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Most players struggle with more 4-part, aka "jazz" chords.
These 4-part chords find their way into most music styles.
This series of lessons based on the chord system from my book
A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele and using the format of
my book Ukulele Chords - "C" Tuning
will get you started on building a
Core set of these 4-part chords.
Sometimes called a “dominant 7th” chord. The 7th chord provides a great foundation for building more advanced chords. Beyond the basic major and minor chords the 7th chord is typically the first 4-part chord most beginning players know. From the following four 7th chords we can build a core set of chords which include: 7, m7, maj7, dim7, 6, m6, m7b5, 7#5. This nine chords form a core set of chords. Level I comprises of the 7, maj7 and m7 chords.
The complete lesson is in the downloadable PDF file…
Core Chords Level 1, Part 1, 6 pages
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Covering basic ukulele chords that ALL uke players MUST know, movable chord forms, rock uke chords, how to transpose chords, learning the ukulele fingerboard and an introduction to 4-part “jazz” chords and more...
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The volume covers the key of C major and C minor, including detailed accompanying text explaining the principles behind each progression and the chord substitutions. In “C” and “G” tuning.
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Commonly referred to as “jazz” chords. A Guide to Advanced Ukulele Chords provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.
Beyond learning open and barre chords, most ukulele players struggle with advanced chords. Commonly called “jazz” chords, these more sophisticated voicings find a wide use in all forms of music.
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Exploring “Jazz” Chords takes the core chords from A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele and shows their use over a variety of common chord progressions based on songs from the standard jazz repertoire.
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Volume I features the principles of voice leading applied to chord progressions. These principles are explained using chords from volume I of The Advanced Guide to Ukulele Chords. Chapters with common major and minor full diatonic, partial diatonic and chromatic chord progressions are also included to further explore voice leading.
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