Jazz Chords

Start with C to F and upgrade it one step at a time: the ii chord, secondary dominants, diminished chords, the tritone sub and…

Learn the key, the shell chords and the 3-to-7 melody of Autumn Leaves, then play a simple chord melody by switching between the melody…

Start by switching between the melody and shell chords, then move to a fuller arrangement with augmented chords, flat 9s and lush voicings on…

Put a 9 or 13 on top of your shell chords, move the 13 to a flat 13, add a tritone sub, then mix…

Build C major 7 from the triad, put the whole C major scale on top of it, groove on it, then walk its inversions…

Where the diminished chord comes from, how one shape repeats every three frets, and how to use it as a flat 9, a passing…

A full Stella by Starlight chord melody broken down: harsh opening colors, shell voicings with one melody note on top, and the moves made…

Play Summertime as a chord melody two ways: shell chords in the gaps of the melody, then fuller voicings that hold the melody on…

Move one shape while the open strings ring, keep a note on top, spread your triads, dress up a song you love, and learn…

Start with three notes of G major, hear every inversion, spread it across the neck, then break it into two-note shapes you can actually…

Root, 3rd and 7th. Four shell chord colors from the 6th and 5th strings give you the harmonic foundation for almost any song, plus…

Ten levels for the ii-V-I in C, from plain chord tones to tritone subs, added ii chords, backdoor 2-5s and minor-third dominants, all over…