Beginner

Jazz Chords
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HOW TO READ OUR CHORD DIAGRAMS

Chord Name

Xs represent muted string

Cmaj9
X X
Fret (pointing at 1st fret)
Fret wire Circles represent fretted notes
3
Red circle represent Root note R 9
Numbers in circles are the Intervals
7 (see videos for fingerings)

6th string 1st string

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Shell Voicings
Maj6 Maj6 Maj7 Maj7
X X X X X X X X X X X X

6 3 6 3
R R R R
3 7 3 7

(G6) (C6) (Gmaj7) (Cmaj7)

Dom7 Dom7 m6 m6
X X X X X X X X X X X X
b3
3 6 6
R b7 R b7 R b3 R
3

(G7) (C7) (Gm6) (Cm6)

m7 m7 m7b5 m7b5
X X X X X X X X X X X X
b3 b3

R b7 b3 R b7 R b7 b3 R b7

(Gm7) (Cm7) (Gm7b5) (Cm7b5)

dim7 dim7
X X X X X X
b3
bb7 bb7
R b3 R

(Gdim7) (Cdim7)
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 Major Chords
Major 6
G6 C6 F6
X X X X X X
R
6 3 6
R 5 R R 6
3
5 3

Major 6/9
Gmaj 6/9 Cmaj 6/9 Fmaj 6/9
X X X X X

3 6 9 3 6 3
R 5 R 9 R 6 9

Major 7
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
X X X X X X

R 5 R R
7 3 7
5 3 5 7 3

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 Major Chords (cont)
Major 9
Gmaj9 Cmaj9 Fmaj9 Fmaj9
X X X X X X X X

9 3 3
R 5 R 9 R 9 R 9
7 7
7 5 7

Dominant 7
G7 C7 F7
X X X X X X

R b7 5 R b7 R
3 b7
5 3 5 3

Dominant 9
G9 C9 C9 F9
X X X X X X

3 3 3
R b7 5 R b7 9 R b7 9 5 R 9
3 b7
9

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 Major Chords (cont)
Dominant 13
G13 G13 C13
X X X X

3
R b7 R b7 R b7 9
3 3
13 9 13 13

Minor Chords
Minor 6
Gm6 Cm6 Cm6 Fm6
X X X X X X X X
b3 R
6 6 6
R b3 5 R R R 6
b3 b3
5 5

Minor 7
Gm7 Cm7 Fm7
X X X X X X

R b 7 b3 5 R b7 R
b3 b 7 b3
5 5

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 Minor Chords (cont)
Minor 9
Gm9 Dm9 Fm9
X X X X X
b3

R b 7 b3 5 b3 R 9
b7
9 R b7 9

Minor 11
Gm11 Cm11 Cm11 Fm11
X X X X X X X
11 b3 11

R b 7 b3 R b7 R 11 b 7 5 R 11
b3 b 7 b3

Minor 7 Flat 5 Chords

Gm7b5 Cm7b5 Fm7b5
X X X X X X

b5
R b 7 b3 R b7 R
b5 b3 b5 b 7 b3

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 Diminished Chords
Gdim7 Cdim7 Fdim7
X X X X X X

bb7 b5 bb7
R b3 R R bb7
b5 b3 b5 b3

Altered Dominant Chords

G7b5 G7#5 G7#5b9 G7b9
X X X X X X X X

b5
R b7 R b7 R b7 R b7 5
3 3 #5 3 # 5 b9 3 b9

C7b9 C7#9 C7#5#9

X X X X X

3 b9 3 3
R b7 R b7 R b7
#9 #9 # 5

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