Chord of the Week 06
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This voicing is the only known cure for [insert name of condition here]. Play it over A7, Gb7 and Eb7 as well as C7.
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 […]
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. […]
Jazz Guitar 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 Basics What is comping? Comping is short for accompanying. This is the improvised chordal accompaniment behind a jazz soloist, singer or […]
Fingering Technique Jazz Guitar Technique Andrew Green Paperback: 112 pages E-book Publisher: Microphonic Press ISBN: 0-9700576-1-X Having effective left hand technique means being able to finger a wide variety of musical ideas when improvising, at a variety of tempos. On guitar, unlike many other instruments, […]
Picking Technique Jazz Guitar Technique Andrew Green Paperback: 112 pages E-book Publisher: Microphonic Press ISBN: 0-9700576-1-X The interesting thing about picking is that there are different ways of doing it. George Benson has a different technique than Pat Martino. Wes Montgomery uses a different technique than […]
Introduction to Jazz Guitar If Jazz is new to you, this is a good place to get acquainted with some of the fundamentals. • Jazz Chords to get some chords to use right away. • Jazz Scales to check out some of the different ways of arranging seven notes • Comping to learn how to […]
BASIC JAZZ SCALES AND MODES Major Scales There are only three Major Scales, and the only differences between them involve the 4th and 5th degrees. If you look at them this way, it allows you to realize that they are more similar than different. Which scale you use is then dictated by your taste and […]
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. […]
Jazz Guitar Comping – Rhythm Jazz Guitar Comping Andrew Green Paperback: 136 pages with Online Audio E-book with Online Audio Publisher: Microphonic Press ISBN: 0-9700576-4-4 Comping Rhythms From a rhythmic standpoint, comping behind a soloist can be seen as following a continuum of interaction with […]
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 […]