Jazz Chords by Mark Fowler Based mostly on: – 2 straight-forward articles by David Hamburger in Acoustic Guitar Magazine (August & September 2003)

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Jazz Chords by Mark Fowler Based mostly on: – 2 straight-forward articles by David Hamburger in Acoustic Guitar Magazine (August & September 2003) – What Makes Music Work, a book by P. Seyer, A. Novick, & P. Harmon An amazingly simple but effective little book!! – Chords & Progressions for Jazz and Popular Guitar, a book by Arnie Berle I’ll post these charts (for awhile at least) at (Click on “Other” then look for a link that “makes sense”) If you have troubles getting it contact me at

What We’ll Cover What makes up the “simple” chords? The Jazz Chord “Tree” of “Extended” Chords “Altered” Chords Places to use Jazz Chords… –In General –In Blues Application to 12-Bar Blues

Stormy Monday…A “Fancy” Arrangement | A 13 / / / | D 9 / / / | A 13 / / / | A 13 / A 7#5 / | IIVII | D 9 / / / | D #o7 / / / | A 13 / Bm7 / | C # m7 / Cm7 / | IV Iii | E 9 / / / | F 9 / E 7#9 / | A 13 / F #7#5 / | Bm 7 / E 7b9 / | VVIVviii iii b iii Is this really just a 12-bar blues? Doesn’t look like it? Where did all those “weird” chords come from? What if I want fancy versions of other blues?

What is a Chord? Three or more notes played together What Makes a Certain Chord? It depends on the “Intervals” between the notes What Is an Interval? A measure of the distance between two notes Interval names are based on positions in scales

C D C# EbEb F G# F# A E G BbBb B C Intervals – Building Blocks of Chords Major 3 rd Perfect 5 th Major 7 th Minor 3 rd Major 6 th “b7 th ” Minor 7 th

Triads – Simplest Chords There are only 4 types of triads:  Major  Minor  Augmented  Diminished R 3 5 R b 3 5 R 3 # 5 R b 3 b 5 C C# D E F G A B C EbEb GbGb G# BbBb Major 3 rd Perfect 5 th C C# D E F G A B C EbEb GbGb G# BbBb Minor 3 rd Perfect 5 th C C# D E F G A B C EbEb GbGb G# BbBb Major 3 rd Sharp 5 th C C# D E F G A B C EbEb GbGb G# BbBb Minor 3 rd Flat 5 th These constitute about 99% of the chords you see traditionally in a fiddle tune … and they are the basis of most of the jazz chords you’ll encounter

Major Triad Maj Add b 7 Add b 7 Maj Maj (11) 13 Nearly-Complete Jazz Chord “Family Tree” Minor Triad m(maj7) 1 b Add 7 m7 1 b 3 5 b 7 Add b 7 m(maj9) 1 b Dim Triad dim 7 1 b 3 b 5 bb 7 Add bb b (3) 5 b b 7 9 (11) 13 m9 1 b 3 5 b 7 9 m11 1 b 3 5 b m13 1 b 3 5 b 7 9 (11) 13 Maj Add 6 m6 1 b Add 6 For Jazz Chords: sequentially add other notes to a maj/min triad Maj6/ Maj11 1 (3) Notes in ( ) are usually omitted. It is common to leave out other notes too, especially on guitar m6/9 1 b These are the “Dominants” = 6!! Note the main pattern: b 3 b 7 Key Chords for Blues

Common “Altered” Chords Major Triad b b 7 9 Altered Chords: Start with… a dominant chord (we’ll limit to the “7” or “9”) Raise or Lower the 5 or 9 or some combination 7 b b 5 b 7 7 # # 5 b 7 9 b b 5 b # # 5 b b b 7 b 9 7 # b 7 # 9 7 b 5 b b 7 b 9 7 # 5 # b 7 # 9 7 b 5 # b 7 # 9 7 # 5 b b 7 # 9 (Similar things can be done with m7 chords and extensions)

Typical Places to Use Jazz Chords Number System for Chords (Example - Key of G) I ii iii IV V vi … G Am Bm C D Em Replacements Using Jazz Chords IMaj7, Maj6 IVMaj7, Maj6, sometimes Dom7 (definitely if blues based) VDom7 ii, iii, vimin7 In Blues: The above replacements aren’t followed… instead: Step #1: “make all major chords dominants” To Make More Jazzy… Step #2: Use Extensions Step #3: Sub in “turn arounds” and other “idioms” Step #4: Use Altered Chords

