

Introduction The Berklee Jazz Guitar Chord Dictionary is a resource for 7th-chord voicings and other frequently encountered jazz chord shapes on the fretboard. Diatonic Exercises B% Major on 5 4 3 2 E% Major on 4 3 2 1 F Major on 6 4 3 2 B% Major on 5 3 2 1 F Harmonic Minor on 6 4 3 2 F Melodic Minor on 6 4 3 2 G Major 6 Bebop Scale on 6 4 3 2 G Minor 6 Bebop Scale on 6 4 3 2 About the Author Quartal Voicings Exercises C Dorian Voicings 7. Inversions (each on 5 4 3 2 Major 7 Dominant 7 Minor 7 Minor 7%5 Major 6 Minor 6 Part II. Triads over Bass-Note Voicings with Roots on 6 5 4 V/I %VII/I Other Common Voicings: (III/I, II/I, #IV/I, VI/I, VII/I) 5 4 3 2 1 6 4 3 2 5. Guide Tone Chords Root 3 7 (Major 7, Dominant 7, Minor 7, Minor 7%5, Major 6, Minor 6, Diminished 7) Root 7 3 (Major 7, Dominant 7, Minor 7, Minor 7%5, Major 6, Minor 6, Diminished 7) 4. Moveable 7th Chord Shapes (each on 5 4 3 2 5 3 2 1 ) 4 3 2 1 6 4 3 2 Major 7 Dominant 7 Minor 7 Minor 7%5 Major 6 Minor 6 Diminished 7 Dominant 9 Minor 9 Minor 11 Dominant 13 2. Green Senior Designer: Robert Heath Editorial Assistants: Rajasri Mallikarjuna, Jonathan Whalenġ140 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215-3693 USA (617) 747-2146 Visit Berklee Press Online at Visit Hal Leonard Online at Copyright © 2007 Berklee Press All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the Publisher.Ĭontents Introduction Part I. ISBN-13: 978-0-87639-079-5 ISBN-10: 0-87639-079-3ĩ0448 Berklee JazzGuitarChord Guts:Layout 1ĭean of Continuing Education: Debbie Cavalier Managing Editor: Jonathan Feist Director of Business Affairs: Robert F. Available proceeds from the sales of our products are contributed to the scholarship funds of the college. 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.īerklee Press, a publishing activity of Berklee College of Music, is a not-for-profit educational publisher. Rick Peckham is Assistant Chair of the Guitar Department at Berklee College of Music. It includes: ! Traditional notation, fretboard diagrams, and tablature for each chord ! Over 100 movable chord forms ! Multiple versions of barre and 7th chord shapes, with substitutions and alterations ! Triads over bass notes, inversions, and guide-tone chords ! Diatonic chord exercises RICK PECKHAMīerklee Press 1140 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 USA 61 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. 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. You'll also find a variety of other music exercises that will expand your musical understanding and abilities.Master the chords used in jazz.
#Downloadable guitar chord dictionary how to#
Try our free chord exercises and learn how to identify, write, and play chords. Press and hold the shift key (⇧) and use the top two keyboard rows to play the top two guitar strings. Each of the four keyboard rows corresponds to a string.

You can play multiple notes at the same time.Ĭlick on the strings or use your keyboard to play the guitar and ukulele. The keyboard's first row of letters corresponds to the white keys, and the row of numbers corresponds to the black keys. Click "Show note names" to show note names instead of fingering.Ĭlick on the piano keys or use your keyboard to play the piano. The number "1" is the index finger, "2" is the middle finger, "3" is the ring finger, and "4" is the pinky. On the guitar and ukulele, numbers indicate which fingers you should use to hold the strings. Play the selected chord by clicking the "Play chord" button or by pressing the spacebar on your keyboard. Click the "Instrument" button to switch between piano, guitar, ukulele, and music notation. Start by selecting a root note and chord type at the top. Find chords on piano, guitar, and ukulele
