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ContentsIntroduction ivPart I. Chords1. Moveable 7th Chord Shapes 2
(each on )Major 7 2Dominant 7 3 Minor 7 3 Minor 7%5 4Major 6 5Minor 6 5Diminished 7 6Dominant 9 7Minor 9 7Minor 11 8Dominant 13 8
2. Dominant 7th Chords with Alterations: 9two versions each, with roots on 6 and 5
Dominant 7%5 9Dominant 7(#11) 9 Dominant 7(9, #9) 10Dominant 7#5 10Dominant 7(%9, %13) 11Dominant 7(altered): 7%5(%9), 7%5(#9), 7#5(%9), 7#5(#9) 11
3. Guide Tone Chords 13Root 3 7 (Major 7, Dominant 7, Minor 7, Minor 7%5, Major 6, 13
Minor 6, Diminished 7)Root 7 3 (Major 7, Dominant 7, Minor 7, Minor 7%5, Major 6, 14
Minor 6, Diminished 7)4. Triads over Bass-Note Voicings with Roots on 16
V/I 16%VII/I 16 Other Common Voicings: (III/I, II/I, #IV/I, VI/I, VII/I) 17
5. Inversions (each on ) 19Major 7 19Dominant 7 20Minor 7 21Minor 7%5 23Major 6 24Minor 6 25
Part II. Exercises6. Quartal Voicings Exercises 28
C Dorian Voicings 287. Diatonic Exercises 30
B% Major on 30E% Major on 31F Major on 32 B% Major on 33F Harmonic Minor on 34F Melodic Minor on 35G Major 6 Bebop Scale on 36G Minor 6 Bebop Scale on 37
About the Author 38
6 4 3 2
6 4 3 2
6 4 3 2
6 4 3 2
5 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
6 4 3 2
5 4 3 2
5 4 3 2 4 3 2 1 6 4 3 2 5 3 2 1
5 4 3 2 4 3 2 1 6 4 3 2 5 3 2 1
6 5 4
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Introduction
The Berklee Jazz Guitar Chord Dictionary is a resource for 7th-chord
voicings and other frequently encountered jazz chord shapes on the
fretboard.
The following diagrams indicate what notes you should use for each
chord voicing. These chord blocks will show you the right shapes, but
as a musician, you owe it to your audience and yourself to hear the
music before you play it. This material will help you to map out the
sounds on your fretboard. With time, you will hear the chords before
you play them.
Strive to play these chords with a solid time feel, a full tone, and attacks
with your “picking hand” that match the level of intensity of the music
you’re attempting to play.
Some tips for getting a good chord sound:
• Take special care to play the notes requested—and to leave out,
or mute the strings with the x symbol above them. Keep the
extra strings out of the sound.
• Use the edges of your fingers of your fretting hand to mute
unwanted strings. Focus your strumming (or finger-picking
attacks) on the indicated strings. Avoid sounding the others.
• When strumming across the strings, make the speed of your
stroke fast enough to give the illusion of one simultaneous
sound made up of all the chord voices.
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• When you’re using your fingers to pluck chords, take care to
balance the level of each chord tone. A common tendency is to
hit the outermost notes with the most force, resulting in a
thinner texture. You’re working to put those notes on the frets;
make sure that the listener can hear them!
• While forming the chords, make sure that your fingers are as
close to the intended frets as possible.
• When changing chords, mute the strings by lifting your fingers
from the strings, but still touching them, to hold them still as
you slide to the next chord.
• Make sure all notes ring. If you’re not hearing all the notes
clearly, keep working to curve your fingers and adjust your
hand position on the intended frets to make the sound shine
through your instrument.
Playing chords effectively takes time, and the learning process requires
practice. There are three common stages of development.
• Physical Stamina: Building your hand muscles
• Muscle Memory: Memorizing the proper chord-voicing shapes
• Informed Musical Instincts: Using these chords to make
music
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Here are some other things to keep in mind:
• While practicing, stay vigilant, playing in time and using a
metronome or drum machine. Stay with a musical task until you
can make it groove with a strong time feel.
• Play with other musicians whenever possible, as often as you
can. Practicing by yourself is only part of the overall plan.
