How to Play Jazz Guitar Chord Scales
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;his isnt necessary to understand or think a#out when learning and using chord scales, #ut it is a nifty side effect of
this approach and something that could #e eplored more for improvisational, compositional and arranging purposes if
you want to dig deeper into this etra layer of theory! ) Major (azz 'uitar )hord *cales =oot 9osition
ow that we have learned the ) Major (azz 'uitar )hord *cale using Drop 2 chords in root position, lets dive into the
first inversion of this scale!
*o, all we are going to do is use chords that start with the 3rd, so for )maj7 that would #e /, and then move up to the
net chord in the scale, sticking with the first inversion for each chord!
%ne thing that & like to do is start any chord scale on the lowest possi#le chord that & can gra# on the neck, so for
instance, in the net eample, the first inversion chord scale, & start on '7, since " is the lowest fretted note in ) Major
on the $th string, then & #uild the chord scale up from there!
0or me, this is a good way to epand my knowledge of the neck, #ut also get me away from always seeing scales and
chord scales from the root up, which might cause me to focus too much on the root in my playing since &ve practiced
starting and stopping on it in my daily routine! ) Major (azz 'uitar )hord *cales 0irst &nversion
Well now move on to the second inversion jazz guitar chord scale, so each chord will have the $th in the #ass, such as
the " that anchors the first /m7 chord in the scale!
1gain, &ve started on the lowest note in the ) Major *cale and moved up from there, in this case its the " that then
harmonizes the /m7 chord in the first #ar! ) Major (azz 'uitar )hord *cales *econd &nversion
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1nd finally well check out the third inversion (azz 'uitar )hord *cale, so this time the 7th of each chord will #e in the
#ass!
1t this point, you now have four different ways to play through a ) Major (azz 'uitar )hord *cale using Drop 2 voicings
on the middle four strings!
*o, if you learn this scale on the top 8 and #ottom 8 string sets with Drop 2 )hords, you now have :2 ways to play this
chord scale, then adding in Drop 3,
)losed 9osition and Drop 2 and 8 and youve got a ton of ways to always have these scales under your fingers, in any
range and position on the neck! 9retty cool huh+ ) Major (azz 'uitar )hord *cales ;hird &nversion
%>, so weve learned how to practice these jazz guitar chord scales and how to #uild them using all the inversions of
Drop 2?s on the middle four strings, so heres a short eample of how the ) Major )hord *cale would look on the top four
strings, using Drop 2 chords in root position!
1gain, if you decide to go this route net in your practicing, & would learn these chords in root position, then all of the
other positions in ) Major, and then of course move on to the other :: keys for this string grouping with their related
inversions! ) Major (azz 'uitar )hord *cales ;op 8 *trings
ow that weve checked out these chords on their own, in the contet of learning them across the neck, its time to
create some music with them!
(azz 'uitar )hord *cales are great for comping and chord soloing, & especially like to use them to create chord soloing
lines and phrases when playing in solo, duo and trio!
"elow is a short ii<@<& chord soloing idea using the chord scale for ) Major, Drop 2 chords, on the middle and top 8
strings! )heck it out, then come up with some phrases of your own!
)hord soloing can #e tough, #ut )hord *cales can definitely make it easier to visualize any chord and chord family
across the neck, as well as make it easier to insert chords into our lines, phrases and solos! )lick to hear audio for this )hord *cale Aick!
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) Major (azz 'uitar )hord *cales )hord *oloing /ample