BERKLEE JAZZ GUITAR CHORD DICTIONARY

Musical Instruments/Guitar

Master the chords used in jazz.

This chord dictionary includes over a hundred jazz chord forms, from basic 7th
chords with all standard tension substitutions and alterations to guide tone
chords to triads over bass notes. It is organized to reveal relationships between
different types of chords and help you learn the voicings quickly and thoroughly,
in a way that is easy to remember.You will improve your comping and soloing,
develop your fingerboard facility, and add more colors to your harmonic palette.

It includes:
I Traditional notation, fretboard diagrams, and tablature for each chord
I Over 100 movable chord forms
I Multiple versions of barre and 7th chord shapes, with substitutions and
alterations
I Triads over bass notes, inversions, and guide-tone chords
I Diatonic chord exercises

RICK PECKHAM
Berklee Press
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berklee jazz guitar chord
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Rick Peckham is Assistant Chair of the Guitar

Department at Berklee College of Music. He
has mentored thousands of guitarists and is
author/instructor of the Berkleemusic online
course Guitar Chords 101 and the Berklee Press
DVD Modal Voicing Techniques.
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Contents
Introduction iv
Part I. Chords
1. Moveable 7th Chord Shapes 2
(each on 5 4 3 2 4 3 2 1 6 4 3 2 5 3 2 1 )
Major 7 2
Dominant 7 3
Minor 7 3
Minor 7%5 4
Major 6 5
Minor 6 5
Diminished 7 6
Dominant 9 7
Minor 9 7
Minor 11 8
Dominant 13 8
2. Dominant 7th Chords with Alterations: 9
two versions each, with roots on 6 and 5
Dominant 7%5 9
Dominant 7(#11) 9
Dominant 7(9, #9) 10
Dominant 7#5 10
Dominant 7(%9, %13) 11
Dominant 7(altered): 7%5(%9), 7%5(#9), 7#5(%9), 7#5(#9) 11
3. Guide Tone Chords 13
Root 3 7 (Major 7, Dominant 7, Minor 7, Minor 7%5, Major 6, 13
Minor 6, Diminished 7)
Root 7 3 (Major 7, Dominant 7, Minor 7, Minor 7%5, Major 6, 14
Minor 6, Diminished 7)
4. Triads over Bass-Note Voicings with Roots on 6 5 4 16
V/I 16
%VII/I 16
Other Common Voicings: (III/I, II/I, #IV/I, VI/I, VII/I) 17
5. Inversions (each on 5 4 3 2 4 3 2 1 6 4 3 2 5 3 2 1 ) 19
Major 7 19
Dominant 7 20
Minor 7 21
Minor 7%5 23
Major 6 24
Minor 6 25
Part II. Exercises
6. Quartal Voicings Exercises 28
C Dorian Voicings 28
7. Diatonic Exercises 30
B% Major on 5 4 3 2 30
E% Major on 4 3 2 1 31
F Major on 6 4 3 2 32
B% Major on 5 3 2 1 33
F Harmonic Minor on 6 4 3 2 34
F Melodic Minor on 6 4 3 2 35
G Major 6 Bebop Scale on 6 4 3 2 36
G Minor 6 Bebop Scale on 6 4 3 2 37
About the Author 38
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Introduction
The Berklee Jazz Guitar Chord Dictionary is a resource for 7th-chord
voicings and other frequently encountered jazz chord shapes on the
fretboard.

The following diagrams indicate what notes you should use for each
chord voicing. These chord blocks will show you the right shapes, but
as a musician, you owe it to your audience and yourself to hear the
music before you play it. This material will help you to map out the
sounds on your fretboard. With time, you will hear the chords before
you play them.

Strive to play these chords with a solid time feel, a full tone, and attacks
with your picking hand that match the level of intensity of the music
youre attempting to play.

Some tips for getting a good chord sound:

Take special care to play the notes requestedand to leave out,

or mute the strings with the x symbol above them. Keep the
extra strings out of the sound.

Use the edges of your fingers of your fretting hand to mute

unwanted strings. Focus your strumming (or finger-picking
attacks) on the indicated strings. Avoid sounding the others.

When strumming across the strings, make the speed of your

stroke fast enough to give the illusion of one simultaneous
sound made up of all the chord voices.

