Foundations of Jazz Guitar w/ Chip Henderson

An overview of Part II focusing on Major Scales and learning them across the fingerboard in all 12 keys.

Included in this lecture:

• Part II: Major Scales (PDF)

  • Major Scale Construction

  • Terms Used

Demonstration of Scale Forms 1-3 (including variations) based off the 6th string.

Included in this lecture:

• Part II: Major Scales | Major Scale Forms (PDF)

  • Major Scale Forms

    • 6th String Forms

    • 5th String Forms

  • Extras

    • Scale Form Ranges

    • Practice Rhythms for Scale Forms

    • Cycle of 4th's & 5th's

Description of the 6 Major Scale Forms.

Demonstration of Scale Forms 4-6 (including variations) based off the 5th string. PDF for this lecture can be found in Lecture 8.

Brief discussion on how to visualize the fretboard as one key using Scale Forms 1-6.

Included in this lecture:

• Part II: Major Scales | Supplemental Material (PDF)

  • Connecting the Scale Forms - how to connect the scale forms to see the fretboard as a single key center

  • Etudes # 1 & 2: "The Fretboard in C" - short etudes give you a few ways to navigate between the various scale forms.

  • Major Scale Exercises 1, 2, & 3 (Major Scale Patterns taken through the Cycle of 4th's) - Exercises that take will get you to play a few of the scale forms through all 12 keys using the Cycle of 4th's.

  • Right Hand Picking Patterns for the Scale Forms - 14 linear and intervallic picking patterns presented  to sync your hands as well as reinforce the scale patterns.

• Backing Tracks (5)

  • BIAB m4a (4)

    • Major Scale Exercise - 88 bpm

    • Major Scale Exercise - 100 bpm

    • Major Scale Exercise - 112 bpm

    • Major Scale Exercise - 120 bpm

  • HTML file for iRealPro app (1)

    • Major Scales Exercise

A discussion of the major scale and how it can be used to create a variety of intervals to build the 7th Chords that will be discussed later in Part III of the course.

Included in this lecture:

• Part II: Major Scales | Harmony and the Major Scale (PDF)

Introduction to Part III - 7th Chords

Discussion of the 5 types of 7th Chords we will be working with.

A discussion about the construction of the 5 types of 7th Chords.

Included in this lecture:

• Part III: 7th Chords (PDF)

  • 7th Chord Construction

  • Inverting 7th Chords

  • Part III Terms

Defining Drop 2 Chord Voicings and how they are constructed.

Included in this lecture:

• Part III: 7th Chords | Constructing Drop 2 Voicings (PDF)

  • Drop 2 Voicing: Construction

    
    

Discussion of the process to finding inversions (or forms) of Drop 2 Chord Voicings.

Defining "Chord Forms". Explanation of the Drop 2 Chord Grids that accompany this course.

• Part III: 7th Chord Voicings | Drop 2 Voicings (PDF)

  • Chord forms for Drop 2 Voicings for the 5 Chord Types (Maj7, Dom7, Min7, Min7b5, and Dim7)

    • Top String Set

    • Middle String Set

    • Bottom String Set

  • Drop 2 Voicings for all chord types from "G"

    • Top String Set

    • Middle String Set

    • Bottom String Set

• Description of construction of all 5 types of 7th Chords built from a common root.

• Applying these voicings to the the top string set (examples will be taken from PDF packet in Lecture 17)

• Discussion of practice methods to get the voicings under your fingers.

Description of the Drop 2 Exercises for 5 types of 7th Chords on all string sets.

Demonstration of Drop 2 Chord Exercise 1 (Maj7 Top String Set)

Included in this lecture:

• Drop 2 Exercises

  • Drop 2 Top String Set Exercises (All 5 chord types)

    • Major 7

    • Dom 7

    • Min 7

    • Min7(b5)

    • Dim7

  • Drop 2 Middle String Set Exercises (All 5 chord types)

    • Major 7

    • Dom 7

    • Min 7

    • Min7(b5)

    • Dim7

  • Drop 2 Bottom String Set Exercises (All 5 chord types)

    • Major 7

    • Dom 7

    • Min 7

    • Min7(b5)

    • Dim7

• Backing Tracks (25)

  • BIAB m4a (60, 72, 88, & 100 bpm)

    • Major 7 (4)

    • Dom 7 (4)

    • Min 7 (4)

    • Min7b5 (4)

    • Dim7 (4)

  • iRealPro HTML (5)

    • Major 7

    • Dom 7

    • Min 7

    • Min7(b5)

    • Dim7

A quick wrap up of Drop 2 construction before moving on to application.

Explanation of Blues Etude 1.

Play-through of Blues Comping Etude 1

Accompanying PDF includes:

• Blues Comping Etudes

  • 7th Chord Etude 1 (use with Lecture 25)

  • Transcription of 7th Chord Etude 1 Demonstration (Bonus Item)

  • 7th Chord Etude 2 (use with Lecture 26)

  • Transcription of 7th Chord Etude 2 Demonstration (Bonus Item)

  • 7th Chord Etude 3 (use with Lecture 28)

  • Transcription of 7th Chord Etude 3 Demonstration (Bonus Item)

• Appendix: Comping Rhythms - Getting Started

• Backing Tracks (21)

  • BIAB m4a Audio File (60, 72, 88, 100, & 120 bpm)

    • 7th Chord Blues Etude 1 - 2 Choruses (5)

    • 7th Chord Blues Etude 1 - without piano - 2 Choruses (5)

    • 7th Chord Blues Etude 1 - 8 Choruses (5)

    • 7th Chord Blues Etude 1 - without piano - 8 Choruses (5)

  • iRealPro HTML

    • 7th Chord Etude 1 iRealPro HTML (1)

    
    

Explanation of Blues Comping Etude 2.

