Wave with Close Voicings

In this video we will work on close or rootless voicings to the beautiful bossa nova "Wave" by A.C. Jobim. Rootless voicings can look quite complicated at first, but the goal is to memorize them so they become second nature in both left and right hand!
* Free pdf of the sheet music: bit.ly/3yK7tIS
* Free pdf of the sheet music (with annotations): bit.ly/2XcVfdE
0:00 Rootless voicings in the LH + theme in the RH
1:02 Last A of the theme with open voicings
1:22 Improvisation exemples with rootless voicings in the LH
2:38 Comping with rootless voicings in the LH (octaves & upper structures in the RH
3:39 Comping with open voicings
4:03 Comping with rootless voicings in the RH
* Backing track used in this video: • WAVE chord progression...
* For more tutorials and free sheet music visit: jazzpianopracticesessions.com

[@jorieru8556]

This is THE best type of tutorial i've seen. Thanks!

[@midishun9859]

Best jazz piano class for students !!

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you!

[@AllanLoboVST]

Instant sub! Rock musician from Brazil here, just started delving into jazz and bossa nova. I spent around 1 month practicing 251s (79) across all 12 keys and really mastering the inversions, this tutorial is exactly what I need right now. Thank you.

[@Maryyebee]

I am a student studying jazz in Korea. I came to KZbin after seeing you share the sheet music on your website, but it's so informative and the chord tone or tension explanation in the video is so good that I think it's going to study well. Thank you so much. I love you!

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks a lot! Glad you like the video and the sheet music!

[@HectorDavidPoloCheva]

One of the best renditions ever heard...congrats!

[@oliviaedralin1436]

Love this arrangement. So clean and precise 😊

[@dhiransodha599]

This is such a simple yet effective way to teach. Love it keep it up!!!

[@dasankim9843]

I study jazz while watching your lecture. Thank you so much for your jazz class.

[@user-wx5qm8uz7b]

最高の楽譜、ありがとうございます✨

[@clebersilva573]

Absolutely amazing 👏

[@lapilo]

Thanks for sharing all of this with us!

[@rodrigobalibalita12]

Very Nice. Your tutorials are very exceptional. Thank you very much.

[@RYBIJO]

C’est une fois de plus beau et relativement simple pour un débutant comme moi. J’avais délaissé mon piano mais j’ai hâte de m’y remettre en vous écoutant. Merci pour vos vidéos toutes aussi talentueuses et stimulantes.

[@Carlos-qz7ul]

Super job, super teaching video 📹 ! 👌 Loved it !

[@adolforosado]

I adore this song!

[@Fabrizio.deitos-navalesi]

Hi, and thank you for all the awesome content your sharing and all the time dedicated to it. Your vids go straight to the point, no fuss, but with invaluable indications all along. It's by far one of the most comprehensive and smart approach to jazz practicing I've seen on KZbin in years. You deserve more subs and you just got one... A true goldmine. 👍🏼

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you so much! Glad you like the videos and tutorials! And thanks a lot for subscribing!

[@susancolligan4589]

Awesome lesson notes, wow, so cool to see and so much easier to follow at your own speed. Thanks!!

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you, Susan! You’re very welcome!

[@chriswalsh711]

I feel truly blessed to have discovered your Channel. What a Fantastic video. Just started working through the PDF. Many thanks !

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks a lot, Chris! Glad you like the tutorial and the pdf!

[@jomarc8766]

Perfect tutorials for the great techniques aspiring jazz students...that's nearly everyone...should be fully engaged in learning & from the best tutor in the business.

[@merrasoa8327]

Merci j’aime beaucoup l’improvisation et l’arrangements

[@MSH598]

How lovely! i'm going to visit here as possible as i can. thank you for your play.

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you!

[@steicatsy78]

bravissimo,it was perfect.Thank you so much

[@FunkiGLoungeCafe]

Fantastic - thank you!!

[@ezechiassimon4902]

Thank you so much!

[@LarbiBenahsenenumerastudio]

Merci infiniment pour ces cours bravo

[@liriosanz]

Impecable !!!

[@keenonjazz]

Superb 👏

[@voliteon]

This is so good, a great resource to study and learn this masterpiece of a song. Such a beautiful bossa nova song by jobim, I keep coming back to it again and again over the years. Thanks for providing so much content/info. Even the jobim quotes and chords I’ve heard in recordings. Much appreciated. Btw have you heard the video where Herbie Hancock improvises over it live? Pretty cool :)

[@hughiejames7865]

Brilliant!!

