Some major seventh and sixth chord voicing follow. (6 io {2 ——Te Al tech quae can be vied in sina ways, Doubing lad aoe an asiation ns in wary a nba nce al ef ete vines Polychords / Upper Structures ‘A chord voicing can tke on the appearance of one chord superimposed on another chord The term polvchord usually refers toa voicing of a chord rather than two simultaneous chords. The same technique is ‘often refered to as upper structure (the upper structure being the upper chord). The upper chord is usually a trad, but seventh chow is possible. Polychords ae usually used for dominant chords, bu canbe used {or ther chord qualifies. The most common dominant palychords ae shown ere Bho nhc [Notice the tension that each polychord produces and the different effects of each iverson ofthe upper structure. Also, the C major triad is included here as an upper stucture.Altnough a C major triad is implicit in C7 chord, voicing it as an upper structure yields some interesting sounds that reinforce the natural ‘overtones ofthe ro Rournete upper structure triads that span an octave played aver ootess dominant voicings ae used often in comping. Herbie Hanccck mace this approach popular during the 1960s (See Chapter 6).A few exam ples flow: