Jazz Chord Base: a new Approach for Jazz Chords on Guitar

Course Curriculum

Lecture 1: Goal of the Course and Requirements

Chapter 1: Goal, Requirements and Structure of the Course

Lecture 1: Structure of the Course

Lecture 2: Short Video: How to install the exercise files into iRealPro

Chapter 2: The Basic Principle and Common Knowledge

Lecture 1: The Basic Principle

Lecture 2: Common Knowledge: The Names of the Notes

Lecture 3: Beertime! The # in a Music Lesson

Lecture 4: Where are these Notes on the Guitar Strings?

Lecture 5: Exercise A: Find the notes

Lecture 6: Exercise B: Find the notes, including accidentals

Chapter 3: 7th Chords as Triads, including the Root

Lecture 1: Preview of Section 3: The Three Basic Chords

Lecture 2: The 7 (dominant 7) chord

Lecture 3: Exercise 1a: Blues in A

Lecture 4: Exercise 1b: Blues in A – starting with A-shape

Lecture 5: Exercise 2: Blues in D

Lecture 6: Exercise 3: Blues in B

Lecture 7: Exercise 4: Blues in Bb

Lecture 8: The Guitar as a Whole Band

Lecture 9: Exercise 5: Blues in Bb with Chord Walkbass

Lecture 10: The Minor7 – Chord

Lecture 11: Exercise 6: Minor Blues in A

Lecture 12: Exercise 7: Minor Blues in D

Lecture 13: Exercise 8: Minor Blues in A with Substitute-Chords

Lecture 14: The Major7-Chord

Lecture 15: Exercise 9: Chord Progression with Major7-Chords

Lecture 16: Table of the Shapes of the 3 Basic-Chords including the Root

Lecture 17: Songs for the 3 Basic Chords

Lecture 18: Exercise 10: Song: Mack the Knife

Lecture 19: Beertime! The least trustworthy Prison Scene in the History of Theater

Lecture 20: Exercise 11: All of Me

Lecture 21: Exercise 12: All of Me with Walkbass

Lecture 22: Exercise 13: I got rhythm

Lecture 23: Beertime! How to play a Broadway Show

Lecture 24: The Rare Chords: The Minor7b5

Lecture 25: Exercise 14: Chord progression with Minor7b5

Lecture 26: The Diminished Chord (o7)

Lecture 27: Exercise 15: Chord Progression with o7-chords

Lecture 28: The Augmented 5th Chord

Lecture 29: Exercise 16: Chord Progression with Augmented Chords

Lecture 30: The 6 Chord

Lecture 31: Exercise 17: Chord progression with 6 chords

Lecture 32: Table of All Shapes, including the Root

Lecture 33: Extremely rare: The Minor-Major7-Chord

Lecture 34: Exercise 18: Chord progression with Minor-Major7 Chord

Lecture 35: Effective Practicing

Lecture 36: Change of the Left Hand's Position

Lecture 37: Exercise 19: The same Chord with different Shapes

Lecture 38: Exercise 20: Blue Bossa

Lecture 39: Exercise 21: Satin Doll

Lecture 40: Exercise 22: Confirmation

Lecture 41: Beertime! A little Philosophy of the Arts

Chapter 4: 7th Chords with Four Voices, including the Root

Lecture 1: Preview of Section 4

Lecture 2: The Basic Chords with Tension Notes: The 7/9 and the 7/13

Lecture 3: Exercise 23: Blues in A with Tension Notes

Lecture 4: Exercise 24: Blues in Eb with Tension Notes

Lecture 5: Exercise 25: Blues in Eb with Tension Notes and Walkbass

Lecture 6: The Minor 7/9, Minor 7/11 and Minor 7/13

Lecture 7: Major 7/9, Major7/#11, Major7/13 and the 6/9

Lecture 8: Exercise 26: IIm7-V7-Imaj7 Cadenza with Tension Notes

Lecture 9: Exercise 27: IVmaj7-V7-Imaj7 Cadenza with Tension Notes

Lecture 10: The 7/b9, 7/#9, 7#11 and 7/b13 Chord

Lecture 11: Exercise 28: IIm7(b5)-V7-Im7 Cadenzas in Minor with Tension Notes

Lecture 12: Table of the Shapes with Root and Tension Notes

Lecture 13: Exercise 29: A Girl from Ipanema

Lecture 14: Exercise 30: All the Things You Are

Lecture 15: Exercise 31: Misty

Lecture 16: Exercise 32: My Romance

Lecture 17: Beertime! Ze Italianne Radio Stationne

Chapter 5: 7th Chords with Two Voices, without Root

Lecture 1: Preview of Section 5

Lecture 2: The 7 without Root

Lecture 3: Exercise 33: The 7 Chord Progression

Lecture 4: Exercise 34: Blues in Bb without Root

Lecture 5: Minor7 and Major7, without Root

Lecture 6: Exercise 35: Minor-Blues in A with Substitute Chords

Lecture 7: Exercise 36: Connection of Minor7 and Major7, without Root

Lecture 8: Diminished and Half-Diminished Chords, without Root

Lecture 9: Exercise 37: Blue Bossa, without Root Notes

Lecture 10: Exercise 38: Satin Doll, without Root Notes

Lecture 11: Exercise 39: Let’s boost it! Confirmation

Lecture 12: Exercise 40: April in Paris

Lecture 13: Beertime! I'm playing in the rain!

Chapter 6: 7th Chords as Triads or as Chords with Four Voices, without Root

Lecture 1: Preview of Section 6

Lecture 2: The 7/9, the 7/13 and 7/9/13 chord

Lecture 3: Exercise 41: Business First, Pleasure Second

Lecture 4: Exercise 42: Blues in Excessive Tenso

Lecture 5: The 7/#11

Lecture 6: Exercise 43: Blues with Tritone Substitute (#11)

Lecture 7: 7/b9(#9)

Lecture 8: 7/b13 = 7(#5)

Lecture 9: Exercise 44: Chord Progression with #5

Lecture 10: More 7 Chords with Tension Notes

Lecture 11: Exercise 45: Connecting Tension Notes

Lecture 12: How to memorize all these shapes?

Lecture 13: Minor-7/9 and Minor-7/11