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Jazz Guitar Corner: 9th Chords Made EasyPosted 05/07/2013 at 10:31am | yMatt Warnock

!s many o" you readers e#in to di# dee$er into %earnin# &azz #uitar harmony and 'oi(in#s) you*%% undouted%y (ome a(ross

'arious 9th (hords) Ma&9) m9) 9 et(+) in your &azz,#uitar e-$%orations+

.in(e these (hords $o$ u$ time and a#ain) it is im$ortant to ha'e a 'ariety o" 9th (hords under your "in#ers so that you (an rin#them into your (om$in#) (hord me%ody and (hord so%oin# ideas hen needed+ ut this doesnt mean you ha'e to %earn a un(h o"ne (hords+ ou (an use $re'ious no%ed#e to ui%d #reat,soundin# and authenti( &azzy 9th (hords+

4n todays %esson) e%% e %ooin# at ho you (an use root%ess6 9th (hords to e-$and your &azz,#uitar (hord 'o(au%ary ithoutha'in# to %earn any ne sha$es) sim$%y ada$tin# "our,note (hords you a%ready ha'e under your "in#ers to a ne musi(a%situation+

ui%din# 9th Chords ith Common 8oi(in#s

o e#in) %ets tae a %oo at "our (ommon &azz (hords ith their 1357 and root%ess 9th,(hord 'oi(in#s+

oti(e that ea(h (hord $air shares three notes in (ommon: the 3,5,7 o" ea(h (hord) ut that in the se(ond 'oi(in# the 9th hasre$%a(ed the root) hi(h is hy e (a%% them root%ess6 9th (hords) as they (ontain no root in the 'oi(in#+

o #et you started) here*s a ;ui( re"eren(e "or the "our (hords used e%o+

Ma&7 , m7 "rom the 3rd< 7 , m75 "rom the 3rd< m7 , Ma&7 "rom the 3rd< mMa&7 , Ma&7=5 "rom the 3rd

his means that i" you see a >m7 and you ant to mae it >m9) you sim$%y $%ay ?ma&7) a Ma&7 (hord startin# on the 3rd o" >m7+ry this out ith ea(h o" the "o%%oin# (hords) Ma&7,7,m7,mMa&7) usin# the ;ui( #uide ao'e as a re"eren(e) throu#h a%% 12 eysand ith as many 'oi(in#s "or ea(h 9th as you (an (ome u$ ith+

Ma&or ii 8 4 ith 9th Chords

@ere are to e-am$%es o" ho you (an a$$%y root%ess 9th (hords to a Ma&or Aey ii 8 4 $ro#ression) one usin# >ro$ 2 and oneusin# >ro$ 3 (hord 'oi(in#s+ !s a ;ui( re"eren(e) here are the three norma% (hords) 1357) ne-t to the re%ated root%ess 9th(hords+ 4" you (an memorize these "ormu%as) you i%% e a%e to ;ui(%y and easi%y use these (hords in any &am or #i# youre on+

m7 , Ma&7 "rom 3rd

< 7 , m75 "rom 3rd< Ma&7 , m7 "rom 3rd

ry these (hords out in a%% 12 eys) oth a%% >ro$ 2 and >ro$ 3) then (ome u$ ith your on root%ess 9th (hords and rin# theminto your Ma&or ii 8 4 $ro#ressions as you e-$%ore this (on(e$t "urther in the oodshed+

Minor ii 8 4 ith 9th Chords

o he%$ #et you started in the minor,ey area) here is an e-am$%e o" a minor ii,8,4 (hord $ro#ression usin# oth >ro$ 2 and >ro$3 root%ess 9th (hords+

?or the m75) e dont norma%%y in(%ude a 9th ith that 'oi(in#) and so you i%% noti(e that 4 used a $%ain) 1357 (hord in those

instan(es+ ?or the other to (hords) G79 and CmMa&7) 4 used a dim7 o'er G79) $rodu(in# a root%ess 79 (hord) and anEma&7=5 o'er CmMa&7) $rodu(in# a root%ess mMa&9 (hord+

!s a ;ui( #uide) here are the three (hords and their re%ated 9th 'ersions:

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m75 , stays as is

< 79 , dim7 "rom the 3rd< mMa&7 , Ma&7=5 "rom the 3rd

Che( out the e-am$%e e%o) tain# it to a%% 12 eys i" $ossi%e) and then ui%d your on 9th 'oi(in#s "or minor ii 8 4 $ro#ressionsusin# the ru%es #i'en ao'e+

9th Chord Pra(ti(e Guide

!"ter you ha'e (he(ed out the di""erent e-am$%es ao'e) here are a numer o" ays that you (an e-$%ore 9th (hords "urther inyour &azz #uitar $ra(ti(in# s(hedu%e+

01+ P%ay any/a%% o" the ao'e e-am$%es in a%% 12 eys at 'arious tem$os+02+ P%ay the root%ess 9th (hord "or any 'oi(in# you are orin# on and sin# the root e%o the (hord+03+ ae a tune you are orin# on and %earn a%% o" the (hords as root%ess 9th 'oi(in#s) usin# the ao'e %esson as a #uide to "indea(h 9th (hord in the tune+0B+ Pra(ti(e any 9th (hord that you %earn ith a numer o" di""erent &azz #uitar (hords su(h as >ro$ 2 Chords) >ro$ 3 Chords and>ro$ 2 and B Chords+05+ Pra(ti(e ar$e##iatin# ea(h o" the root%ess 9th (hords in the ao'e e-am$%es and e#in to rin# this (on(e$t into your so%oin#ideas as e%%+

P%ayin# 9th (hords) and es$e(ia%%y root%ess 9ths) is an im$ortant si%% "or any &azz #uitarist to ha'e under their "in#ers+