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4 Levels of 2 5 1 6 Jazz Guitar Chords

The 2–5–1–6 progression is one of the most important harmonic movements in jazz. It appears in countless standards and is essential for both comping and chord melody playing. If you truly want to sound like a jazz guitarist, mastering this progression is non-negotiable. In this lesson, we’ll explore 4 Levels of 2–5–1–6 Jazz Guitar Chords. We’ll start with clean, foundation...


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Transforming the Diminished Chord - Barry Harris System For Guitar

Barry Harris explained that the fully diminished seventh chord sits at the center of the system. By making simple chromatic adjustments to its notes, it naturally resolves into dominant, minor 6, or major 6 chords.


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Major Scale Arpeggios and Chords For Guitar

Here is a structured guitar lesson focused on harmonized major scale arpeggios and chords in the key of C. It is designed for intermediate students but can be adapted up or down depending on technique and theory background.


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Mixolydian Dominant 7 Chord Tone Arpeggio Licks For Guitar

This lesson focuses on understanding and applying the four chord tones of a dominant 7 chord (1–3–5–♭7) as arpeggios embedded within the Mixolydian mode.


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Chords Within Chords: Unlocking Hidden Harmony in Guitar

Guest Post by Dennis Winge Most musicians learn chords as fixed units: a major triad is three notes, a seventh chord is four, an extended chord might be six or seven. We tend to think of them as solid vertical structures, like blocks in a building. But here’s the secret: every extended chord is really a constellation of smaller chords.


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