• Make sure that the chords that you play fit well into your
playing situation. Should your voicings contain a lot of notes
or a few? Listen to the overall texture, and make a musical
decision.
• Listen to the originators of the styles that you love. It’s one of
the best ways to keep yourself inspired—and to help you to
keep the highest musical values in mind.
• Listen to great guitarists, but don’t stop there. Focus on
performers of other instruments as well. Bring it all together
to help you to develop your own unique voice.
Keep working, and be patient with yourself. Having the physical
strength and the knowledge of the shapes provide means to musical
ends. With time, you’ll be able to choose from a variety of options.
If you keep at it, you’ll definitely get there!
—Rick Peckham
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PART I.CHORDS
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Chapter 1.Moveable 7th Chord Shapes
Major 7
3fr
1324
CMaj7
10fr
1333
CMaj7
3545
10121212
8fr
1 342
CMaj7
3fr
1 342
CMaj7
8
998
3
453
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Minor 7
Dominant 7
Minor 7
3fr
1314
C7
10fr
1324
C7
3535
10121112
8fr
1 243
C7
3fr
1 243
C7
8
898
3
353
C–73fr
1312
C–710fr
1423
3534
10121111
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MOVEABLE 7th CHORD SHAPES
Minor 7%5
C–78fr
2 333
C–73fr
1 243
8
888
3
343
C–7b53fr
1324
C–7b510fr
1222
3434
10111111
C–7b57fr
2 341
C–7b52fr
2 341
8
887
3
342
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Major 6
Minor 6
2fr
2314
CMaj6
10fr
1314
CMaj6
3525
10121012
7fr
2 143
CMaj6
2fr
2 143
CMaj6
8
798
3
253
C–62fr
2413
C–610fr
1312
3524
10121011
Minor 6
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6
Diminished 7
C–67fr
2 134
C–62fr
2 143
8
788
3
243
Cº72fr
2314
Cº710fr
1324
3424
10111011
Cº77fr
2 131
Cº72fr
2 141
8
787
3
242
MOVEABLE 7th CHORD SHAPES
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Minor 9
Dominant 9
Minor 9
2fr
2133
C9
9fr
2143
C9
3233
109
1110
5fr
3 421
C9
2 34
C9
8
875
3
330
C–9
2134
C–98fr
2143
3133
108
1110
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MOVEABLE 7th CHORD SHAPES
Minor 11
Dominant 13
C–11
6fr
2 341
C–11
2 341
8
886
3
341
2fr
21334
C13
8fr
1 234
C13
32335
8
89
10
3fr
1 244
C13
3
355
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Chapter 2.Dominant 7th Chords
with Alterations
Dominant 7%5
Dominant 7(#11)
C7b57fr
2 341
C7b52fr
2 341
8
897
3
352
C7(#11)7fr
2 341
C7(#11)2fr
2 341
8
897
3
352
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DOMINANT 7th CHORDS
Dominant 7(9), Dominant 7#9
Dominant 7#5
C92fr
2133
§9
C7(#9)2fr
2134
#9
3233
3234
C7(#9)8fr
1214 #9
898
11
C7#58fr
1 234 #5
C7#53fr
1 243 #5
8
899
3
354
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Dominant 7 (altered)
Dominant 7 (%9, %13)
Dominant 7(altered)
7%5(%9)
7%5(#9)
C7(b9,b13)8fr
1 2333
C7(b9,b13)2fr
21314
8
8999
32324
