Jazz Guitar Skill Index: Chords

I. Freddie Green Chords

• Dominant 7 chords first through a traditional blues
• Add minor 7 and major 7 chords for ii-V-I exercise
• Add minor 6 (diminished 7) and major 6 for an Easy Standard

II. Extended Freddie Green Chords

• Add dominant 13 and dominant 9 chords to a traditional blues
• Major 7, minor 7, and minor 6 that have the 5th over Solar

III. Triads

• Major and minor on the top three strings in root position Lean on me
• Major and minor on the top three strings with inversions My girl
• Major scale harmonized in triads on all other string sets
• I IV I V I with inversions

IV. Triad Superimpositions

• Playing diatonic major scale on a dorian vamp So What
• Major off of the third on a minor 7, minor off of the third of major 7, and diminished off of the third of a dominant 7 lady bird

V. Drop 2 voicings

• Dominant 7 through inversions in all keys
• Position playing of traditional blues
• Go from dominant to Minor 7 through inversions in all keys
• Major 6 through inversions in all keys
• Position playing of Satin Doll
• Minor 7b5 through inversion in all keys
• Position playing of Blue Bossa

VI. Drop 2 Superimpositions

• Playing diatonic major scale on a dominant vamp Jive Samba Major off of the third of minor 7, minor off of the third of major 7, and half diminished off of the third of a dominant 7 Afternoon in Paris
• Diminished off of the third of dominant 7b9  Black Orpheus

VII. Quartals

• Two note 4ths through major scale
• Three note 4ths through major scale Impressions
• Tritone quartal for dom13 and perfect quartal on the 3rd for major 6/9 and perfect quartal on the 11 for minor 11 Perfect quartal on the #11 for major 7 #11 Beatrice