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Your First Jazz Guitar Lesson – Basic Chords

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Welcome to “Your First Jazz Guitar Lesson – Basic Chords”

In this lesson, I’ll show you some basic triads and jazz guitar chords, but more importantly, I’ll show you how to THINK of harmony.

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You’ll also see how easy it is on guitar once you look at it on a piano keyboard 🙂 If you are a rock, blues, or an acoustic guitar player looking to get a basic understanding of jazz harmony – this is a perfect first jazz guitar lesson for you.

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00 Welcome to your first jazz guitar lesson!
  • 00:35 Grab the FREE PDF!
  • 01:08 Which artists use these harmonies?
  • 01:43 “How Deep Is Your Love” – solo guitar sneak peek
  • 02:01 Why look at the piano?
  • 02:43 The musical alphabet & the piano keys
  • 03:47 C major Scale – White Keys
  • 04:19 7 Diatonic Triads in C Major on Piano
  • 06:33 Putting the 7 Triads on Guitar
  • 07:22 Example of Roman Numerals on “Let it Be”
  • 07:58 7 Diatonic Seventh Chords in C Major on Piano
  • 09:04 7 Diatonic Seventh Chords in C Major on Guitar
  • 09:58 Eric Clapton “Change the World” Jazz Chord Example

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About Adam Rafferty

I’m Adam Rafferty – a guitar player born and raised in New York City, and currently spending most of my time on tour playing concerts and coaching my guitar students online at StudyWithAdam.com

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