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Blues, jazz, soul and funk

Jazz on guitar: chords and rhythm.

Jazz adds a seventh to every chord: m7, 7 and maj7. Its signature move is the II – V – I: Dm7, G7, Cmaj7, then Am7 to start again. Play them on the middle strings, one short chord per beat, and leave the bass to the bass player.

ii7 – V7 – Imaj7 – vi7Level · Expert

The progression

Pick a key: the charts change right below. "Listen" plays the progression with its rhythm; a click on a chord plays it alone, the arrow opens its page.

Key

In C major · 140 BPM
  • Dm7
    D minor 7××12
  • G7
    G 7321
  • Cmaj7
    C major 7×32
  • Am7
    A minor 7×21

The rhythm

One bar of the strumming hand, beat by beat. While it plays, the stroke being played lights up.

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From the same world

The music born of the African American tradition: the blues' seventh, the rich chords of jazz and soul, the strumming hand of funk, and gypsy jazz's la pompe.