Welcome to the Jazz Guitar Chord System.  This site came about from years of teaching students of all ages and playing levels how to play jazz guitar.  This approach is simple to understand and requires little music theory to apply.  The idea here is to present you with the most common, practical chord shapes, while learning fretboard economy.  Whether your goal is to learn new voicings and progressions or just to expand your chord vocabulary Jazz Guitar Chord System is your answer.

One of the most challenging aspects to learning the guitar is grasping it’s many possibilities.  Once learned these possibilities become avenues for expression, but until that time it seems to be one aspect that cripples most aspiring guitarists.  They become confused or overwhelmed thus reducing their overall understanding of the instrument.

My goal with this site is to increase your understanding of Jazz Guitar Chords by focusing on practical concepts that when practiced and applied will organize these many possibilities allowing the musician (that’s you) to concentrate on sound, voicing and overall composition rather than theory and structure.

All of the examples on this site will be written in the key of C.  For best results, I highly encourage you to practice these chords in all the keys.  Try and digest one segment at a time, then gradually adding the next as you feel comfortable.  You may also jump from section to section learning those topics that are relevant to your present interests and purpose.

I hope you find the Jazz Guitar Chord System enlightening and useful in expanding your knowledge of the guitar, thus advancing your enjoyment of the instrument.  Please feel free to ask questions or leave comments.  Without further delay… let’s get started…!