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Chord of the Week 10

By Andrew GreenNovember 4, 2015Chords, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, News, theory

Want bland and uninteresting? You’ll have to look elsewhere. Here are three powerful, extra crispy notes. Powerful because they can also be used for G7, Db7 and E7. Crispy because […]

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Chord of the Week 09

By Andrew GreenNovember 4, 2015Chords, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, News, theory

Finally, a dominant chord that’s just a dominant chord! This one is especially useful because it’s hard to find a super-hip voicing for a dominant with the 7th on top. […]

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Chord of the Week 08

By Andrew GreenSeptember 18, 2015Chords, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, News, theory

Since last week’s voicing was soooooo indeterminate, I decided to keep the ball rolling in that direction—another isitasusorjustadominant chord. It’s all that and more! How about F Maj7+4? D-13? Another […]

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Chord of the Week 07

By Andrew GreenSeptember 18, 2015Chords, General, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, News, theory

This week I thought we’d break out a Dominant chord with an ambiguous quality. Is it a sus4 or just a plain old 7th? It’s both. Since it sounds so […]

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Chord of the Week 06

By Andrew GreenSeptember 18, 2015Chords, General, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, News, theory

The following chord is the not so beautiful (but beautiful) voicing for a C Maj 7 or A-7. In the case of C major, it is not always easy to […]

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Chord of the Week 05

By Andrew GreenSeptember 18, 2015Chords, General, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, News, theory

Here’s a major chord with a modern sound, courtesy of the whole step in the middle of the voicing. You could also use it for G- (the relative minor). Further […]

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Chord of the Week 04

By Andrew GreenSeptember 18, 2015Chords, General, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, News, theory

This week’s chord was not aired on CBS during the Super Bowl, but instead can be aired by you any time you want. It is shown here as a Bb7 […]

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Chord of the Week 03

By Andrew GreenSeptember 18, 2015Chords, General, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, News, theory

Since last week’s chord was extra crunchy, I’ll follow it with a very pretty voicing (at least I think so) for a Major 7. Notice that it doesn’t have the […]

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Chord of the Week 02

By Andrew GreenSeptember 18, 2015Chords, General, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, News, theory

This voicing is the only known cure for [insert name of condition here]. Play it over A7, Gb7 and Eb7 as well as C7.   Please follow and like us:

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Chord of the Week—Only More Often

By Andrew GreenSeptember 18, 2015Chords, General, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, jazz, lesson, News, theory

This week’s chord voicing is eminently (I get paid by the syllable) usable as a CMaj7 or A-7 (9). It could also be played over a D root to get […]

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Comping • Chord Concepts

By Andrew GreenSeptember 17, 2015Chords, Comping, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, lesson, theory

Comping Basics                   Jazz Guitar Comping Andrew Green Paperback: 136 pages with Online Audio E-book with Online Audio Publisher: Microphonic Press ISBN: 0-9700576-4-4 Multi-Use Chords One of the ways to expand your chord voicing and therefore comping palette is to learn different uses for the same voicing. […]

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Basic Chords

By Andrew GreenSeptember 16, 2015Chords, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, lesson, theory

 BASIC JAZZ GUITAR CHORDS Major Chords Here are some Major Chord forms with the root on the sixth string, even though the root isn’t always in the voicing. The red dots are the root, not needing to replace your monitor.     These are must-know major chord voicings with the root on the fifth string. […]

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Passing Chords

By Andrew GreenSeptember 14, 2015Chords, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, lesson, theory

Jazz Guitar Comping – Passing Chords                     Jazz Guitar Comping Andrew Green Paperback: 136 pages with Online Audio E-book with Online Audio Publisher: Microphonic Press ISBN: 0-9700576-4-4 PASSING CHORDS In order to create motion and stronger resolution patterns in a comp, chords from outside the basic […]

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JGC Voice Leading

By Andrew GreenSeptember 13, 2015Chords, Jazz, Lesson, Theorychords, lesson, theory

Jazz Guitar Comping – Voice Leading                     Jazz Guitar Comping Andrew Green Paperback: 136 pages with Online Audio E-book with Online Audio Publisher: Microphonic Press ISBN: 0-9700576-4-4 Voice Leading Voice leading is the stepwise movement of notes from one chord to the next within a chord […]

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