Play-through of 7th Chord Etude 2. 

Accompanying materials:

• Backing Tracks

  • 7th Chord Blues Etude 2 (BIAB m4a Audio File - 2 Choruses)

    • 60, 72, 88, 100, & 120 bpm

  • 7th Chord Blues Etude 2 - without piano (BIAB m4a Audio File - 2 Choruses)

    • 60, 72, 88, 100, & 120 bpm

  • 7th Chord Blues Etude 2 (BIAB m4a Audio File - 8 Choruses)

    • 60, 72, 88, 100, & 120 bpm

  • 7th Chord Blues Etude 2 - without piano (BIAB m4a Audio File - 8 Choruses)

    • 60, 72, 88, 100, & 120 bpm

  • 7th Chord Blues Etude 2 (HTML file for iRealPro app)

The music for Blues Comping Etude 2 are part of Lecture 24 PDF file.

Explanation of Blues Comping Etude 3.

Play-through of 7th Chord Etude 3. 

Accompanying materials:

• Backing Tracks

  • 7th Chord Blues Etude 3 (BIAB m4a Audio File - 2 Choruses)

    • 60, 72, 88, 100, & 120 bpm

  • 7th Chord Blues Etude 3 - without piano (BIAB m4a Audio File - 2 Choruses)

    • 60, 72, 88, 100, & 120 bpm

  • 7th Chord Blues Etude 3 (BIAB m4a Audio File - 8 Choruses)

    • 60, 72, 88, 100, & 120 bpm

  • 7th Chord Blues Etude 3 - without piano (BIAB m4a Audio File - 8 Choruses)

    • 60, 72, 88, 100, & 120 bpm

  • 7th Chord Blues Etude 3 (HTML file for iRealPro app)

The music for Blues Comping Etude 3 are part of Lecture 24 PDF file.

Conclusion of Drop 2 discussion

An introduction to 7th Chord Arpeggios and defining what they are and how they will be discussed in the course.

Explanation of the arpeggio forms and how to use the arpeggio grids included in the PDF.

Accompanying PDF includes:

• Arpeggio forms for Maj7, Dom7, Min7, Min7b5, and Dim7

  • Presented using Fretboard Grids, Standard Notation, and Tablature.
    

Explanation of the arpeggio forms and how to use the arpeggio grids included in the PDF.

Accompanying PDF includes:

• Arpeggio forms for Major 7, Dominant 7, Minor 7, Half-Diminished 7, and Fully-Diminished 7

  • Presented using Chord Grids, Standard Notation, and Tablature.

Play-through of some of the Major 7 Arpeggio Exercise.

Accompanying PDF includes:

• Arpeggio Cycle of 4th Exercises

  • Maj7

  • Dom7

  • Min7

  • Min7(b5)

  • Dim7

• Arpeggio picking patterns (Bonus Material)

• Backing Tracks (45)

  • BIAB mp4 (60, 72, 88, 100 bpm)

    • Maj7 (8)

      • piano, bass, & drums

      • bass & drums

    • Dom7 (8)

      • piano, bass, & drums

      • bass & drums

    • Min7 (8)

      • piano, bass, & drums

      • bass & drums

    • Min7b5 (8)

      • piano, bass, & drums

      • bass & drums

    • Dim7 (8)

      • piano, bass, & drums

      • bass & drums

  • iRealPro HTML (5)

    • Maj7

    • Dom7

    • Min7

    • Min7(b5)

    • Dim7

Introduction to 7th Chord Arpeggios and how they will be discussed in this section.

A dIscussion and play-through of of the the Arpeggio Etude 1 & 1.A - "Simple Blues"

Included in this lecture:

• Etudes:

  • Simple Blues (discussed in Lecture 36)

    • Arpeggio Etude 1

    • Arpeggio Etude 1.A

  • Simple Blues - Modified (discussed in Lecture 37)

    • Arpeggio Etude 2 | Simple Blues (Modified)

    • Arpeggio Etude 2.A | Simple Blues (Modified)

  • Jazz Blues - Basic (discussed in Lecture 38)

    • Arpeggio Etude 3 | Jazz Blues (Basic)

    • Arpeggio Etude 3.A | Jazz Blues (Basic)

• Backing Tracks (21)

  • BIAB mp4 (60, 72, 88, 100, 120 bpm)

    • Simple Blues - piano, bass, & drums

      • 2 Choruses (5)

      • 8 Choruses (5)

    • Simple Blues - bass & drums only

      • 2 Choruses (5)

      • 8 Choruses (5)

  • iRealPro HTML

    • Simple Blues (1)

A dIscussion and play-through of of the the Arpeggio Etude 2 & 2.A - "Simple Blues (Modified)"

Included in this lecture:

• Backing Tracks (21)

  • BIAB mp4 (60, 72, 88, 100, 120 bpm)

    • Simple Blues - Mod - piano, bass, & drums

      • 2 Choruses (5)

      • 8 Choruses (5)

    • Simple Blues - Mod - bass & drums only

      • 2 Choruses (5)

      • 8 Choruses (5)

  • iRealPro HTML

    • Simple Blues - Mod (1)

A dIscussion and play-through of of the the Arpeggio Etude 3 & 3.A - "Jazz Blues (Basic)"

Included in this lecture:

• Backing Tracks (21)

  • BIAB mp4 (60, 72, 88, 100, 120 bpm)

    • Jazz Blues - Basic - piano, bass, & drums

      • 2 Choruses (5)

      • 8 Choruses (5)

    • Jazz Blues - Basic - bass & drums only

      • 2 Choruses (5)

      • 8 Choruses (5)

  • iRealPro HTML

    • Jazz Blues - Basic (1)

A conclusion to Part IV and the Foundations of Jazz Guitar course.