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Dominant 7 Chord Extensions - Infographic With Guitar Neck Diagrams
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-09-18
- In Chords / Voicings
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This brief guitar theory lesson explains what is a dominant 7 chord and the possible extensions (natural and altered) thanks to a printable infographic containing two neck diagrams.
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How To Identify Chords By Ear - Advices And Practice Tips For Guitar Players
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-09-09
- In Guitar Practice Tips
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Identifying chords by ear is a valuable skill for any musician, especially in jazz. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you develop your ability to identify chords by ear:
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Arpeggio And Chord Connection - Maj7, 7, min7, m7b5, dim7, min6 and 6 - Warm-up Exercise For Beginners
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-09-06
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Arpeggios are a fundamental aspect of music theory and play a pivotal role in creating expressive melodies, harmonies, and improvisations across various musical genres. In this exploration of basic arpeggios, we will learn how to connect Maj7, 7, min7, m7b5, dim7, min6, and 6 arpeggios (by moving only one note at a time) and how to make the link with basic chord shapes.
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Major Scale And Secondary Dominant Seventh Chords - Free PDF Transcription And Short Videos
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-08-17
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This guitar lesson implies playing secondary dominant seventh chords of the harmonized major scale. Free PDF available on GUMROAD and four YouTube short videos at the bottom of this page.
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Harmonization of Minor Scales On Guitar - Natural, Melodic and Harmonic Minor
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-08-03
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Harmonization of minor scales involves creating chords by stacking thirds on each note of the scale. There are three common types of minor scales: natural minor, melodic minor, and harmonic minor. This guitar lesson explore each one and explain how to harmonize them on guitar.
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Major Scale Harmonized In 3-Note Chords - Guitar Lesson With YouTube Short, Diagrams And Tabs
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-06-14
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This lesson provides a short guitar exercise that will expand your theoretical notions and fretboard knowledges. The principle being to harmonize the C major scale with 3-note chords also referred to as shell voicings while inserting short lines (from the major scale) between each chord.
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Basic Chords And Octave Playing Over A Blues In Bb - Lesson With PDF And YouTube Short Video
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-06-10
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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This jazz guitar lesson for beginners provides an easy study to practice octave playing and basic jazz chords over a Blues in Bb. It is available as a YouTube Short Video and a free transcription in PDF with chord shapes tab and standard notation.
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Solar By Miles Davis - 2 Chord Studies For Beginners
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-05-23
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Here are two easy guitar chord studies to apply over the jazz tune Solar by Miles Davis. The first one implies 3-Note chords while the second implies 4-note chords. Free PDF and YouTube Short video available.
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Chord Vocabulary With Modal Chord Scales - Dorian, Mixolydian And Lydian
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-04-26
- In Teacher Spotlight - Jazz Guitar Lessons
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Lesson By Nate Jarrell
This lesson is designed to help you expand your chord and voicing vocabulary through the use of modal chord scales.
Each notes of the Dorian, Mixolydian, and Lydian modes are harmonized to give you seven chord voicings based on each of those scales.
This approach is very useful for trio or solo playing because it gives you a voicing with each note in the scale on the top of the chords which allows you to easily harmonize notes from the melodies you are playing.
These are also very useful in for comping in a variety of situations and styles.
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30 Types Of Open A Chords - Free Cheat Sheet With Diagrams
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-04-14
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This cheat sheet provides 30 voicing shapes for playing 30 types of open A chords on guitar :
Am, A, A+, Asus4, Asus2, Amadd9, A5, A6, Am6, A6/9, Am6/9, A7, Adim7, A7sus4, Amaj7, Am7, AmMaj7, Amaj7b5, Am7b5, A7+, A7b5, A7b9, A7#9, A7#5b9, A9, Amaj9, Am9, A11, Am11, A13.
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The Major Sixth Diminished Scale - Jazz Guitar Lesson Around The Barry Harris Concept
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-03-20
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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This guitar lesson is about a harmonic concept mapped out and developped by jazz musician Barry harris that can be found in the book "The Barry Harris Harmonic Method For Guitar" by Alan Kingstone.
This blog article details a little bit more in depth about what is the major 6 diminished scale and how to harmonize it with major 6 and diminished 7 chords.
FREE PDF AVAILABLE HERE ON THE GUMROAD STORE
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How To Turn A 7th Chord Into A Rootless 9th Chord - Theory Lesson For Guitarists
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-02-15
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This chord theory lesson focuses on how to transform a dominant 7 chord (drop 2, drop 3 and related inversions) into a rootless ninth chord by replacing the tonic (1) with the ninth (9).
This technique will help guitarists expand their harmonic knowledge and also explore their neck in more depth. This can be a useful trick when composing or for chord melody arrangements.
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Dominant Bebop Scale, Rootless Chords And Arpeggios - PDF With Tab And Video
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-01-17
- In Licks & Transcriptions
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This guitar lesson provides a 12-bar study (free PDF and short video) for practicing the dominant bebop scale, some rootless chords and also three types of arpeggios (min7, dom7 and half-diminished) over a turnaround variation.
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Jazz Guitar Chord Melody Arrangement - In A Sentimental Mood By Duke Ellington
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-12-20
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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This video with tab and diagrams is a chord melody arrangement for jazz guitar of the famous Duke Ellington's jazz tune "In A Sentimental Mood". The aim being to mix the melody and the chords together as a piano player would do.
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Diminished 7 Chords - Connections With Dominant 7 And Minor 6
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-12-11
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In this guitar lesson you will learn how to transform a diminished 7 chord into a dominant 7 and also a minor 6 chord either by lowering or raising only one note in order to get a smooth transition. Check the GUMROAD shop to get the free PDF.
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Differences Between Maj9, add9 and 9 Chords - Music Theory For Guitar With Charts And Neck Diagrams
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-11-16
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This guitar lesson with charts and shapes will help you understanding the differences between major 9, add9 and dominant 9 Chords. How they are built and how to play them on guitar.
