1 Jazz Guitar Chord Chart eBook

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JAZZ GUITARCHORD CHART

# 1Copyright 2014 | Sam Blakelock

Congratulations, your search for a practical chord chart is over.

Within the pages of #1 Jazz Guitar Chord Chart you will find all you need to master jazz guitar chords. Be sure to check out Quick Start Guides to instantly expand your chordal pallete, otherwise browse to any chord type you wish to explore.

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~ Sam Blakelock | pickupjazz.com


# 1Copyright 2014 | Sam Blakelock | pickupjazz.com

Table of ContentsI. Key

II. Quick Start Guides

Top 10 Beginner Jazz Guitar Chords

Top 5 Modern Chord Voicings

III. Chords

Major

Minor

Dominant

Altered Dominants

Suspended Dominant

Half Diminished | Diminished

IV. Understanding Chords

What is a Chord?

Why are some Chords rootless?

What are Multi-Function Chords?

V. Chord Formulas

VI. Useful Resources

JAZZ

GUITARCHORD CHART


Dont play string

Root Note

Note

Root (dont play)

Numbers indicate which finger to use

12

3

4

The Root Note

TARGET this white circle on your chosen root note.

e.g. this is G Maj7

Part I Key



dim7 dom7#5or dom7b13or half diminished

m7b5

dom13dom9

min9min7

maj7

Top 10 Easy Jazz Guitar ChordsHere are my top 10 jazz guitar chord voicings I recommend beginner jazz guitarists learn.

These chords will enable you to play almost any jazz standard. Awesome, right?

I recommend you have a basic understanding of bar chords before attempting these chords.

Part II Quick Start Guides



This note is always played but doesnt have to be the root note.

maj7 add9

maj add4

min b13

maj13#11

min11

The Modern ChordThis is another multi-use chord often used by modern guitarists (and probably over

used by me!)

susb9

min6

maj7#11

m7b5 add4

dom13

dom7#9b13

This awesome chord can take on 6 different functions depending on which root note you use

The Charmeleon Chord

Pick any white diomand as your root note. In RED is the chord you are now playing.

dom13b9

Listen to the b9 , mmm

stretch that pinky (4th) finger!

m9 pinky stretch You can also use this as a major7 voicing with the relative major chord.

e.g with this voicing on Am9, it also works as C maj7. That half-step crunch is now the root and 7th of the maj7 chord.

Cool, right?

Am9 (open string)

5th fret

open strings

Top 5 Colorful Jazz Guitar ChordsWant some chords with a little zing and zap? I am happy to share with you a few of my secret jazz-guitar-chord-weapons. Swap out plain chords for these ones and you will immediately sound more sophisticated and jazzy (if that is a term).

Part II Quick Start Guides



The Modern ChordThis chords function changes depending on which root note you choose. You have three options:

maj9

maj13#11

maj add4 add6

maj7#5

maj69#11maj9#11

maj9

maj7#11maj69

maj6

maj7

Major Chordsmajor = maj =

Stretch that pinky (4th) finger!

A good rhythm voicing ala Freddy Green

A very modern sound.maj7#11 chords use the Lydian Mode.

Part III Chords



min-maj7 min-maj9

The Modern ChordThis chords function changes depending on which root note you choose. You have three options:

min7b13 (This root note is played)

min11 (this root note isnt played)

min11

min69min6

min7

min9

Minor Chords

Stretch that pinky (4th finger)!

My favourite minor voicing.

min9 chords are often used instead of min7 chords in jazz.

Dorian mode chords

Super hip voicing.

Bit of a stretch but totally worth it.

Part III Chords



Dominant Chords

dom9

dom7

dom13

dom7 chords sound plain. Add some colour with a dom9 or dom13 below or even an altered dominant (next page).

My favourite dominant voicing!

Same shape as a min7b5 chord.

Part III Chords



Altered Dominant Chordsb5 = #11b13 =#5

dom13b9

dom7#11#9dom7b9#11dom7#5b9dom7#5#9

dom13#11dom9#11dom7#11

dom7#5

The upper part of dom7b9 is a dim7 chord.

dom7b9dom7#9

#11 chords are most often used with the

lydian dominant mode.

HENDRIX CHORD

The most common Altered Dominant chord voicing.

