorG C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D
Guide-tone lines: ii–V–i, minorG C F Bb Eb Ab C#F#B E A D
Arpeggios through ii–V–I, majorG C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D

Voicings 84

Rootless voicings: ii–V–I, majorG C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D
Rootless voicings: ii–V–i, minorG C F Bb Eb Ab C#F#B E A D
Drop-2 voicings: ii–V–I, majorG C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D
Drop-2 inversions: maj7, 7, m7, m7b5, dim7G C F Bb Eb Ab C#F#B E A D
So What voicings: Am7 (A Dorian)A D G C F Bb Eb G#C#F#B E
Quartal voicings DorianA D G C F Bb Eb G#C#F#B E
Upper-structure triads on D7D G C F Bb Eb Ab Db F#B E A

Blues 84

12-bar blues: basic changes, shell voicingsG C F Bb Eb Ab C#F#B E A D
Jazz blues: shell voicingsG C F Bb Eb Ab C#F#B E A D
Jazz blues: rootless voicingsG C F Bb Eb Ab Db F#B E A D
Walking bass: jazz bluesG C F Bb Eb Ab Db F#B E A D
Minor blues: shell voicingsG C F Bb Eb Ab C#F#B E A D
Minor blues: rootless voicingsG C F Bb Eb Ab C#F#B E A D
Walking bass: minor bluesG C F Bb Eb Ab C#F#B E A D

Forms 36

Rhythm changes: shell voicingsG C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D
Walking bass: rhythm changesG C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D
Five turnarounds, majorG C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D

Comping 24

Comping rhythms on ii–V–I, majorG C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D
Walking bass: ii–V–I, majorG C F Bb Eb Ab Db F#B E A D

Scales 276

Ionian (major)G C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D
DorianG C F Bb Eb Ab C#F#B E A D
PhrygianG C F Bb D#G#C#F#B E A D
LydianG C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D
MixolydianG C F Bb Eb Ab Db F#B E A D
Aeolian (natural minor)G C F Bb Eb G#C#F#B E A D
LocrianG C F A#D#G#C#F#B E A D
Melodic minor (jazz)G C F Bb Eb Ab C#F#B E A D
Locrian natural 2G C F Bb D#G#C#F#B E A D
Lydian dominantG C F Bb Eb Ab Db F#B E A D
AlteredG C F Bb Eb G#C#F#B E A D
Diminished, half-whole (dominant)G C F Bb Eb G#C#F#B E A D
Diminished, whole-halfG C F Bb Eb Ab Db F#B E A D
Whole toneG C F Bb Eb Ab C#F#B E A D
Bebop dominantG C F Bb Eb Ab Db F#B E A D
Bebop majorG C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D
Bebop DorianG C F Bb Eb Ab C#F#B E A D
Blues scaleG C F Bb Eb G#C#F#B E A D
Major blues scaleG C F Bb Eb Ab Db F#B E A D
Major pentatonicG C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D
Minor pentatonicG C F Bb Eb G#C#F#B E A D
Harmonic minorG C F Bb Eb Ab C#F#B E A D
Phrygian dominantG C F Bb Eb G#C#F#B E A D

Why everything here is free to use

Every piece passes two tests: everyone who wrote it died before 1 January 1966 (India), and it was first published in 1930 or earlier (USA). It is read from the original period edition, never from a modern arrangement.