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Jazz Guitar Corner: 9th Chords Made Easy

This article discusses how to build jazz guitar chords using 9th chords without having to learn new shapes. It provides examples of common jazz chords and their related rootless 9th chord voicings. Minor ii-V-I and major ii-V-I chord progressions are demonstrated using these voicings in all 12 keys. A practice guide is included to help internalize the rootless 9th chords through various exercises like arpeggiating the chords, incorporating them into solos, and transposing the examples. Mastering rootless 9th chords is presented as an important jazz guitar technique.

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Jazz Guitar Corner: 9th Chords Made Easy

This article discusses how to build jazz guitar chords using 9th chords without having to learn new shapes. It provides examples of common jazz chords and their related rootless 9th chord voicings. Minor ii-V-I and major ii-V-I chord progressions are demonstrated using these voicings in all 12 keys. A practice guide is included to help internalize the rootless 9th chords through various exercises like arpeggiating the chords, incorporating them into solos, and transposing the examples. Mastering rootless 9th chords is presented as an important jazz guitar technique.

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Jazz Guitar Corner: 9th Chords Made Easy

Posted 05/07/2013 at 10:31am | y Matt Warnock

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0ui%din# 9th Chords 7ith Common 8oi(in#s

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Ma&7 , m7 "rom the 3rd


< 7 , m7 5 "rom the 3rd < m7 , Ma&7 "rom the 3rd < mMa&7 , Ma&7=5 "rom the 3rd 9his means that i" you see a >m7 and you /ant to ma3e it >m9) you sim$%y $%ay ?ma&7) a Ma&7 (hord startin# on the 3rd o" >m7+ 9ry this out /ith ea(h o" the "o%%o/in# (hords) Ma&7,7,m7,mMa&7) usin# the ;ui(3 #uide a o'e as a re"eren(e) throu#h a%% 12 3eys and /ith as many 'oi(in#s "or ea(h 9th as you (an (ome u$ /ith+

Ma&or ii 8 4 7ith 9th Chords

@ere are t/o e-am$%es o" ho/ you (an a$$%y root%ess 9th (hords to a Ma&or Aey ii 8 4 $ro#ression) one usin# >ro$ 2 and one usin# >ro$ 3 (hord 'oi(in#s+ !s a ;ui(3 re"eren(e) here are the three norma% (hords) 1357) ne-t to the re%ated root%ess 9th (hords+ 4" you (an memorize these "ormu%as) you /i%% e a %e to ;ui(3%y and easi%y use these (hords in any &am or #i# you1re on+

m7 , Ma&7 "rom 3rd


< 7 , m7 5 "rom 3rd < Ma&7 , m7 "rom 3rd 9ry these (hords out in a%% 12 3eys) oth a%% >ro$ 2 and >ro$ 3) then (ome u$ /ith your o/n root%ess 9th (hords and rin# them into your Ma&or ii 8 4 $ro#ressions as you e-$%ore this (on(e$t "urther in the /oodshed+

Minor ii 8 4 7ith 9th Chords

9o he%$ #et you started in the minor,3ey area) here is an e-am$%e o" a minor ii,8,4 (hord $ro#ression usin# oth >ro$ 2 and >ro$ 3 root%ess 9th (hords+ ?or the m7 5) /e don1t norma%%y in(%ude a 9th /ith that 'oi(in#) and so you /i%% noti(e that 4 used a $%ain) 1357 (hord in those instan(es+ ?or the other t/o (hords) G7 9 and CmMa&7) 4 used a 0dim7 o'er G7 9) $rodu(in# a root%ess 7 9 (hord) and an E ma&7=5 o'er CmMa&7) $rodu(in# a root%ess mMa&9 (hord+ !s a ;ui(3 #uide) here are the three (hords and their re%ated 9th 'ersions:

m7

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9th Chord Pra(ti(e Guide

!"ter you ha'e (he(3ed out the di""erent e-am$%es a o'e) here are a num er o" /ays that you (an e-$%ore 9th (hords "urther in your &azz #uitar $ra(ti(in# s(hedu%e+ 01+ P%ay any/a%% o" the a o'e e-am$%es in a%% 12 3eys at 'arious tem$os+ 02+ P%ay the root%ess 9th (hord "or any 'oi(in# you are /or3in# on and sin# the root e%o/ the (hord+ 03+ 9a3e a tune you are /or3in# on and %earn a%% o" the (hords as root%ess 9th 'oi(in#s) usin# the a o'e %esson as a #uide to "ind ea(h 9th (hord in the tune+ 0B+ Pra(ti(e any 9th (hord that you %earn /ith a num er o" di""erent &azz #uitar (hords su(h as >ro$ 2 Chords) >ro$ 3 Chords and >ro$ 2 and B Chords+ 05+ Pra(ti(e ar$e##iatin# ea(h o" the root%ess 9th (hords in the a o'e e-am$%es and e#in to rin# this (on(e$t into your so%oin# ideas as /e%%+ P%ayin# 9th (hords) and es$e(ia%%y root%ess 9ths) is an im$ortant s3i%% "or any &azz #uitarist to ha'e under their "in#ers+

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