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A spicy G7 chord for ii–V–I’s

Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: Chord of the Week: G7#5 (a.k.a. G7 Augmented, G+7) This week’s ii–V–I progression: Dm7♭5 → G7#5 → Cm9 The G7#5 Arpeggio Pattern Chord of the Week...

Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: This week’s chord: Dm7♭5 (Half Diminished) A smooth minor ii–V–i progression in D minor Arpeggio pattern that sits on the top 4 strings A ii–V–i...

Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: A new Gmaj13 chord shape (rootless voicing) A ii–V–I progression with smooth inner voice movement A Gmaj13 arpeggio pattern using the Tim Miller...

Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: D7♭9 chord voicing (no root) ii–V–I progression: Am11 → D7♭9 → Gmaj13 D7♭9 arpeggio pattern for improvising Chord of the Week Use the fretboard map...

Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: An Am11 chord shape (root on 6th string) ii–V–I progression in G major using this voicing A Dorian scale pattern for improvising ii–V–I line...

Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: Rootless Cmaj7♯11 voicing Soloing with the C Lydian scale Triplet-based phrasing for rhythmic variety Chord of the Week This week's chord is a...

Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: A rootless G7#5♭9 built from ♭7–3–#5–♭9 with 3 fingering options Voice leading: Dm9 → G7#5♭9 → Cmaj9 with nice half-step motion A ii–V–I phrase that...

Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: Rootless Dm6/9 grip with easy finger map All-12-keys method: move your index on the B string Plug-and-play ii–V–I: half-step top voices for buttery...

Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: A finger-friendly C minor–major 7 voicing with the root on the 5th string Smooth voice leading in a Dm7♭5 → G7♯5♭9 → Cm(maj7) ii–V–I progression A...

Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: The one altered chord voicing that instantly adds tension to any minor ii–V–i A scale shape that covers every alteration—and how to actually use it...