[@dreadnaught3894]

delicious . . as usual!

[@ArtisticControl1985]

this is great! subscribed!

[@Snug-the-Joiner]

Totally Deeeeelicious! Thanks so much

[@thmanadori2417]

THANKS A LOT! Your lessons ans your notations on the score are awesome !! I'm a beginner son it helps me a lot to understand chord construction and voicing ; please never stop!

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you so much!

[@wildnites558]

Awesome!

[@johnschmid865]

This is high level stuff man, instant subscribe.. u just broke down Herbie and Jobims playing so cleanly, cheers

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks, John, and thanks a lot for subscribing!

[@borasayer7417]

Stijn your the best! Thank you for all of your videos

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you for watching the videos! :-) Hope you find them useful!

[@julestburt]

Wow - absolutely lovely. Thx for annotating all the approaches and the challenges. Re-inspired! Thanks!! Jules, North Vancouver, Canada :-)

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you so much! Hope you can get something out of it!

[@FranciscoA.22033]

Best jazz Stijn...I loved! Our music!

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you, Pedro! It’s a great song!

[@tubercelli]

Wow thank you!

[@bkmakesgames4055]

your video helped me a lot thank you

[@Calciumchlorid]

you are a legend !!!

[@JimmyQuango]

Oh Wow!! I LOVE it Stijn!! So nice palyed and your groove is outstanding!! Jobim would be proud of you!! Greetings, Jimmy

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you so much, Jimmy! Glad you like the tutorial!

[@pangeaproxima9446]

Just amazing!

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you!

[@rocklassic2863]

감사합니다.!!!!!!

[@mac280666]

I have just discovered the canal and it seems wonderful to me. Thank you very much for sharing

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you for watching! Glad you like the content!

[@TheVosseler]

Thanks a lot

[@coco-ik1xl]

Wonderful! Thank you ! love from china

[@larrycohen8580]

My first experience with this site and I found it very helpful for me. Learning the fundamentals of playing jazz piano is one thing but putting it all together has been a very slow learning curve. Having the chord/ scale changes laid out on the ledger sheet like that is much easier for me. Thanks so much!

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you, Larry! Glad you like the format and the tutorials!

[@christopherluk7421]

thank you

[@jokmong2360]

So glad to find you,,,thank you so much

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you! Glad you like the content!

[@pfylim]

Dude you're gonna get a half mil subscribers in no time. Mind blowing awesome!

[@StijnWauters]

:-) Thanks man!

[@ili626]

Once again - thank you

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks a lot, Tom!

[@jonbustamante]

This method works!

[@hyundongkim3818]

Wow beautiful! Thank you😄😄

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks for watching!

[@rafaeldimasp8444]

GOD BLESS YOU MR.STIJN

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you!

[@michaelbates625]

Fantastic Stijn, another great practice session! I can see your subs are increasing which is no less than you deserve for such good content. How about an F Blues practice session...?

[@merrasoa8327]

J’aime beaucoup le blues et c’est avec plaisir si je peux avoir les lessons de Blues Merci infiniment Max Eugène

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks Michael! A tutorial on a blues in F is a great idea! I’ll try to work something out..

[@CarlosVasquez-pj8mk]

Wonderfull!!! Thank you very very very much!!!!!

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you, Carlos!

[@kalospiano9470]

clicked like even before watching the video... and was not disappointed!

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks a lot! :-)

[@FranciscoA.22033]

Hello Stijn..this is our music. Thanks a lot

[@maloneycraig]

Super useful! Thanks!

[@StijnWauters]

You’re welcome, Craig!

[@leidelea7194]

Tenho assistido seus vídeos. Sensacionais! Obrigada pelos PDF das partituras.👏👏👏👏👏

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you!

[@marchandisealain7544]

Good evening Stijn Wauters, your work is great, it's fabulous, thank you for passing on these little musical gems, what richness in your videos and pdfs good to you Alain Bonsoir Stijn Wauters, votre travail est super, c'est fabuleux, merci de nous transmetre ces petites perles musicales, que de richesse dans vos videos et pdfs bien a vous Alain

[@StijnWauters]

Merci beaucoup, Alain! Ca me fait plaisir!

[@andrestorresabogado]

Great!! Thanks a lot.

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks for watching!

[@plutarco8556]

Great

[@trancosomarcus]

Awesome

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you, Marcus!