C7b5(b9)7fr
T 2314
C7b5(b9)2fr
21311
8
8979
32322
897
11
32342
C7 5( 9)
7fr
2 3 1 4
implied root C7 5( 9)
2fr
2 1 3 4 1
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DOMINANT 7th CHORDS
7#5(%9)
7#5(#9)
C7 5( 9)
8fr
1 2 2 2
implied root
8999
32324
899
11
32344
C7 5( 9)
8fr
1 2 2 4
implied root
C7 5( 9)
2fr
2 1 3 1 4
C7 5( 9)
2fr
2 1 3 4 4
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Chapter 3.Guide Tone Chords
Root 3 7
2fr
213
CMaj7
2fr
213
C7
324 3
23
C–7
213
C–7b5
213
(incomplete)
313 3
13
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GUIDE TONE CHORDS
Root 7 3
2fr
312
CMaj6
C–6
312
322 3
12
Cº7
312
312
8fr
1 23
CMaj7
8fr
1 23
C7
8
99 8
89
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Root 7 3
C–78fr
2 34
C–7b58fr
2 34
(incomplete)
8
88 8
88
7fr
2 13
CMaj6
C–67fr
2 13
8
79 8
78
Cº77fr
2 13
8
78
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Chapter 4.Triads over Bass-Note Voicings: Roots on
V/I
%VII/I
7fr
2 131
GMaj/C
3fr
1321
GMaj/C
10fr
1341
GMaj/C
8
787
3543
10121210
BbMaj/C6fr
3 421
BbMaj/C3fr
1111
BbMaj/C10fr
1121
8
876
3333
10101110
6 5 4
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Other Common Voicings
Other Common Voicings
III/I
II/I
#IV/I
8fr
1 333
EMaj/C
3fr
1 243
EMaj/C
8
999
3
454
7fr
2 111
DMaj/C
2fr
2 131
DMaj/C
8
777
3
232
F#Maj/C6fr
3 121
F#Maj/C2fr
2 311
8
676
3
322
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VI/I
VII/I
8fr
1 423
AMaj/C
3fr
1 423
AMaj/C
8
119
10
3
655
7fr
2 311
BMaj/C
7fr
2 431
BMaj/C
8
877
8
987
TRIADS OVER BASS-NOTE VOICINGS: ROOTS ON 6 5 4
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Chapter 5.Inversions
Major 7
CMaj73fr
1324
CMaj7/E5fr
2413
CMaj7/G9fr
2314
CMaj7/B12fr
3412
3545
7958
10109
12
14141213
CMaj78fr
1 342
CMaj7/E10fr
2 134
CMaj78fr
1 342
CMaj7/B5fr
3 111
CMaj7/G
3 241
8
998
12
101212
8
998
7
555
3
241
5 4 3 2
6 4 3 2
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Dominant 7
20
INVERSIONS
CMaj7
3fr
1 324
CMaj7/E
5fr
2 143
CMaj9/E
7fr
1 243
CMaj7/G
8fr
3 241
CMaj7/B
12fr
3 121
3
453
7
587
7
787
10
9128
14
121312
CMaj7
10fr
1333
CMaj7/B
8fr
2311
CMaj7/G
5fr
1113
CMaj7/E
2413
10121212
9988
5557
2413
C7
10fr
1324
C7/Bb
8fr
1211
C7/G
5fr
1112
C7/E
2314
10121112
8988
5556
2313
5 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
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Minor 7
21
Minor 7
C78fr
1 243
C7/E10fr
3 142
C78fr
1 243
C7/Bb
17fr
2 111
C7/G
3 241
8
898
12
101211
8
898
6
555
3
231
C7
3fr
1 243
C7/E
5fr
3 142
C7/G
8fr
3 241
C7/Bb
12fr
2 131
3
353
7
586
10
9118
13
121312
C–73fr
1312
C–7/Eb
5fr
2314
C–7/G8fr
2314
C–7/Bb
12fr
2314
3534
6858
10108
11
13131213
5 3 2 1
6 4 3 2
5 4 3 2
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INVERSIONS
C–710fr
1423
C–7/Bb
8fr
1111
C–7/G4fr
2314
C–7/Eb
1314
same as EbMaj6
10121111
8888
5546
1313
C–78fr
2 333
C–7/Eb
10fr
2 143
same as EbMaj6
C–78fr
2 333
C–7/Bb
