the third eye Posted October 23, 2003 Report Share Posted October 23, 2003 what's some of your faves?, i'm slack on theory in this department help me find some cool jazzy sounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Bell Posted October 23, 2003 Report Share Posted October 23, 2003 6th, min7th and maj7th are all simple chords that are easy to play and have a nice jazzy sound. You can slip them into "normal" music too without them sounding out of place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted October 23, 2003 Report Share Posted October 23, 2003 I like the [ ii, V, I ] turn-arounds to practice key changes, i.e., [Am7, D7, Gmaj7] - [Gm7, C7, Fmaj7] - [Fm7, Bb7, Ebmaj7] - etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Bell Posted October 23, 2003 Report Share Posted October 23, 2003 There are some jazz downloads at this site: http://www.visual-jazz.com/download.htm if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the third eye Posted October 24, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2003 thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdguitar Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 i just love 9ths, especially minor 9ths, lol don't know why they can be exchanged wif 7ths and vice versa pretty much wif out anyone noticin my fav is the a minor 9th (i think thats the name... i dont remember anymore, lol ) at the fifth fret e|0 B|0 G|5 D|5 A|0 E|0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 I saw McCoy Tyner give a speech, and he said "The most important thing about a chord is where it came from and where it's going, not the chord itself" Its the movement of jazz chords that gives a jazzy sound, rather than the chords themselves. And you can get by with pretty sparse voicings (2 and 3 note) and still get a great jazz sound, with the occasional big fruity jazz chord thrown in for effect. I guess what I'm getting at is that learning a few big jazz chords is still not going to sound at all like jazz. If you want to get a (quick) handle on this, I highly recommend the book "Contemporary Chord Khancepts" by Steve Khan. It breaks it down into such understandable and usable chunks. You'll be playing great sounding chord lines after a few lessons. And they are very contemporary shapes that use a lot of suspended voicings, very hip, and "out" sounding, not the excruciating "All the things you are" 7th chord type of thing. -Sven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 i agree with funkle, the progression is important, aswell as the chord. try some diminished chords, they are quite jazzy, like Cdim or Cdim7th these are cool, mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 nerd guitar's 9th chords are cool, try the following, it sounds quite good. e--0--0--7--5 B--0--0--7--5 G--5--5--8--7 D--5--5--7--7 A--0--5--8--5 E--0--5--7--5 strum slowly, and laid back, clean it uses a minor 9th, a diminished chord and a Dm7 chords. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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