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When youre using your fingers to pluck chords, take care to

balance the level of each chord tone. A common tendency is to
hit the outermost notes with the most force, resulting in a
thinner texture. Youre working to put those notes on the frets;
make sure that the listener can hear them!

While forming the chords, make sure that your fingers are as
close to the intended frets as possible.

When changing chords, mute the strings by lifting your fingers

from the strings, but still touching them, to hold them still as
you slide to the next chord.

Make sure all notes ring. If youre not hearing all the notes
clearly, keep working to curve your fingers and adjust your
hand position on the intended frets to make the sound shine
through your instrument.

Playing chords effectively takes time, and the learning process requires
practice. There are three common stages of development.

Physical Stamina: Building your hand muscles

Muscle Memory: Memorizing the proper chord-voicing shapes

Informed Musical Instincts: Using these chords to make

music

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Here are some other things to keep in mind:

While practicing, stay vigilant, playing in time and using a

metronome or drum machine. Stay with a musical task until you
can make it groove with a strong time feel.

Play with other musicians whenever possible, as often as you

can. Practicing by yourself is only part of the overall plan.

Make sure that the chords that you play fit well into your
playing situation. Should your voicings contain a lot of notes
or a few? Listen to the overall texture, and make a musical
decision.

Listen to the originators of the styles that you love. Its one of
the best ways to keep yourself inspiredand to help you to
keep the highest musical values in mind.

Listen to great guitarists, but dont stop there. Focus on

performers of other instruments as well. Bring it all together
to help you to develop your own unique voice.

Keep working, and be patient with yourself. Having the physical

strength and the knowledge of the shapes provide means to musical
ends. With time, youll be able to choose from a variety of options.
If you keep at it, youll definitely get there!

Rick Peckham

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PART I.
CHORDS
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Chapter 1.
Moveable 7th Chord Shapes

Major 7

CMaj7 CMaj7
3fr 10fr

1324

1333

12
5 12
4 12

5 10
3

CMaj7 CMaj7
8fr 3fr

1 342 1 342


3
8 5
9 4

9
3
8

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Minor 7

Dominant 7
C7 C7
3fr 10fr

1314 1324

12
5 11
3 12

5 10
3

C7 C7
8fr 3fr

1 243 1 243




3
8 5
9 3

8
3
8

Minor 7
C7 C7
3fr 10fr

1312 1423

11
4 11
3 12

5 10
3

3
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MOVEABLE 7th CHORD SHAPES

C7 C7
8fr 3fr

2 333 1 243

3
8 4
8 3

8
3
8

Minor 7%5

C7b5 C7b5
3fr 10fr

1324 1222

11
4 11
3 11

4 10
3

C7b5 C7b5
7fr 2fr

2 341 2 341

2
7 4
8 3

8
3
8

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Minor 6

Major 6
CMaj6 CMaj6
2fr 10fr

2314
1314

12
5 10
2 12

5 10
3

CMaj6 CMaj6
7fr 2fr

2 143 2 143



3
8 5
9 2

7
3
8

Minor 6
C6 C6
2fr 10fr

2413 1312

11
4 10
2 12

5 10
3

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MOVEABLE 7th CHORD SHAPES

C6 C6
7fr 2fr

2 134 2 143

3
8 4
8 2

7
3
8

Diminished 7
C7 C7
2fr 10fr

2314 1324

11
4 10
2 11

4 10
3

C7 C7
7fr 2fr

2 131 2 141

2
7 4
8 2

7
3
8

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Minor 9

Dominant 9

C9 C9
2fr 9fr

2133 2143

10
3 11
3 9

2 10
3

C9 C9
5fr

3 421 2 34

0
5 3
7 3

8
3
8

Minor 9
C9 C9
8fr

2134 2143

10
3 11
3 8

1 10
3

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MOVEABLE 7th CHORD SHAPES

Minor 11
C11 C11
6fr

2 341 2 341

1
6 4
8 3

8
3
8

Dominant 13

C13 C13
2fr 8fr

21334 1 234



5
3 10
3 9

2 8
3
8

C13
3fr

1 244




5
5
3

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Chapter 2.
Dominant 7th Chords
with Alterations

Dominant 7%5

C7b5 C7b5
7fr 2fr

2 341 2 341




2
7 5
9 3

8
3
8

Dominant 7(#11)

