Major 7th chords are great for jazz progressions. They have a more complex sound than a standard major chord. The chord is based on a standard major chord with the 7th note of the scale added. This ...

In this lesson we're using more complex-sounding chords to outline jazz-style melodies that are great for acoustic and electric guitar players. These shapes all lend themselves nicely to jazz thanks ...

Prior to the advent of electrical amplification, the role of the guitar in jazz was strictly that of a chorded rhythm instrument. But as soon as guitarists could plug into an amplifier, the ...

Modern Jazz Guitar article by AAJ Staff, published on April 13, 2015 at All About Jazz. ... In today's age, it's simply not enough to be able to improvise over chord changes. Modern jazz guitarists ...

These major or minor chords contain three different notes: a root (eg the E note in E), a 3rd interval up from the root (eg the G# note in E) and a 5th interval up from the root (eg the B note in E).

His guitar solos always blow me away, but don’t sleep on his chime-like cluster chord voicings, which reveal a kinship with the piano. (For more of his chordal playing, check out his 1962 solo ...

In this lesson we're using more complex-sounding chords to outline jazz-style melodies that are great for acoustic and electric guitar players. These shapes all lend themselves nicely to jazz ...

In this lesson we're using more complex-sounding chords to outline jazz-style melodies that are great for acoustic and electric guitar players. These shapes all lend themselves nicely to jazz ...