Combining Chords and Runs
This lesson combines many of the techniques that were studied in previous lessons. A Jazz fingerpicking piece is often made up of several ideas such as chords, arpeggios and single note runs. Before trying the following examples ensure you have a good understanding of all the previous lessons.
The first example combines a simple chord progression in A major with a couple of single note runs played within the A major scale. Note: the symbol N.C. indicates no chord, meaning no chord shape is held with the left hand.
Now an example in G major that features major seventh, major sixth, minor seventh and minor sixth chords. The arpeggio style is also used.
The next example shows how octaves can be incorporated into a progression. Octaves were first introduced on Lesson 18.
Parisian Walk is a Jazz-Blues progression that uses the minor pentatonic scale, the Blues scale and octaves.