C7(#11) C7(#11)
7fr 2fr

2 341 2 341

2
7 5
9 3

8
3
8

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DOMINANT 7th CHORDS

Dominant 7(9), Dominant 7#9

C9 C7(#9)
2fr 2fr

2133 2134
9 #9


3 4
3 3

2 2
3 3

C7(#9)
8fr

1214

#9


11
8
9

Dominant 7#5

C7#5 C7#5
8fr 3fr

1 234 1 243
#5 #5



4
9 5
9 3

8
3
8

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Dominant 7 (altered)

Dominant 7 (%9, %13)

C7(b9,b13) C7(b9,b13)
8fr 2fr

1 2333 21314

9 4
9 2
9 3

8 2
3
8

Dominant 7(altered)
7%5(%9)
C7b5(b9) C7b5(b9)
7fr 2fr

T 2314 21311

9 2
7 2
9 3

8 2
3
8

7%5(#9)
implied root C7 5( 9)
C7 5( 9)
2fr
7fr

21341
2314

11 2
7 4
9 3

8 2
3

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DOMINANT 7th CHORDS

7#5(%9)

implied root C7 5( 9)
C7 5( 9)
2fr
8fr

21314
1222

9 4
9 2
9 3

8 2
3

7#5(#9)
implied root C7 5( 9)
C7 5( 9)
2fr
8fr

21344
1224

11 4
9 4
9 3

8 2
3

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Chapter 3.
Guide Tone Chords

Root 3 7
CMaj7 C7
2fr 2fr

213 213

4 3

2 2
3 3

C7 C7b5 (incomplete)

213 213

3 3

1 1
3 3

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GUIDE TONE CHORDS

CMaj6 C6
2fr

312 312

2 2

2 1
3 3

C7

312

1
3

Root 7 3
CMaj7 C7
8fr 8fr

1 23 1 23

9 9

9 8
8 8

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Root 7 3

C7 C7b5 (incomplete)
8fr 8fr

2 34 2 34

8 8

8 8
8 8

CMaj6 C6
7fr 7fr

2 13 2 13

9 8

7 7
8 8

C7
7fr

2 13

7
8

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Chapter 4.
Triads over Bass-Note
Voicings: Roots on 6 5 4

V/I
GMaj/C GMaj/C GMaj/C
7fr 3fr 10fr

2 131 1321 1341



7 10
8 3 12
7 4 12

5 10
3
8

%VII/I

BbMaj/C BbMaj/C BbMaj/C

6fr 3fr 10fr

3 421 1111 1121

10
6 3 11
7 3 10

8 3 10
3
8

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Other Common Voicings

Other Common Voicings

III/I
EMaj/C EMaj/C
8fr 3fr

1 333 1 243


4
9 5
9 4

9
3
8

II/I
DMaj/C DMaj/C
7fr 2fr

2 111 2 131

2
7 3
7 2

7
3
8

#IV/I
F#Maj/C F#Maj/C
6fr 2fr

3 121 2 311

6 2
7 2
6 3

8
3

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TRIADS OVER BASS-NOTE VOICINGS: ROOTS ON 6 5 4

