May 2009 \ Premier Clinic \ Jazz \ Practicing Common Chord Shifts

Practicing Common Chord Shifts

Buck Brown

The trick is to practice your shifts accurately and with ease repeatedly so that accuracy and ease become the habit.
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From Jazz Chops for Guitar by Buck Brown
Shifting is changing positions. With a lot of practice, this becomes easy. The trick is to practice your shifts accurately and with ease repeatedly so that accuracy and ease become the habit. There are various shifts you will see repeatedly in jazz tunes, so here are a few of the most common chord shifts to practice:





Exercise 1: iimin9-V7 b9-I6/9—1st Finger Anchor

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Exercise 2: iimin7 to bV13 Substitute—Chromatic Bass Line

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Exercise 3: iimin9 to V13 b9—1st Finger Anchor

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Exercise 4: Shifting ii-V-I

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Exercise 5: Another Shifting ii-V-I

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Exercise 6: I7-VI7-II7-V7 Turnarounds
This is a cool way to play a I7-VI7-II7-V7 turnaround: approach each chord from a half step above.

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Comments

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jwl
on 07/04/2010 		VERY helpful and enjoyable... thank you Buck!!
gjh
on 05/17/2009 		Very good lesson
Lar
on 05/04/2009 		Nice format
STEVE
on 05/01/2009 		THIS IS THE WAY TO LEARN JAZZ..KEEP THIS STUFF COMING
takeitoutsid e
on 05/01/2009 		Love this lesson!I find some of these chords very useful in blues.Breaks up the monotony.



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