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Jazz Guitar Chords Online
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Learning jazz chords online can be confusing and frustrating to
say the least. Just when the budding jazz guitarist thinks
they've stumbled onto something along comes another version of
the same song with a completely different set of chords.
For our present discussion, we'll limit our observations and
suggestions to learning jazz chords online, however the choice of
chords the guitarist selects has a significant effect on the
soloists' choice of notes in their solos and presentation of the
melody.
There's an endless list of possible, chords, chord inversions,
chord substitutions etc. that can totally blind side the newbie
jazz guitar player. In fact, the task is often so overwhelming
that the avalanche of information swamps the guitarist with an
enormous amount of stuff that they do not have to learn.
So, before trotting off to another jazz website in search of the
lost chord, here's a few things to think about to pin your ears
on straight!
Focus your jazz studies on specific objectives: A great idea is
to learn the chord changes to "jazz standards".
Jazz standards are tunes that working musicians are likely to
encounter at any time. Too often, guitarists with a rock or
country background wishing to move into jazz don't know the tunes
that are the common currency of players in all styles of jazz.
Here's a sample list of 20 jazz standards:
1. Autumn Leaves
2. All of Me
3. All The Things You Are
4. Ain't Misbehavin'
5. C Jam Blues
6. I Got Rhythm
7. Have You Met Miss Jones
8. Out Of Nowhere
9. I Cover The Waterfront
10. Satin Doll
11. Misty
12. Summertime
13. St. Louis Blues
14. Watch What Happens
15. Lullaby Of Birdland
16. Sweet Georgia Brown
17. Georgia
18. Take The 'A' Train
19. Stormy Weather
20.There Will Never Be Another You
There are many books that show how to use chord substitutions,
but if the basic chord changes are not known, substitutions and
embellishments often confuse the improviser and the listener.
When the musician is learning jazz guitar chords online it's
important to learn the basic set of chords for the jazz
standards.
Embellishments to basic chords such as added 6ths, sharp 11ths,
13ths, flat 5ths etc. are usually determined by the melody notes
and the style of music being played.
Always keep in mind that chord substitutions are influenced by
the style of jazz being played and the individual preference of
the musicians.
The point is, guitar players become absorbed in jazz chord
manuals that teach chord substitution etc., without firstly
learning the basic set of chords.
Once the guitarist learns the skill of being able to uncover the
basic chord changes to jazz standards, they can them re
harmonized the harmonic background many different ways to reflect
the way they wish to present a particular piece of music.
Here is a typical situation that confronts the jazz musician. Let
say, the guitarist wants to learn the jazz standard Satin Doll by
the composer Duke Ellington. There's a good possibility that
every version of Satin Doll that the musician can find will have a
different set of chords.
Sometimes the chords many only vary slightly, other times the
will be a significant detour from the previous version.
Let's look at three versions of chord changes that would all work
for a tune like Satin Doll
version (a)
[: Dm7 G7 | Dm7
G7 | Em7 A7 |
Em7 A7 |
1.___________________________
| D7
| Db7 |
C7 B7 | Bb7
A7 :]
2._________________________
| C
| C
|| Gm7 |
C7 |
| F Fmaj7 | F6 Fmaj7 |
Am7 |
D7 |
| G7
| A7 ||
Dm7 G7 | Dm7 G7 |
| Em7 A7 | Em7
A7 | D7
| Db7 |
| C B7 | Bb7 A7 |
version (b)
[: Dm7 G7 | Dm7
G7 | Em7 A7 |
Em7 A7 |
1.___________________________
| Am7 D7 | Abm7 Db7 |
C
| Em7b5 A7+ :]
2._________________________
| C
| C
|| Gm7 |
C7 |
| F
| F
| Am7
| D7
|
| G7 |
G7+ || Dm7
G7 | Dm7 G7 |
| Em7 A7 | Em7
A7 | Am7 D7 |
Abm7 Db |
| C | Em7b5 A7+ |
version (c)
[: Dm7 G7 | Dm7 G7
| Em7 A7
| Em7 A7 |
1.___________________________
| EbMaj7D7 | Abm7 Db7 | Cmaj7 Dm7 | Em7 A7 :]
2._________________________
| C F |
C ||
Gm7
| C7 |
| F Gm7 |
Am7 Gm7 | Am7
| D7
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| Dm7 G7 | Em7b5 A7 ||
Dm7 G7 | Dm7
G7 |
| Em7 A7 | Em7
A7 | EbMaj7 D7 |
Abm7 Db |
| C B7 | Em7b5 A7+ |
Which one is right?
Well, they will all work but, it's simply someone else's chord
substitutions for that basic changes, and unless we know how to
strip back the embellishments we will never know how to create
original arrangements that enhance your specific musical setting
and instrumentation.
I repeat, the essential skill to learn is to be able to "see"
(de-code), and "hear" the basic set of chords.
The purpose of learning the basic set of chords when you are
learning jazz chords online is to help the jazz player learn the
basic "changes" and allow the player to add embellishments and
substitutions on a solid framework.
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