VI/I
AMaj/C AMaj/C
8fr 3fr

1 423 1 423



5
10 5
9 6

11
3
8

VII/I
BMaj/C BMaj/C
7fr 7fr

2 311 2 431

7
7 7
8 8

9
8 8

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Chapter 5.
Inversions

Major 7

CMaj7 CMaj7/E CMaj7/G CMaj7/B

3fr 5fr 9fr 12fr

1324

2413

2314
3412

5 8 12 13
4 5 9 12

5 9 10 14
3 7 10 14

5 4 3 2

CMaj7 CMaj7/E CMaj7 CMaj7/B CMaj7/G

8fr 10fr 8fr 5fr

1 342 2 134 1 342 3 111 3 241



8 12 8 5 1
9 12 9 5 4

9 10 9 5 2
8 12 8 7 3
6 4 3 2

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INVERSIONS

CMaj7 CMaj7/E CMaj9/E CMaj7/G CMaj7/B

3fr 5fr 7fr 8fr 12fr

1 324

2 143

1 243

3 241
3 121

3 7 7 8 12
5 8 8 12 13
4 5 7 9 12

3 7 7 10 14

5 3 2 1

CMaj7 CMaj7/B CMaj7/G CMaj7/E

10fr 8fr 5fr

1333 2311

1113 2413

12 8 7 3
12 8 5 1
12 9 5 4

10 9 5 2

4 3 2 1

Dominant 7
C7 C7/Bb C7/G C7/E
10fr 8fr 5fr

1324 1211 1112 2314



12 8 6 3
11 8 5 1
12 9 5 3

10 8 5 2

4 3 2 1

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Minor 7

C7 C7/E C7 C7/Bb C7/G

8fr 10fr 8fr 17fr

1 243 3 142 1 243 2 111 3 241

8 11 8 5 1
9 12 9 5 3

8 10 8 5 2
8 12 8 6 3
6 4 3 2

C7 C7/E C7/G C7/Bb

3fr 5fr 8fr 12fr

1 243

3 142

3 241
2 131

3 6 8 12
5 8 11 13
3 5 9 12

3 7 10 13

5 3 2 1

Minor 7
C7 C7/Eb C7/G C7/Bb
3fr 5fr 8fr 12fr

1312 2314 2314 2314

4 8 11 13
3 5 8 12

5 8 10 13
3 6 10 13

5 4 3 2

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INVERSIONS

C7 C7/Bb
C7/G C7/Eb same as
10fr 8fr EbMaj6
4fr

1423 1111

2314 1314

11 8 6 3
11 8 4 1
12 8 5 3

10 8 5 1

4 3 2 1

same as
C7 C7/Eb EbMaj6
C7 C7/Bb C7/G
8fr 10fr 8fr 4fr

2 333 2 143 2 333 4 231 3 141

8 11 8 4 1
8 12 8 5 3

8 10 8 5 1
8 11 8 6 3

6 4 3 2

same as
C7 C7/Eb EbMaj6
C7/G C7/Bb
3fr 5fr 8fr 11fr

1 243 2 143 3 141 3 241

3 6 8 11
4 8 11 13
3 5 8 12

3 6 10 13

5 3 2 1

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Minor 7%5

Minor 7%5
same as
C7b5 C7b5/Eb Eb6
C7b5/Gb C7b5/Bb
3fr 5fr 8fr 11fr

1324 2413 2314 2314

4 7 11 13
3 5 8 11

4 8 10 13
3 6 9 13

5 4 3 2

C7b5 C7b5/Bb C7b5/Gb C7b5/Eb same as

Eb6
10fr 7fr 4fr

1222 2314 1213 1312

11 8 6 2
11 7 4 1
11 8 5 3

10 8 4 1

4 3 2 1

C7b5 C7b5/Eb same as C7b5 C7b5/Bb C7b5/Gb