4fr
4 231
C–7/G
3 141
8
888
11
101211
8
888
6
554
3
131
C–73fr
1 243
C–7/Eb
5fr
2 143
same as EbMaj6
C–7/G8fr
3 141
C–7/Bb
11fr
3 241
3
343
6
586
10
8118
13
121311
4 3 2 1
6 4 3 2
5 3 2 1
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Minor 7%5
23
Minor 7%5
C–7b53fr
1324
C–7b5/Eb
5fr
2413
same as Eb–6
C–7b5/Gb
8fr
2314
C–7b5/Bb
11fr
2314
3434
6857
9108
11
13131113
C–7b510fr
1222
C–7b5/Bb
7fr
2314
C–7b5/Gb
4fr
1213
C–7b5/Eb
1312
same asEb–6
10111111
8878
4546
1312
C–7b57fr
2 341
C–7b5/Eb
10fr
2 134
same as Eb–6
C–7b57fr
2 341
C–7b5/Bb
4fr
3 121
C–7b5/Gb
2 131
8
887
11
101111
8
887
6
454
2
131
5 4 3 2
6 4 3 2
4 3 2 1
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Major 6
24
INVERSIONS
C–7b52fr
2 341
C–7b5/Eb
5fr
2 143
same as Eb–6
C–7b5/Gb
8fr
2 141
C–7b5/Bb
11fr
2 141
3
342
6
576
9
8118
13
111311
2fr
2314
CMaj6
5fr
2314
CMaj6/E
CMaj6/G
9fr
2314
CMaj6/A
12fr
1312
same as A–7
3525
7758
10109
10
12141213
CMaj6
10fr
1314
CMaj6/A
7fr
1423
same as A–7
CMaj6/G
5fr
1111
CMaj6/E
2314
10121012
7988
5555
2213
5 4 3 2
5 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
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Minor 6
25
Minor 6
CMaj62fr
2 143
CMaj6/E5fr
3 141
CMaj6/G8fr
3 241
CMaj6/A12fr
1 243
same as A–7
3
253
7
585
10
9108
12
121312
CMaj6
7fr
2 143
CMaj6/E
10fr
3 141
CMaj6
7fr
2 143
CMaj6/A
5fr
2 333
same as A–7
CMaj6/G
4 231
8
798
12
101210
8
798
5
555
3
221
C–62fr
2413
C–6/Eb
5fr
2314
C–6/G8fr
2314
C–6/A12fr
1324
same as A–7b5
3524
6758
10108
10
12131213
6 4 3 2
5 3 2 1
5 4 3 2
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INVERSIONS
C–610fr
1312
C–6/A7fr
1222
same as A–7b5
C–6/G4fr
2314
C–6/Eb
1214
10121011
7888
5545
1213
C–67fr
2 134
C–6/Eb
10fr
2 131
C–67fr
2 134
C–6/A4fr
2 341
same as A–7b5
C–6/G
3 121
8
788
11
101210
8
788
5
554
3
121
C–62fr
2 143
C–6/Eb
5fr
2 141
C–6/G8fr
3 141
C–6/A11fr
2 341
same as A–7b5
3
243
6
585
10
8108
12
121311
4 3 2 1
5 3 2 1
6 4 3 2
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PART II.EXERCISES
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Chapter 6.Quartal Voicings Exercises
C Dorian Voicings
(for use on C–7 or F7sus4)
3fr
1112
5fr
1112
6fr
1234
3334
5556
6778
8fr
1113
10fr
1112
12fr
1112
13fr
1123
888
10
10101011
12121213
13131415
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C Dorian Voicings
1234
3fr
1123
5fr
1122
1233
3345
5566
7fr
1122
8fr
1134
10fr
1122
12fr
1122
7788
88
1010
10101111
12121313
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Chapter 7.Diatonic Exercises
B%Major on 5 4 3 2
30
BbMaj7
1324
C–73fr
1312
D–75fr
1312
EbMaj76fr
1324
F78fr
1314
1323
3534
5756
6878
8108
10
G–7
10fr
1312
A–7b5
12fr
1324
BbMaj7
13fr
1324
A–7b5
12fr
1324
G–7
10fr
1312
10121011
12131213
13151415
12131213
10121011
8fr
1314
F7
EbMaj76fr
1324
D–75fr
1312
C–73fr
1312
BbMaj7
1324
8
108
10
6878
5756
3534
1323
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E%Major on 4 3 2 1
