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Satin Doll - Chords and Scales For Guitar - Lesson For Beginners

By Stef Ramin
On 2021-03-22
In Jazz Standards
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Satin Doll by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, witten in 1953, is one of the most famous jazz tune. It has been recorded by many jazz musicians as Wes Montgomery, Ella Fitzgerald, Mc Coy Tyner, Oscar Peterson and of course Duke Ellington himself. It has become a classic jazz standard, a must-hear, very popular at jam sessions.

This guitar lesson with chord shapes and scale charts explains how to play easy jazz chords and what basic scales to choose for improvising over Satin Doll.

Half-diminished Chords - 28 Guitar Shapes

By Stef Ramin
On 2020-09-18
In Chords / Voicings
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Half-diminished chords (aka m7b5) have an especially important place in jazz music. They are generally found in minor 2 5 1 progressions as the ii chord or can be used as substitutions for dominant 7 chords. This blog post provides 28 different shapes based on drop 2, drop 3 and drop 2-4 voicings for playing m7b5 chords on guitar.

28 Major 7 Guitar Chord Diagrams

By Stef Ramin
On 2020-08-28
In Chords / Voicings
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This blog post provides 28 positions with intervals to play major seventh chords (maj7) on guitar. Three types of voicings are used : drop 2, drop 3, drop 2-4 and their inversions.

The diagrams are organized this way:

Chord / Scale Relationships - Guitar Charts Cheat Sheet

By Stef Ramin
On 2020-01-14
In Guitar Cheat Sheets, Methods, eBooks, Posters
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These guitar cheat sheets show the relation between common modes and chord shapes.

Educational Guitar Chords and Scales Posters - Essential Charts, Shapes and Diagrams

By Stef Ramin
On 2020-01-01
In Guitar Cheat Sheets, Methods, eBooks, Posters
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Two new educational guitar posters are now availbale at Teespring.com. The first one contains 18 essential scale shapes used by guitarists. The second poster provides 63 common jazz guitar chord diagrams. They are both available in giant size, 24 x 60 inches 90 x 60 cm.