[@mariomanni13]

bravissimo

[@michaelmilano4457]

magic!!!

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you!

[@nylophone5730]

Amazing channel

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks a lot!

[@josejuanlopez8763]

Excelente apoyo para un mexicano.

[@orophoto]

Very cool! So nice sheet! Thanks for your work

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks a lot!

[@shakeyourguitartutorials]

wish i was playing piano , you are giving us a very good vid man !! may be i'll try this on guit , you are very fluid !!!!

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks a lot!

[@claricemouraopontes7291]

Adorable practice seccion...thank you🤷👍

[@claricemouraopontes7291]

Session,,

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks a lot!

[@aaronfrohnmayer8493]

Your voice leading is so good!

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks, Aaron!

[@merrasoa8327]

Merci c’est magnifique

[@StijnWauters]

Merci beaucoup!

[@merrasoa8327]

J’aime beaucoup comment le pianiste quand il joue sur l’improvisation car je trouve très ingénieux

[@FranciscoA.22033]

Your are a great Stijn..😜🤛👏👏🎯

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks, Pedro!

[@LoveLifeG]

Great playing! The montuno sounded funny though because that is not apart of brazilian music lol...that was cuban

[@jonathonbechtel7585]

I love this tune so much and all of your content is great (video + transcriptions are amazing!!). I am studying this piece and learning your different approaches (melody + rootless LH, comping with different voicings etc.) but I'm wondering how you would approach the last step i.e. a solo piano arrangement. I'm hoping that after I learn all of your different approaches, I can improvise a solo arrangement to some degree, but I was wondering if you had a general approach to this. Basically, how to get the bass + melody + those sweet extensions (b13 etc.) fluently in a solo arrangement.

[@jonathonbechtel7585]

I actually see that you do include the bass on the third A section of the Melody + rootless LH transcription. So thanks for that 😊

[@studioscienzacultura]

Molto bene

[@MaxGaming65]

I think I just found the holy grail for learning jazz

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks a lot, man!

[@imchanyyy]

I love you

[@joshuadelmundo3702]

great! can you do next the summer samba (so nice)?

[@StijnWauters]

Good idea! Thank you!

[@marcopepe4046]

Very clean playing. You have great videos... It seems you have very big hands, right? :) Many thanks.

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks a lot! I can reach a C -E in the LH, but that’s the limit.. :-)

[@joseaugustodasilva5466]

" ....coisas.que só o coração pode entender, é tão difícil ter um amor é tão difícil ser feliz sozinho ....."

[@harabaji]

What do you use for your backing track?

[@ClaudioPallone]

Hi Stijin thanks for the tutorial. Can please share the backing track? Cheers

[@StijnWauters]

Hi, Thanks a lot! Here is the link to the backing track: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJWypJitaKp4d6M

[@juwonnnnn]

👍

[@michelmarc3677]

Bravo et merci. Est-il possible de se procurer les pdf de vos arrangements ?

[@StijnWauters]

Merci! Et voici le lien pour télécharger le pdf: bit.ly/3yK7tIS (PDF avec annotations: bit.ly/2XcVfdE)

[@louialigon6747]

sick!!! would it be possible to make a same video but for Garota de Ipanema?

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you! I’ll try to make a tutorial on Garote de Ipanema!

[@louialigon6747]

@@StijnWauters thank you!!!

[@wonny6156]

👍👍🙏🙏💝💝😍😍

[@soonhankim8952]

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@cristiancano1318]

do this for Misty please pleaseeeeee i beg youuu

[@sibyllasystem1209]

Is the speed of the metronome 135 or 140?

[@MusicWithShankar]

I want to learn jazz with you personally, what shoud i do to contact with you.

[@StijnWauters]

Hi, you can contact me through my website (jazzpianopracticesessions.com). But unfortunately I don’t give private or zoom lessons anymore.. :-( I hope you can get enough information out of the tutorials and pdf files..!

[@MusicWithShankar]

@@StijnWauters Thank you so much, i feel so blessed to have reply from you. I'm learning so much things through your videos, Keep making many more jazz lesson videos. Thank you 🙏🙏

[@FranciscoA.22033]

Where are you live? Stijn

[@lorenzopierdominici2413]

who gave the dislike? WHO?

[@cathytalentscout7147]

When you play your instrument, it feels magical.-You are so talented! It would be great to have you perform on Sessions Live!