Eb6
7fr 10fr 7fr 4fr

2 341 2 134 2 341 3 121 2 131

7 11 7 4 1
8 11 8 5 3

8 10 8 4 1
8 11 8 6 2
6 4 3 2

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INVERSIONS

C7b5 C7b5/Eb same as C7b5/Gb C7b5/Bb

Eb6
2fr 5fr 8fr 11fr

2 341 2 143 2 141 2 141

2 6 8 11
4 7 11 13
3 5 8 11

3 6 9 13

5 3 2 1

Major 6
CMaj6 CMaj6/E CMaj6/G CMaj6/A same as
A7
2fr 5fr 9fr 12fr

2314 2314

2314
1312

5 8 10 13
2 5 9 12

5 7 10 14
3 7 10 12

5 4 3 2

CMaj6 CMaj6/A same as CMaj6/G CMaj6/E

A7
10fr 7fr 5fr

1314

1423 1111 2314

12 8 5 3
10 8 5 1
12 9 5 2

10 7 5 2

4 3 2 1

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Minor 6

CMaj6 CMaj6/E CMaj6/G CMaj6/A same as

A7
2fr 5fr 8fr 12fr

2 143 3 141

3 241
1 243

3 5 8 12
5 8 10 13
2 5 9 12

3 7 10 12

5 3 2 1

CMaj6 CMaj6/E CMaj6 CMaj6/A same as CMaj6/G

A7
7fr 10fr 7fr 5fr

2 143 3 141 2 143 2 333 4 231



8 10 8 5 1
9 12 9 5 2

7 10 7 5 2
8 12 8 5 3
6 4 3 2

Minor 6
same as
C6 C6/Eb C6/G C6/A A7b5
2fr 5fr 8fr 12fr

2413 2314 2314 1324

4 8 10 13
2 5 8 12

5 7 10 13
3 6 10 12

5 4 3 2

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INVERSIONS

same as
C6 C6/A A7b5 C6/G C6/Eb
10fr 7fr 4fr

13 1 2
1222 2314 1214

11 8 5 3
10 8 4 1
12 8 5 2

10 7 5 1

4 3 2 1

same as
C6 C6/Eb C6 C6/A A7b5
C6/G
7fr 10fr 7fr 4fr

2 134 2 131 2 134 2 341 3 121

8 10 8 4 1
8 12 8 5 2

7 10 7 5 1
8 11 8 5 3
6 4 3 2

same as
C6 C6/Eb C6/G C6/A A7b5
2fr 5fr 8fr 11fr

2 143 2 141 3 141 2 341

3 5 8 11
4 8 10 13
2 5 8 12

3 6 10 12

5 3 2 1

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PART II.
EXERCISES
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Chapter 6.
Quartal Voicings Exercises

C Dorian Voicings

(for use on C7 or F7sus4)

3fr 5fr 6fr

1112 1112 1234

4 6 8
3 5 7

3 5 7
3 5 6

8fr 10fr 12fr 13fr

1113 1112 1112 1123

10 11 13 15
8 10 12 14
8 10 12 13
8 10 12 13

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C Dorian Voicings

3fr 5fr

1234 1123 1122

3 5 6
3 4 6
2 3 5

1 3 5

7fr 8fr 10fr 12fr

1122 1134 1122 1122








8 10 11 13
8 10 11 13
7 8 10 12
7 8 10 12

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Chapter 7.
Diatonic Exercises

