Jazz Guitar

Basics

@2011 | Daniel Faustino

JAZZ GUITAR BASICS

I.

COMPING PATTERNS & STYLES

SWING

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>

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FREDDIE GREEN:

& c

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CHARLESTON RHYTHM:

CHARLESTON RHYTHM VARIATIONS:

&

CHARLESTON RHYTHM VARIATIONS:

&
J

DISPLACED HALF-NOTES::

J
J
J
J

DIALOG: LEAVING SPACE FOR SOLOIST:

&

B !7

B !7

POSSIBLE COMBINATION FOR BLUES IN F:

&b

F7

&b

&b
J
Gm7

J

J
B 7

BOSSA
2-3 CLAVE
C6
9

& c

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n

Dm9

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..
.

G13

F7

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C7

J

J
F7

F7

A7

D7

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C6
9

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F7

D7

Gm7

D9

Cm7

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# ..
F/G

...

C7

F7

&

&

Dm9

II.

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.

..
.

D9

G13

.

#

2-3 CLAVE WITH BASS LINE

C6
9

C6
9

..
# .

F/G

..
.

VOICING TYPES

CHORDS WITH ROOTS:

ii7 -V7 - I IN G MAJOR:
Am7
3fr.

& c

Gmaj7

3fr.

ww
w
w

B!

ii7 -V7 - I IN C MAJOR:

D7

Dm9

3fr.

w
# www

G13

3fr.

w
n www

w
# ww
w

ww
w
w

CHORDS WITH ROOTS FOR FREDDIE GREEN STYLE:

B 7
4fr.

&b

Fm7

B !7

E !7

E 7

4fr.

ww
& ww

5fr.

B !7

5fr.

ww
# ww

4fr.

Cmaj7

E !maj7

3fr.

3fr.

Gmaj7

2fr.

2fr.

6fr.

4fr.

4
4

C7

F7 B7

3fr.

#
n b n

Dm9

ww
n ww

G13

3fr.

ww
ww

3fr.

OTHER USEFUL VOICINGS:

ww
b
b www

w
& www

Cm7

w
b www

CHORDS WITH ROOTS

ii7 -V7 - i IN C MINOR:
D7

!
G7 13

3fr.

w
& b www

Cmaj7

Cmaj7

ww
ww
#
C7 9

!
C7 9

ii7 -V7 - i IN F MINOR:

Cm9

G7

Fm7

3fr.

b ww
w
w

w
bb www

bb www
w

bbn

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n
#

4fr.

3fr.

bb www
w

CADENCES IN MINOR

B!

C6
9

D7

3fr.

5fr.

b b n
b

Gmaj7

A !7 G7

6fr.

b #
n

D13

ww
ww

B!

F7

6fr.

CHORDS WITHOUT ROOTS:

Am9

Cm7

6fr.

6fr.

F7

6fr.

b
n

6fr.

b b
& b b n

Cm7

5fr.

Cmaj7

3fr.

w
bb ww
w

ROOTLESS UPPER STRUCTURE CHORDS

ii7 -V7 - i IN F MINOR:

#9

G7
4fr.

b ww
b
& ww
III.

bbb www
w

C7! 13

ii7 -V7 - i IN C MINOR:

Fm9

#9
G7! 13

D7

b w
ww
w

w
w
b
b ww

2fr.

b
b

3fr.

!9
G7! 13

Cm9

w
b ww
bw

CONSTUCTING JAZZ LINES

GUIDE TONES: INDIVIDUAL TONES THAT IDENTIFY CHORD

# c
&
&
&

bw

G7

G7

bw

C7

nw
w

G7

Am7

G7

nw

C7

nw

C7

E7

D7

G7

Am7

D7

THREE COMMON MELODIC OUTLINES IN C MAJOR:

No. 1 (DESCENDING LINE FROM 3RD TO 3RD):

& c

Dm7

&

G7

Cmaj7

No. 2 (1-3-5-7 ASCENDING ARPEGGIORESOLVES TO 3RD):

Dm7

G7

Cmaj7

No. 3 (5-3-1-7 DESCENDING ARPEGGIORESOLVES TO 3RD):

Dm7

&

G7

Cmaj7

THREE COMMON MELODIC OUTLINES IN G MAJOR:

No. 1 (DESCENDING LINE FROM 3RD TO 3RD):

# c
&
&
&

Am7

D7

Gmaj7

No. 2 (1-3-5-7 ASCENDING ARPEGGIORESOLVES TO 3RD):

No. 3 (5-3-1-7 DESCENDING ARPEGGIORESOLVES TO 3RD):

Am7

Am7

D7

D7

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

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LINES CREATED USING COMMON MELODIC OUTLINES IN C MAJOR:

OUTLINE No. 1:

b
#
&
Dm7

#
&
OUTLINE No. 2

Dm7

j
&
OUTLINE No. 3

Dm7

G7

#
G7

b
J

G7
b
# n

Cmaj7

Cmaj7

Cmaj7

LINES CREATED USING COMMON MELODIC OUTLINES IN G MAJOR

&
&
&

OUTLINE No. 1:

OUTLINE No. 2

OUTLINE No. 3

n

Am7

#
Am7

j
Am7

D7

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b J
D7

b
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D7

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

Gmaj7

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IV.

TUNES

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Em

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b > .
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A7

Bm

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B7

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C7

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B7

Em

13

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SONNYMOON FOR TWO SONNY ROLLINS

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C7

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Am7
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C7

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D7

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G7

G7

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E7

n
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BIG NOTE BLUES LIGON

G7
b C7 n G7 . n

J
J

b
J

Am7

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j
n

>
j b

NOWS THE TIME CHARLIE PARKER

G7
C7
G7

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J
J

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j
n

D7

n
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j
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G7

G7

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E7

# c
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# b
b n b

bn n# b

C7

3
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bb n ..

BLUE MONK THELONIUS MONK

C7
G7

n

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n bb # n
b n b

G7

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Am7

D7

..

G7

bb # n

D7

n bb # n

j
# n ..

bb

G7

SUMMERTIME GERSHWIN

& c

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&

& J

Dm7

Cmaj7

13

&

B7

B7

Am7

E7

F7

Am

Am

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B7

E7

B7

Am

E7

E7

Am

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D9

Am

G13

A7

BLUE BOSSA KENNY DORHAM

b
& bb c

b
& bb

D7

b
& bb

13

b
& bb

E !m7

D7

Cm7

J J

J
J

b j
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#9

G7! 13

A !7

#9

G7! 13

j
J

j j

Cm7

b j j

Fm7

D !maj7

Cm7

J J

J J
j
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AUTUMN LEAVES KOSMA/MERCER

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13

17

21

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25

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29

F #7

D7

F #7

B7

#
#
#
#

C13

D7

B7

Am7

F #7

w
w

B7

w
w

Gmaj7

Em

Em7

Cmaj7

Em

Cmaj7

A7

Em

Cmaj7

Gmaj7

B7

F #7

Gmaj7

Em

D7

B7

Am7

F #7

Am7

Dm7

G7

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