3-note Jazz Chords

This is why and How To Use Them

Jens Larsen
Standard tuning
 = 120
Example 1
G7( 9)
    
Dm7 Cmaj7
10 9 8

 1  2   3 
   
 
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10 9 8
 10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10 8

Example 2
G7(  9)
10
 
Dm7
9
   8

Cmaj7

 4 5   6 
   

10 9 8
 10
10
10
9
9
9

G7(  9)
13
 
Dm7
12
  12
 
Cmaj7

  
7
 8   9


13 12 12
 14
15
13
15
12
14

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 Example 3

10
 
Dm7
8
  
Dm7


 10 11 
  

10 10
 10
10 10
8

Example 4
G7(  9)
8
  
Dm7
8
  
CMaj7
7
 
 12 13   14 
     
10 9 11 8
 10 9 9 8 7
8 8 7

Example 5

10
 
Dm7
10
 
Dm7
6
 
Dm7
 
Dm7(9)
6

 15 16  17
 18

   

10 6 6
 10
10
10
10 10
9
10

Example 6
G7(  13)
6
 
Dm7(9)
6
   
Cmaj7(9)
5

  
19

20
   21
  

6 6 5
 9
10
8
9
6 7
9 7

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 Example 7 - Diatonic Quartal Voicings in C 
   
22
  23
   
    
3 5 6 8 10 12 13 15
 2
2
4
3
5
5
7
7
9
9
10
10
12
12
14
14

Example 8 - Diatonic Quartal Voicings in Ab melodic minor (G Altered)

     
24
     
 25
     
    
2 4 6 8 9 11 12 14
 1
1
3
3
4
5
6
6
8
8
10
9
12
11
13
13

Example 9

5
 
Dm7
8
 
G7alt
7
 
Cmaj7


26      27      28    
            
  
6 8 6 9 (9) 11 8 10
 5
5
7
7
5
5
8
8
(8)
(8)
10
9
7
7
9
9

Example 10

          
Fmaj7
4
G7
5
Am7
7
Bø
9
         
Cmaj7
10
Dm7
12
Em7
14
Fmaj7

          
      
29
 
30
 
  
5 6 8 10 12 13 15 17
 2
3
4
5
5
7
7
9
9
10
10
12
12
14
14
15

Example 11
A  mMaj7 B  m7 D 7 E7
           
Fø
3
Gø
4 6 8
        
Bmaj7
10 12 13
Fø

       
           
   
31 32
     
  
4 6 8 9 11 12 14 16
 1
3
3
5
4
6
6
8
8
9
10
11
12
13
13
15

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 Example 12

  
Dm7
4
  
G7alt
9
 
Cmaj7

  
33   34      35
     36 
        
    

5 8 8 (8) 11 12 10 8 (8)
 2
3
5
7
4
6
(4)
(6)
8
9
9
10
7
9
5
7
(5)
(7)

Example 13 - Explanation of the Interval Structure

5

Cmaj7
 
Cmaj7(9)
3
 
37 38

  
7 7
5 3
 5 5

Example 14 - Voicings through C major Scale

    
      
39
   40

 

5 7 8 10 12 13 15 17
1 3 5 6 8 10 12 13
 4 5 7 9 10 12 14 16

Example 15 - Voicings through Ab melodic minor scale 

   
    
41
       42       

6 7 9 11 13 15 16 18
2 4 6 8 9 11 12 14
 4 6 8 10 12 13 15 16

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 Example 16

8
 
Dm7
6
 
G7alt
3
 
Cmaj7

  
      
43     44
      45


12 8 9 6 7
8 5 6 2 3
 10 7 8 4 5

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