B%Major on 5 4 3 2
BbMaj7 C7 D7 EbMaj7 F7
3fr 5fr 6fr 8fr

1324 1312 1312 1324 1314

3 4 6 8 10
2 3 5 7 8

3 5 7 8 10
1 3 5 6 8

G7 A7b5 BbMaj7 A7b5 G7

10fr 12fr 13fr 12fr 10fr

1312

1324

1324

1324 1312







11 13 15 13 11
10 12 14 12 10
12 13 15 13 12
10 12 13 12 10

F7 EbMaj7 D7 C7 BbMaj7
8fr 6fr 5fr 3fr

1314 1324 1312 1312 1324

10 8 6 4 3
8 7 5 3 2
10 8 7 5 3
8 6 5 3 1

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E% Major

E%Major on 4 3 2 1
EbMaj7 F7 G7 AbMaj7 Bb7
3fr 5fr 6fr 8fr

1333 1423 1423 1333 1324

3 4 6 8 10
3 4 6 8 9
3 5 7 8 10

1 3 5 6 8

C7 D7b5 EbMaj7 D7b5 C7

10fr 12fr 13fr 12fr 10fr

1423

1222
1333

1222 1423

11 13 15 13 11
11 13 15 13 11
12 13 15 13 12
10 12 13 12 10

Bb7 AbMaj7 G7 F7 EbMaj7

8fr 6fr 5fr 3fr

1324 1333 1423 1423 1333

10 8 6 4 3
9 8 6 4 3
10 8 7 5 3
8 6 5 3 1

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DIATONIC EXERCISES

F Major on 6 4 3 2
FMaj7 G7 A7 BbMaj7 C7
3fr 5fr 6fr 8fr

1 342 2 333 2 333 1 342 1 243

1 3 5 6 8
2 3 5 7 9

2 3 5 7 8
1 3 5 6 8

D7 E7b5 FMaj7 E7b5 D7

10fr 11fr 13fr 11fr 10fr

2 333 2 341 1 342 2 341 2 333










10 11 13 11 10
10 12 14 12 10
10 12 14 12 10
10 12 13 12 10

C7 BbMaj7 A7 G7 FMaj7
8fr 6fr 5fr 3fr

1 243 1 342 2 333 2 333 1 342

8 6 5 3 1
9 7 5 3 2
8 7 5 3 2
8 6 5 3 1

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B% Major

B%Major on 5 3 2 1

BbMaj7 C7 D7 EbMaj7 F7
3fr 5fr 6fr 8fr

1 342 1 243 1 243

1 342

1 243

1 3 5 6 8
3 4 6 8 10
2 3 5 7 8

1 3 5 6 8

G7 A7b5 BbMaj7 A7b5 G7

10fr 11fr 13fr 11fr 10fr

1 243

2 341

1 342

2 341 1 243

10 11 13 11 10
11 13 15 13 11
10 12 14 12 10
10 12 13 12 10

F7 EbMaj7 D7 C7 BbMaj7
8fr 6fr 5fr 3fr

1 243

1 342 1 243 1 243 1 342

8 6 5 3 1
10 8 6 4 3
8 7 5 3 2
8 6 5 3 1

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DIATONIC EXERCISES

F Harmonic Minor on 6 4 3 2

F(Maj7) G7b5 AbMaj7#5 Bb7 C7

2fr 4fr 6fr 8fr

1 423 2 341 1 333 2 333 1 243

1 2 5 6 8
1 3 5 6 9

2 3 5 6 8
1 3 4 6 8

DbMaj7 E7 F(Maj7) E7 DbMaj7

9fr 11fr 13fr 11fr 9fr

1 342 2 131 1 423 2 131 1 342











9 11 13 11 9
10 12 13 12 10
10 11 14 11 10
9 12 13 12 9

C7 Bb7 AbMaj7#5 G7b5 F(Maj7)

8fr 6fr 4fr 2fr

1 243 2 333 1 333 2 341 1 423

8 6 5 2 1
9 6 5 3 1
8 6 5 3 2
8 6 4 3 1

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F Melodic Minor

F Melodic Minor on 6 4 3 2

F(Maj7) G7 AbMaj7#5 Bb7 C7

3fr 4fr 6fr 8fr

1 423 2 333 1 333 1 243 1 243

1 3 5 6 8
1 3 5 7 9

2 3 5 6 8
1 3 4 6 8

D7b5 E7b5 F(Maj7) E7b5 D7b5

9fr 11fr 13fr 11fr 9fr

2 341 2 341 1 423 2 341 2 341






9 11 13 11 9
10 12 13 12 10
10 12 14 12 10
10 12 13 12 10

C7 Bb7 AbMaj7#5 G7 F(Maj7)

8fr 6fr 4fr 3fr

1 243 1 243 1 333 2 333 1 423

8 6 5 3 1
9 7 5 3 1
8 6 5 3 2
8 6 4 3 1

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DIATONIC EXERCISES

G Major 6 Bebop Scale on 6 4 3 2

GMaj6 A7 GMaj6/B C7
2fr 4fr 5fr 7fr

2 143 2 131 3 141 2 131

3 4 5 7
4 5 7 8

2 4 5 7
3 5 7 8

GMaj6/D D#7 GMaj6/E same as E7 F#7

8fr 10fr 12fr 13fr

4 231 2 131

2 333

2 131

8 10 12 13
9 11 12 14
9 10 12 13
10 11 12 14

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G Minor 6 Bebop Scale

G Minor 6 Bebop Scale on 6 4 3 2

G6 A7 G6/Bb C7
2fr 4fr 5fr 7fr

2 134 2 131 2 131 2 131

3 4 5 7
3 5 7 8

2 4 5 7
3 5 6 8

G6/D D#7 G6/E same as E7b5 F#7

8fr 10fr 11fr 13fr

3 121 2 131

2 341

2 131

8 10 11 13
9 11 12 14
8 10 12 13
10 11 12 14

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About the Author

Photo by Craig Reed

Rick Peckham is an internationally known jazz guitarist, clinician,
composer, and writer. He has performed with George Garzone, Jerry
Bergonzi, Mike Gibbs, Hal Crook, Bob Gullotti, John Medeski, and
Dave Liebman. His most recent recording, Left End, a set of original
compositions mixed with collective improvisations, features drummer
Jim Black and bassist Tony Scherr and was named one of the best
releases of 2005 by Downbeat magazine. In addition to extensive work
in the U.S., he has led or played on tours of Ireland, Canada, Spain, and
Germany. Assistant Chair of the Berklee College of Music Guitar
Department, Peckham has been a faculty member since 1986. He is also
a prolific and accomplished writer, recently releasing Modal Voicing
Techniques, a best-selling DVD for Berklee Press, and the online course
Guitar Chords 101 (Berkleemusic.com).

For further information on Rick Peckham, please visit his Web site:
www.rickpeckham.com.

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