Jazz Chords &ndash; First Position

Lesson 7/85 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Jazz Fingerpicking Guitar

Jazz Chords – First Position

Shown below are a selection of Jazz chord shapes which are played mainly on the first three strings. When fingerpicking these chord shapes the right hand will be in the first position.

Major
(Root Four)

Major
(Root Two)

Major
(Root Three)

Minor
(Root Four)

Minor
(Root Two)

Seventh
(Root Four)

Seventh
(Root One)

Seventh
(Root Three)

Maj. Seventh
(Root Four)

Maj. Seventh
(Root Three)

Min. Seventh
(Root One)

Min. Seventh
(Root Five)

Min. Seventh
(Root Four)

Major Sixth
(Root Three)

Major Sixth
(Root Four)

Major Sixth
(Root One)

The right hand 1st finger (i) is allocated to the 3rd string. The 2nd finger (m) is allocated to the 2nd string and the 3rd finger (a) is allocated to the 1st string.

The following example makes use of many of the above chord shapes. This chord progression is also in ^ time, a total of three beats per bar. A combination of the bass chord style and the arpeggio style is used. Once you are familiar with the progression, experiment by playing the same chords but using a different root position. A good Jazz fingerpicker needs to know as many different chord positions as possible.

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1- Combining Chords and Runs 2- More Jazz Fingerpicking Styles 3- Advanced Picking Techniques 4- Jazz Chord Shapes 5- More Jazz Chord Shapes 6- INTRODUCTION 7- Single Note Runs 8- Basic Jazz Fingerpicking 9- Fingerpicking Technique 10- Fingerpicking a Melody 11- Traditional Jazz Styles 12- Scales 13- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS 14- Octaves 15- Seven Flat Five 16- The Major Scale 17- Swing Rhythm 18- Alternating Thumb Style 19- Eleventh Chords 20- The Chromatic Scale 21- Arpeggio Style 22- Electronic Tuning 23- Bass Chord Style – Second Position 24- Playing Position 25- String Muting 26- Picking Four Notes Together 27- Seven Sharp Five 28- Right Hand – First Position 29- Hand Technique 30- Thumb Percussion 31- Staccato Chords 32- Dixieland Jazz 33- Tuning Your Guitar to the CD 34- Major Sixth Chords 35- Minor Seventh Chords 36- The Major Scale 37- Boogie Woogie 38- Using the Compact Disc 39- The Hammer-On 40- Minor Seven Flat Five 41- The Minor Scale 42- Picking the Strings 43- Left Hand Damping 44- Bass Chord Rhythms 45- Changing Chords 46- Thirteenth Chords 47- Thumb Percussion – Variation 48- Minor Ninth 49- Right Hand Damping 50- The Minor Pentatonic Scale 51- Chord Diagrams Used in This Book 52- Right Hand – Second Position 53- Major Seventh Chords 54- Ragtime Jazz 55- Omitting the Last Note Before a Chord Change 56- Diminished Chords 57- Jazz Chords &ndash; First Position 58- The Pull-Off 59- Scale Diagrams Used in This Book 60- The Major Pentatonic Scale 61- Lead-In Bass Notes 62- Alternative Bass Notes 63- Minor Sixth Chords 64- Seven Sharp Nine 65- Tablature 66- Lead-In Chords 67- Keys and Key Signatures 68- The Natural Minor Scale 69- Finger Roll 70- Tablature Symbols 71- Ninth Chords 72- The Slide 73- Relative Keys 74- Thirteen Flat Nine 75- Ghost Notes 76- Learning All the Keys 77- Thumb Slapping 78- Changing Right Hand Positions 79- Seven Sharp Five Flat Nine 80- Right Hand – Third Position 81- Major Six Add Nine 82- How Chords Are Formed 83- Right Hand – Fourth Position 84- Augmented Chords 85- More Scales and Patterns

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Jazz Chords &amp;ndash; First Position