Jazz Guitar Chord System cont…
Published by admin on December 14, 2009
Learning to play jazz guitar chords couldn’t be made any simpler than with the Jazz Guitar Chord System. This system gives the guitarists a steadfast structure for learning multiple voicings for jazz chords. The Idea here is that the more chord shapes and voicings you have at your disposal the easier and more rewarding it will be to play exactly what you are wanting to hear. The only thing the student is required to have is a working knowledge of the fretboard and the ability to remember chord shapes and the location of the root within that chord. That’s it!
A working knowledge of the fretboard is meant to mean that the guitarists can locate any note on the guitar at any time. This is essential for this system. The reason for this is because every note on the guitar fretboard could be a possible root note to whatever chord you want. The best part is that this work can be done away from the guitar. The guitarists is encouraged to practice drawing and writing in the notes on the fretboard until a “mental fretboard” is established. This can be done at any time during the day. On down time, waiting in the bank or fast food drive-thru, before class starts, anywhere you have a moment to practice. This type of mental training develops quickly if you are consistent with your attempts. You are also more apt to remember what you’ve learned. Once your “mental fretboard” is established the student will no longer need to draw notes, or use drawings to assure precise recollection.
Learning chord shapes isn’t as difficult or redundant as it sounds. Each chord shape is assigned to one of the strings on the guitar. Obviously that means that there are 6 chords for every chord type. How the student identifies which chord shape relates to which string is by the location of the root within the chord. If you are playing a Cmaj7, and the root of that chord (the note C in this example) is located on the 5th string (that would be the A string 3rd fret) then that chord shape would be a 5th string root chord for Cmaj7.
The Jazz Guitar Chord System gives the student an opportunity to easily organize multiple chord forms. Once these shapes have been practiced to memory, you will not only have the aptitude to play with variation and economy, but also a framework within which you can effortlessly absorb new material.
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