Jazz

Chords for Beginners

1. Basic Chords Extensions

w
w
w
C^7
w w
13

& w
w w
w
11

w w
7 9
Major 7th 5
3
1

Extensions
w
w
w
D€7
w
w
13

& w
w w
w
11

w w
7
Minor 7th
9
5
3
1

Extensions Altered Extensions

w
w #bb w
w
w w
w w
w
13 b13

& w
w w
G7 11 #11

w
w w
w w
w
7 9 b9

Dominant 7th
5
3
1

Extensions

C©º7
##bw#w
w
w
& n#bw
w w
w #ww
Diminished 7th
w w
7
5
3
1

Extensions
C‹(Œ„Š7) C-6
w
w
w
& bnn˙˙˙˙ ˙˙˙˙ w
13

bw
w
11
Minor-Major 7th / Minor 6th
w
7 6 9
5 5
3 3
1 1

Extensions
bbw
w
bw
DØ7 D€7(b5)

& bw w
13

w
w w
w
7 11
Half-Diminished 7th
w w
9
5
3
1

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2. Rooted 5-Note Voicings
2
C^9

& w
w
? w
Major 7th
w
w

{
D€9

& w
w
? w
Minor 7th
w
w

{
G13 G7[áÆ]

& w
w bbw
w
Dominant 7th w w
? w w
w w

{
C©º7

& nnw
w
Diminished 7th
? #bw
w
w

{
C-6

& ww
Minor 6th
? bw
w
w

{
DØ7

& w
w
? bw
Half-Diminished 7th
w

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3. Rootless 4-Note Voicings
3
A B
C^9 C²13
w
w
& w
w
w
? w w
Major 7th
w

{
A B
D€9 D€9
w
& w
w w
w
? w
w
Minor 7th w

{ {
A B A B
G13 G13 G7[áÆ] G7[áÆ]
w
& w
w w & bbw
w bbw
w
Dominant 7th w w
? w
w w ? w w w

{
A B
C©º7 C©º7

& #w #w
w
w
bw
Diminished 7th
? bw
w
w

{
A B
C-6 C-6
w
& ww w
Minor 6th
bw
? bw
w w

{
A B
DØ7 DØ7

& bw bw
w
w
Half-Diminished 7th w
? ww w

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www
C^9 C^9
w
? w w
A B

Major 7th
w
w

w ww
w
A D€9 D€9

? w
w
B

w
w
Minor 7th

A B
A B

ww b wb w
G7[áÆ] G7[áÆ]
w w bw w
G13 G13

Dominant 7th
? ww
w w ? bww
w w

A B
w
C©º7

b ww
C©º7

? #bwnw
w # w
Diminished 7th
w

w
A B

w
C-6
b wC-6
w
Minor 6th
? bww
w w

bDØ7
w
A DØ7 B

? w
b ww
w www
Half-Diminished 7th

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5. ii-V-I's

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5-Note Rooted Major 5-Note Rooted Minor
D€9 G13 C^9 DØ7 G7[áÆ] C-6

& w
w w
w w
w & w bbw
w w
w
w w w
? w
w
w w w
w
w ? bw
w w bw
w
w
w w

{ {
4-Note Rootless Major
A B
D€9 G13 C^9 D€9 G13 C²13
w w w
& w
w w
w w
w & w w w
w w w
? w
w w
w w
w ? w w w

{ {
4-Note Rootless Minor
A B
DØ7 G7[áÆ] C-6 DØ7 G7[áÆ] C-6

& bw bbw
w w & bw
w bbw
w w
w
w w
w w bw
? ww w
w bw
w ? w w w

Rootless Left-Hand Major

nw ww
w ww
w ww
ww
w
D€9 G13 C^9 D€9 G13 C^9
w
A

? w ? w
B

w
w w
w w
w
w w w

Rootless Left-Hand Minor

bw b wb w
A DØ7 G7[áÆ] C-6 DØ7 G7[áÆ] C-6
bnww
B
w w
bwb w
ww w w ww w w
? w
b w w b w
n ww ? w

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