31
E% Major
EbMaj7
1333
F–7
3fr
1423
G–7
5fr
1423
AbMaj7
6fr
1333
Bb7
8fr
1324
1333
3544
5766
6888
8109
10
C–710fr
1423
D–7b512fr
1222
EbMaj713fr
1333
D–7b512fr
1222
C–710fr
1423
10121111
12131313
13151515
12131313
10121111
Bb78fr
1324
AbMaj76fr
1333
G–75fr
1423
F–73fr
1423
EbMaj7
13338
109
10
6888
5766
3544
1333
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F Major on 6 4 3 2
32
DIATONIC EXERCISES
FMaj7
1 342
G–7
3fr
2 333
A–7
5fr
2 333
BbMaj7
6fr
1 342
C7
8fr
1 243
1
221
3
333
5
555
6
776
8
898
D–7
10fr
2 333
E–7b5
11fr
2 341
FMaj7
13fr
1 342
E–7b5
11fr
2 341
D–7
10fr
2 333
10
101010
12
121211
13
141413
12
121211
10
101010
C7
8fr
1 243
BbMaj7
6fr
1 342
A–75fr
2 333
G–73fr
2 333
FMaj7
1 342
8
898
6
776
5
555
3
333
1
221
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B%Major on 5 3 2 1
33
B% Major
BbMaj7
1 342
C–73fr
1 243
D–75fr
1 243
EbMaj76fr
1 342
F78fr
1 243
1
231
3
343
5
565
6
786
8
8108
G–7
10fr
1 243
A–7b5
11fr
2 341
BbMaj7
13fr
1 342
A–7b5
11fr
2 341
G–7
10fr
1 243
10
101110
12
121311
13
141513
12
121311
10
101110
8fr
1 243
F7
EbMaj7
6fr
1 342
D–7
5fr
1 243
C–7
3fr
1 243
BbMaj7
1 342
8
8108
6
786
5
565
3
343
1
231
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F Harmonic Minor on 6 4 3 2
34
DIATONIC EXERCISES
F–(Maj7)
1 423
G–7b5
2fr
2 341
AbMaj7#5
4fr
1 333
Bb–7
6fr
2 333
C7
8fr
1 243
1
211
3
332
4
555
6
666
8
898
DbMaj79fr
1 342
Eº711fr
2 131
F–(Maj7)13fr
1 423
Eº711fr
2 131
DbMaj79fr
1 342
9
10109
12
111211
13
141313
12
111211
9
10109
C78fr
1 243
Bb–76fr
2 333
AbMaj7#54fr
1 333
G–7b52fr
2 341
F–(Maj7)
1 423
8
898
6
666
4
555
3
332
1
211
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F Melodic Minor on 6 4 3 2
D–7b59fr
2 341
E–7b511fr
2 341
F–(Maj7)13fr
1 423
E–7b511fr
2 341
D–7b59fr
2 341
10
10109
12
121211
13
141313
12
121211
10
10109
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F Melodic Minor
F–(Maj7)
1 423
G–7
3fr
2 333
AbMaj7#5
4fr
1 333
Bb7
6fr
1 243
C7
8fr
1 243
1
211
3
333
4
555
6
676
8
898
C7
8fr
1 243
Bb7
6fr
1 243
AbMaj7#5
4fr
1 333
G–7
3fr
2 333
F–(Maj7)
1 423
8
898
6
676
4
555
3
333
1
211
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G Major 6 Bebop Scale on 6 4 3 2
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DIATONIC EXERCISES
GMaj6
2fr
2 143
Aº7
4fr
2 131
GMaj6/B
5fr
3 141
Cº7
7fr
2 131
3
243
5
454
7
575
8
787
GMaj6/D
8fr
4 231
D#º7
10fr
2 131
GMaj6/E
12fr
2 333
same as E–7 F#º7
13fr
2 131
10
998
11
101110
12
121212
14
131413
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G Minor 6 Bebop Scale on 6 4 3 2
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G Minor 6 Bebop Scale
G–62fr
2 134
Aº74fr
2 131
G–6/Bb
5fr
2 131
Cº77fr
2 131
3
233
5
454
6
575
8
787
G–6/D
8fr
3 121
D#º7
10fr
2 131
G–6/E
11fr
2 341
same as E–7b5 F#º7
13fr
2 131
10
898
11
101110
12
121211
14
131413
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