BONUS: Introduction to Jazz Rhythm Guitar – Shell Voicings
This bonus material is available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLL1BMZ5
with the purchase of the Kindle ebook.
Hey! Before You Start!
Get a timer right now! Set it to 5, 10, or 15 minutes. When it goes off, stop reading and/or stop doing the exercises. Write down where you left off. Come back tomorrow.
Carry on…
You can get started with Jazz Guitar by learning to play shell voicings. A shell voicing is simplified way to play a more complicated chord as they contain just the essential notes. More often than not the essential notes are simply the 3rd and 7th chord degrees. Guitar shell voicings often have the root (the 1st chord degree) as well.
Below are the 6 chord shapes that we’ll learn.
6th String Root Shell Voicings — Major7, Minor7, and the Dominant 7
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Major 7th Shell Voicing
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Minor 7th Shell Voicing
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Dominant 7th Shell Voicing
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5th String Root Shell Voicings — Major7, Minor7, and the Dominant 7
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Major 7th Shell Voicing
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Minor 7th Shell Voicing
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Dominant 7th Shell Voicing
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Please head over to Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLL1BMZ5
to find the shell voicing exercises.
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