Advanced Jazz Guitar Lesson: Melodic Chord Patterns

This is a really useful set of chord shapes that can be used to quickly increase your voicing vocabulary on Major and Minor 7 Comping.

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[wankkiz]

Hi thank you for your lesson.

I'm just not quite sure if I understanded it right.

If u wanted to play over II-V-I Backing track (or even a real band!), can you use the different inversions/extensions/subtitut­ions of the I chord to play over the whole II-V-I progression, or do u have to use II chord inversions/extensions over the II chord, V chord inversions/extensions over the v chord and so on?

[dharma4life]

@wankkiz

Hi, sorry for my late response. The chord pattern is for the major and minor chords. You just have to shift the reference point of the pattern.. you will have to alter your voicings for the dominant chords or use whatever chord shapes you like.

-Best

[wachter2000]

Hey, I am just getting into jazz. Do you know the chords on Stevie Ray Vaughan's Lenny, or if not that, Riviera Paradise? eligiuswachter@yahoo.com

[dharma4life]

@wachter2000

Hey sorry, I don't know the chords off hand, I'm sure you can probably can find someone's transcriptions online somewhere.. Best-

[peterdjp]

Nice . What chorus pedal ? Sounds great.

[dharma4life]

Hi, I am playing through a Behringer V-Amp through my computer monitors.

[wilsonb3000]

is there any way u can post tab for the beginning progression you played.. I'm trying to pause it every chord and it's taking awhile. thanks for the help

[Isiyac]

FYI... he's only playing inversions and alterations of Am7, which all fall into the key of G major. The chords, in order, are: Am9/G (root is omitted completely), A7sus4 (even if the 3rd isn't present, it is understood that this chord is of a minor quality given the context), Am7/C (1st inversion), Am7/E (2nd inversion). The next chord can be considered either Gsus4 or D7sus4/G in this context. D is the dominant chord of the II-V-I in G (the V). Thumbs up so people can see!

[Modes9]

It sounds like Mike Stern may be among your influences. If you're working with bass and drums, sometimes intervals and three note modal chords can go a long way toward suggesting harmonies while creating melodic movement. Once you play a four note chord, you're stuck with it. It's easier to move voices around intervals and three note chord shapes.

[tokugijoo]

Awesome video, man, I dig it.

@syn5643 There are a lot of awesome youtubers who do chord stuff, if you look around for them! Justin Sandercoe is an awesome resource for learning stuff. I'll also probably do a series of videos on chords and chord substitution pretty soon too, if you wanted to check that out.

[syn5643]

I really appreciate you taking the time to make your statements clear and concise. Your video highlights what a youtube video is suppost to be like. Great video, enough talking to explain and interpret, but it's not overbearing. Do you have a tip for me though? Where could I start to learn more advanced chords. I've tried so many times but every time I do, I get lost and nothing sticks with me. Thanks

[lordofkharma]

great lesson. A beginer like me can also make use of this chords and add it to my vocabulary. thanks more lessons please.