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Study 1: Be Quick About It

F9 Bb9 F7 F7

7 1 5 1 2 1 1

2 3 4 3 4 7 2 7 2

9 7 3 4 3 4

9 9

Bb7/6 Bb9 F7 F7/6


1 2 5 1 2 1 1

7 3 3 4 7 2
5
4 7 3 4

9 9 7 2 3

C13 Bb7/6 F9 C7#9#5

5 1 1 1 1 7 1

5 2 3

7 3 2 3 9 4

4
7 3 2

4 5 3 4
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Study 2: Hey Aug!

Bb13 Eb9 Bb13 Bb13

7 1 1
7 1 7 1

2 9 2 2

9 2 3
9 9
3 4 3 3

4 4 4

Eb9 Eb9 Bb13 Bb13


1 1
7 1 7 1

9 9 2 2

2 3 2 3
9 9
4 4 3 3

4 4

F7 Eb9 Bb13 Gaug


1 5 1
7 1 1 1

7 2 2 3 4 2 9 2

3 4 7 9 3

9 3

Cm7 F7#9
2 3 3 3 7 1

9 2 3

9 4
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Study 3: Dim Sum Anyone?

Eb7 Ab7 Eb7 Bbm7

5 2 1 2 5 2 2 3 4

3 4 5 4 3 4 7
7 7
7 9

A7 Ab7 A°7 Eb7

5 1 2 1 2 2 5 2

4 5 4 5 3 4 3 4

7 7
7 7

C7 F7 Bb7 Eb7
1 2 5 1 2 5 2

9 4 7 4 3 4

7 2 7
3 4 9

C7 F7 Bb7
1 2 5 1 2

9 4 7 4

7 2

3 4 9
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Study 4: Minor Moods

Gm7 D7#9 Gm7 Gm9

3 2 3 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3

5 2 3

5 4 5 5 4

Cm7 Cm9 Gm9 Gm9

3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1

2 9 9
5 3 4 2 3 4 5 2

7 4

Ebmaj9 D7#9 Gm9 D7#9#5

5 1 1 3 1 1

2 3 5 2 3 5 2 3

7 4 4 5 2 3 4 4

7 4 7
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Study 5: Stretch City

F7 Eb9 F9 Eb7
1 5 1 7 1 5 1

7 2 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3

3 4 7 9 7
9 4

F9 Eb7 F7 Eb7/6

7 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1

2 3 4 7 9 7
9 3 4 3 4 2

9 9
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Study 6: Elasticity

F7 Eb9 F7 Eb13

5 1 3 1 1 5 1

2 7 2 2 2 2

7 3 5 2 3 4 7
4 3 4 9 4

F7 Eb7/6 F9 Eb13
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 5 1

9 7 2 2 2 2 2 2

3 4 3 4 4 9 7
9 4
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Study 7: Look Ma, No 3!

F13 Eb9 F9 , F13 Eb9 , Eb13

7 1
1 1 1 1 7 1
1 1

2 2 2
9 2 2 2 2 9
9 3 9
2

4 3 4
4

F7 Eb9 F13(no 3) Eb9

3 1
3 1 1 1 1 3 1

1 2

3 2 3 5 2
5 5 2

4 3 4 3 4

7 4
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Study 8: Smooth Operator

F13 Eb9 F7/6 Eb13


1 1 1
1 1 1 1

2 2 2
2

3 3
3 3
3 3 3
4

5 4 5 4 4

F7/6 Eb13(no3) F7 Eb13


1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

7 3 4 7 7 2
7
3 4

9 9 9 9
3 4
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Study 9: Where You Lead

C7 Bb7/6 C9 Bb13
1 2 3 1 2 7 1 2
5 1 1 1

9 4 7 3 3 4 2

3 9 7
9 4

C9 Bb13 C9 Bb9

3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 5 1 2

7 1 2 3 4 4

5 2 5 3 2 3 4 7
4 9
7 4
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Study 10: Dominator Blues

C13 Bb9 C13 Bb7/6

5 1 1 1 1
3 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 3 1 1

7 3
5 3 7 3 5 2

4 4 4 3

7 4

C9 Bb9 C9 Bb9
5 1
5 1 5 1

2 2 3 4 1 1 1

7 3 7 7 2 3 2

4 3 4 4
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Study 11: Mix It Up

E7 A7/6 E7 Bb7/6

5 1
5 1 2 5 1 1 2

2 3 2 7 3

7 3 4
7 4
7 3 4 4

A7 A#°7 E7/B C#7#5


5 1 2 3
5 2 1 5 1 9 1 2

4 3 4 2 3 4

7 7 7 3 4

12

F#9 B7#5 E9 C#7b5


1 7 1 2 1 1

9 2 3 4 3 4 7 2 3 4 9 2 3

9 4

F#7 C#7b5

7 1 1

2 7 2 3

9 3 4 4

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Study 12: 3 Card Monte

Bb7 Eb7 Bb7 Fm7


1 2
5 2 1 2 1

7 4 3 4 7 4 7
7 3 4

9 9 9

E7 Eb7 E°7 Bb7


2 5 2
5 1 1 2

7 3 4 3 4 2 7 4

7 7 3

9 9
G7 C7 F7 Bb7

9 2 1 2 7 2 1 2

3 4 9 4 3 4 7 4

9
12 9

G7 C7 F7

9 2 1 2 7 2

3 4 9 4 3 4

9
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Study 13: Turn, Turn, Turn

A7 D9 A7 Em7

7 1
7 1 1 1 1 7 1 1

2 2 2 9 2 3

9 3 4
9 3 9 3 4 4

Eb7b5 D9 D#°7 A9

7 1 7 1 1 1 1
7 1 2 1

2 2 4 3 4 9 2 3 4

9 4 9 9

F#7#5 Bm9 E7#9#5 Bb7

7 1 7 1 1 1 1 1

2
7 2 1

9 3 9 4 3 4
3 2

4 9 3 4

F#7#9#5 B13 E7#9#5


1 7 1 1

9 2 2 7 2

3 4 9 3 4 3 4

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Study 14: Open Mind

E7 A7 E7 E7/G#
1 1

2 2 3 2 1

3 4
3 3 3 2

3 4

A7 A7 E7 E7
5 1 1 1 1
5 1 5 1

1 1 1 2 2 2

3 2 7 7 3 4 7 3 4

B7 A7 E7 B7#5
7 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1
5 1 7 1 2

2 2 2 3 4

9 7 7 3 4 9
4
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Study 15: Ramp It Up

Bb13 Eb9 Bb7/6 Bb7/6


3 1 1
5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 7 2
7 2

5 3
7 3 3

4 9 9
4

Bb7#9#5 Eb13 E°7 Bb7/6


1
5 1 5 1 2 1 1 1 1

7 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 7 2

7 7 3

9 4 4
9
G7#9#5 Cm9 F7#9#5 Bb7/6

3 1 1 1 1 1
7 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 9 2 7 2

5 4
9 3 4 3

4
9
G7#9#5 C13 F7#9#5
1 1 5 1 1 1 1

7 5
3 7 3 3

9 4 4 7 4

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