13b9 chords are awesome! Use them with the half-whole diminished scale. You can always move 13b9 voicings up/down minor thirds (just

like dim7 chords).

A triad off the 2nd, see it?

A triad off the b5, see it?

Part III Chords



Use susb9 chords with the Susb9 scale - the second mode of the melodic minor.

Use sus7 chords with the mixolydian scale.

Suspended Dominant Chords

dom9sus4dom11

dom7sus4

dom13sus

susb9

sus13b9

Susb9 Chords

Part III Chords



Diminished Chords

dim7

Note: any notes in a dimished chord can be a root note. Awesome, right?

You can also move any dim7 voicing up or down minor thirds (3 frets).

Half-Diminished Chords

Note: any min6 voicing can be played as a m7b5 voicing (and vise versa). Just play a min6

chord a minor 3rd interval above your m7b5 root. e.g. Bm7b5 = Dm6

m7b5sus4

Use with the Locrian #2 scale. (Way hipper than normal m7b5 chords).

m9b5

m7b5

Use with the whole-half diminished scale.

Part III Chords



The most important notes of any chord are the Guide Tones; the 3rd and 7th. Why? Because those two notes define the chord as either major, minor or dominant.

If you keep stacking up notes in thirds onto any chord you create the full, complete chord with all available extensions.

Can you see the 3rd and 7th (your guide tones)?What other extensions can you see?As guitarists, we cant play this mega-chord so we pick, chose and rearrange these notes to create jazz guitar chords. Exten-sions are our colour notes (9,11,13) which add flavor to our guide tones (3,7) and core (root, 5th).

Cmaj13 - full chord

Cmaj7e.g you can stack up notes above a C using the C Major Scale to create Cmaj7

A chord is created by stacking up notes from your chosen a scale on top of a root note.

What is a Chord?

Part IV Understanding Chords



In this chord, you dont play the root note (diamond), leaving your fingers free to play the b3, b7, 9,11 - much more colorful notes!

min11

Most often the bass player will be playing the root. Removing the root from a

chord voicing frees up your fingers to play more interesting upper extensions.

Why are some Chords Rootless?

What are Multi-Function Chords?Many of chords in this eBook can take on multipile uses. This means you

can play the exact same shape but change the root note to create a totally

new chord. e.g. Am9 = Cmaj7

These chords share the exact same notes therefore any voicing you know

for Am9 can be used for Cmaj7 and vise versa. Wow, suddenly your chordal

vocabularly just doubled!

Amin7 = C6

Amin9 = Cmaj7

Am11 = Cmaj9

Am69 = G#7Alt, Bsusb9, F#m7b5

Amin-maj9 = Any A Melodic Minor chord

Adim7 = Cdim7, Ebdim7, F#dim7, Ab7b9, D7b9, F7b9

Am7b5 = F9, Cm6Am7b5 = F9, Cm6

Can you discover any others?

Check it out:

Part IV Understanding Chords



Part V Chord FormulasBelow are formulas for every chord type. You should memorize and (more importanly) accustom your ears to each chords unique sound.



Part VI Useful ResourcesCongratulations on making it through #1 Jazz Guitar Chord Chart!

If you enjoyed this eBook I am sure you will love:

- Top 5 Chord Progressions - try out your new chords.

- How To Master Jazz Guitar Scales - practice scales the fun way.

- Beginners Jazz Guitar; in 4 Easy Steps - learn guitar quick and easy.

- Free Jazz Guitar Lessons - a complete index of tutorials at pickupjazz.com

Thank you for downloading my ebook. See you around at pickupjazz.com and

remember to keep learning and have fun!

~ Sam Blakelock | pickupjazz.com



#1 Jazz Guitar Chord Chart | pickupjazzPrefaceTable of ContentsI KeyPart II Quick Start GuidesTop 10 Easy ChordsTop 5 Colorful Chords

Part III ChordsMajor ChordsMinor ChordsDominant ChordsAltered Dominant ChordsSuspended Dominant ChordsHalf-Diminished | Diminished Chords

Part IV Understanding ChordsWhat is a Chord?Why are some Chords Rootless?What are Multi-Function Chords?

Part V Chord FormulasPart VI Useful Resources

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