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Better Comping With Dyads

14 January 2011

It seems to me that one of the biggest hurdles beginner jazz guitarists face when it comes to comping is getting away from the bulky barre chords we all memorize when we first start playing. You know, the “all you have to do is lift up your pinky to get a minor 7th” kind of [...]

Chord Hacks: Root Substitutions

17 September 2010

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It’s fun chord Friday here on Fretterverse! I can’t believe how long it’s been since we’ve broken out the staff paper and done some actual guitar work. I hope you had a chance to digest and start working on yesterday’s phrasing exercise. Though you should continue with the phrasing work from yesterday, today we’re going [...]

4th Chords and Quartal Harmony

30 June 2010

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As I have discussed in previous posts, traditional harmony/theory constructs chords in intervals of a third. There is another type of chord construction that is quite common in jazz, called “quartal harmony” or sometimes better known as “4th chords.” Quartal harmony is most commonly associated with the modal jazz of the late 1950′s and 60′s. [...]

Chord Hacks: Chord Structures for Guitar

29 March 2010

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What I would like to do, for the sake of this article as an introduction only, is to get you to look at the guitar for playing chords as groups of four notes. Typically your fretting hand only has four notes to work with because you only have four fingers to use. There are exceptions [...]

Chord Hacks: My 5 Favorite Chords

18 March 2010

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Every guitar player has their favorites; chords they just love to try and work into the songs they write, when they are comping, and when a friend asks to “show them something on the guitar.” I thought it would be fun to share a few of my favorites with you and, hopefully, get you to [...]

Chord Hacks: Multi-Use Chord Voicings

8 February 2010

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Five chords, one fingering. Wouldn't that be a great way to learn guitar? Why struggle with trying to memorize thousands of chords when you can cut that number by half, five, or ten times? With multi-use chord voicings, it's possible!

Chord Hacks: Intermediate Blues Chord Comping

25 January 2010

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Chord Hacks: Intermediate Blues Chord Comping

In our first official Fretterverse video, I show you some intermediate chord concepts for the 12-bar and jazz blues. Watch it, learn it, love it, share it!

Chord Hacks: String Group Inversions

13 January 2010

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I don't know if you spent any time investigating the different string groups from my previous post, but I would like to continue exploring the string groups and how to bring some life to your chord playing.