I was first introduced to shell voicings for jazz guitar after high school. During my audition for a jazz camp, the guitar instructor pointed out that the chords I was using at the time were kind of clunky. I had repeated notes in my voicings that didn’t need to be there. And I wasn’t sure … Read more
Drop 3 chords for jazz guitar were actually one of the first things I really learned. And as it turns out, they’re a pretty great first set of chords to know. My very first jazz guitar teacher showed them to me as a part of his own movable chord system (which had another shape in … Read more
Jazz guitar chords can really look intimidating the first time you take a look at them, but really, you only need a handful of easy jazz guitar chords to get started. You see, jazz guitar chords aren’t any harder to learn than the chords you already know. They’re just different patterns than you’re used to. … Read more