12-Bar Blues… Standard Progression | A / / / | D / / / | A / / / | A / / / | IIVII | D / / / | D / / / | A / / / | A / / / | IV II | E / / / | E / / / | A / / / | E / / / | VVIV

Some Jazz Dom7 Chord Forms D 7 A xx243x1 D xx 53 E x 3241xx 75 A

Step #1: 12-Bar Blues… Use All Dominants | A 7 / / / | D 7 / / / | A 7 / / / | A 7 / / / | IIVII | D 7 / / / | D 7 / / / | A 7 / / / | A 7 / / / | IV II | E 7 / / / | E 7 / / / | A 7 / / / | E 7 / / / | VVIV A 7 x243x1 D xx 3 E xx 5 5

Some Jazz Extended Chord Forms D9D x 5 E9E x 7 A 13 x234x1 5

Step #2: 12-Bar Blues… Use Extended Dominants | A 13 / / / | D 9 / / / | A 13 / / / | A 13 / / / | IIVII | D 9 / / / | D 9 / / / | A 13 / / / | A 13 / / / | IV II | E 9 / / / | E 9 / / / | A 13 / / / | E 9 / / / | VVIV D9D x 5 A 13 x234x1 E9E x 7

Step #3a: 12-Bar Blues… Sub in dim #IV | A 13 / / / | D 9 / / / | A 13 / / / | A 13 / / / | IIVII | D 9 / / / | D #o7 / / / | A 13 / / / | A 13 / / / | IV#IVII | E 9 / / / | E 9 / / / | A 7 / F #7 / | Bm 7 / E 9 / | VVIVviii D x 5 D # o7 2314xx 5 | A 13 / / / | E 9 / / / |

Step #3b: 12-Bar Blues… Sub in “Turn Around” | A 13 / / / | D 9 / / / | A 13 / / / | A 13 / / / | IIVII | D 9 / / / | D #o7 / / / | A 13 / / / | A 13 / / / | IVII | E 9 / / / | E 9 / / / | A 13 / F #7 / | Bm 7 / E 9 / | VVIVviii vi is usually minor but in blues is usually changed to dominant ii-V is a very common progression in Jazz Bm 7 x F # xx 7 #IV

Step #3c: 12-Bar Blues… Sub in “Minor Walk-Up” | A 13 / / / | D 9 / / / | A 13 / / / | A 13 / / / | IIVII | D 9 / / / | D #o7 / / / | A 13 / Bm7 / | C # m7 / Cm7 / | IV Iii | E 9 / / / | E 9 / / / | A 13 / F #7 / | Bm 7 / E 9 / | VVIVviii x iii b iii 9 8 Bm7 Cm7 C # m7

Step #4: 12-Bar Blues… Use Altered Chords | A 13 / / / | D 9 / / / | A 13 / / / | A 13 / A 7#5 / | IIVII | D 9 / / / | D #o7 / / / | A 13 / Bm7 / | C # m7 / Cm7 / | IV Iii | E 9 / / / | F 9 / E 7#9 / | A 13 / F #7#5 / | Bm 7 / E 7b9 / | VVIVviii iii b iii To get “Voice Leading” F9F x 8 E 7# x 8 6 Root 9 #9 5 A 13 x234x1 13=6 5 A 7#5 x234x1 #5 x D9D

Continued Step #4: 12-Bar Blues… Altered Chords | A 13 / / / | D 9 / / / | A 13 / / / | A 13 / A 7#5 / | IIVII | D 9 / / / | D #o7 / / / | A 13 / Bm7 / | C # m7 / Cm7 / | IV Iii | E 9 / / / | F 9 / E 7#9 / | A 13 / F #7#5 / | Bm 7 / E 7b9 / | VVIVviii iii b iii To get “Voice Leading” #5 F # xx 7 b7b78 b7b7 F #7#5 1211x 7 x Bm 7 x E9E x 7 9 E7b9E7b9 2131xx 7 b9b9

Summary of What We Did to This Blues In Blues: The above replacements aren’t followed… instead: Step #1: “make all major chords dominants” To Make More Jazzy… Step #2: Use Extensions Step #3: Sub in “turn arounds” and other “idioms” Step #4: Use Altered Chords 7 ths 9 ths, 13 ths Dom-7 “Passing” I-VI-ii-V turn-around Minor Walk-Up #5, b9 to get “Voice Leading