Though there is no rhythm indicated, be sure toĪpply a steady pulse and eventually some rhythmic motives to help establish playing these spread voiced chordscalesin time.I suggest learning and playing these chord scale ideas in all keys, on all possible string sets to help attain a truecommand of harmony on the guitar. At the sametime, learn to look ahead to the location on the neck where the next chord needs to go and take a mentalsnapshot visualizing the change before it actually happens. Remember to take it slow and try to form your fingers in the shape of thechord in the air allowing you to correctly place all your fret hand fingers down simultaneously. Before continuing, put the timein and really play through the chord scales below keeping in mind that the next two figures will be built uponthem. The catch is eachchord can only be built with chord tones that are derived from the given scale. If you're new to the concept of chord scales, think of them as aseries of similarly voiced chords built on the successive ascending degrees of a chosen scale. 1 you'll see three complete chord scalesbuilt from an A major scale (A-B-C#-D-E-F#-G#) arranged in root position (1-5-3), Ist inversion (3-1-5), and2nd inversion (5-3-1) spread voiced triads. Assumingyou've played through all the spreads, we will now begin to explore some concepts that will introduce how toattain those amazing sounds.An excellent way to study harmonic movements and relationships is to analyze, memorize, and internalizeharmonized scales-also known as chord scales. That knowledge helps us be able to effectively play those rich andsophisticated textures that most likely played an integral part in our initial attraction to jazz guitar. For those of youcontinuing the journey - welcome back.Ĭhord ScalesPlaying jazz on the guitar, 'whether it be camping, chord soloing, or chord-melody arrangements, requires us tohave a deep understanding of harmony. For our fellow brethren justtuning in who may have little to no experience with spread voicings, I strongly recommend going back andreading through my previous submission to get the most out of concepts that lie ahead. 47, May 2006) I presented the essential componentsneeded to fully understand the basic concepts of spread or open voiced triad chords.
In the previous installment of Tools (4 the Trade (No.
Tools of the TradeSpread Voicings, Part II:
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