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Warm up Jazz Guitar Exercise - Bebop Melodic Line And 3-note Chords - Free PDF
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2024-04-24
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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This lesson offers an easy warm up exercise for guitar implying a bebop melodic pattern and five 3-note chord voicings to play over a 2 5 progression.
You can download the transcription and chord charts in PDF format for free (or give what you want).
In the meantime here is a brief analysis of the lesson :
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Harmonized Scales Guitar Cheat Sheet
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2024-04-16
- In Guitar Cheat Sheets, Methods, eBooks, Posters
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This page provides a free guitar cheat sheet with tab, score and chord shapes about the main types of scales harmonized in seventh chords :
Melodic Minor
Diatonic Major Scale
Natural Minor Scale
Harmonic Minor Scale
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Slash Chords For Guitar - Lesson With Charts And Diagrams
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2024-03-07
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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Slash chords, distinguished by a chord followed by a forward slash and a bass note (e.g., C/G), are a powerful tool for enriching your guitar sound.
This guitar lesson for beginners unravels the mystery behind slash chords, revealing how they redefine familiar shapes and add a touch of sophistication to your chord progressions.
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Blue Bossa - Guitar Chord Study For Beginners - YouTube Short Video - Diagrams & Tabs
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2024-02-08
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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"Blue Bossa" is a jazz standard composed by trumpetist Kenny Dorham and one of the most popular Bossa Nova song.
The tune has since become a popular jazz standard, covered by numerous artists as Joe Henderson, Art Pepper, Dexter Gordon and many more.
This guitar lesson provides an easy chord study with tab / notation and YouTube short video to learn how to comp over it.
You'll find the related PDF transcription in the GUMROAD STORE.
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6 Types Of Extended & Altered Dominant 7 Chord Voicings For Guitar
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2024-02-03
- In Chords / Voicings
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In this short guitar lesson you will learn how to play 6 types of altered and extented dominant chords (7, 7b9, 9, 7b5, 7b5b9, 9b5) to expand your harmonic vocabulary.
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4 Examples of Using Diminished 7 Chords On Guitar
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2024-01-17
- In Chords / Voicings
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Diminished 7 chords bring a distinctive, mysterious sound to music. Widely used in jazz and classical genres, they infuse tension and creativity into your playing.
This guitar lesson explains how they are built and how to use them thanks to four easy examples.
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How To Mix Chords And Modes Of The Harmonic Minor Scale - Free PDF And YouTube Short Video
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2024-01-04
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The harmonic minor scale is a captivating and versatile scale used in various musical genres, known for its distinctive sound due to the raised seventh degree compared to the natural minor scale.
By understanding both chords derived from this scale and the modes within it, you can create compelling harmonic progressions and melodic lines.
Here's an introduction on how to combine chords and modes derived from the harmonic minor scale, including a free PDF (or give what you want) with Tab / standard notation.
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Chord Substitution - Enharmonic Equivalents - Altered & Extended Dominant Seventh Chords
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-12-19
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This guitar theory lesson about harmonic equivalents provides six examples, that demonstrate how dominant seventh chords (rootless, altered or extended) can also be considered as other types of chords (min6, dim7, 7).
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Mixolydian Sus4 Chords On Guitar - Voice Leading - Lesson With Tabs
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-10-14
- In Chords / Voicings
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This short guitar lesson is to practice voice leading with 10 different sus4 chord voicings built with notes from the G Mixolydian mode. Transcription with Tab & Short video available at the end of the article.
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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 its 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.