INTRODUCTION

          A BRIEF HISTORY OF JAZZ
            EQUIPMENT YOU’LL NEED  

CHAPTER 1: BASICS

PARTS OF THE GUITAR
HOLDING YOUR GUITAR
HOW TO TUNE YOUR GUITAR
1-1  BASIC MUSIC NOTATION
1-2  SCALES AND INTERVALS
1-3  CHORDS

CHAPTER 2:  TRIADS AND STRUMMING

TRIADS OVERVIEW
CHORD DIAGRAM
HOLDING A PICK
2-1  MAJOR TRIADS
2-2  MINOR TRIADS 
2-3  DIMINISHED TRIADS
2-4  AUGMENTED TRIADS
HARMONY THEORY 1: DIATONIC TRIADS
2-5  BARRE CHORDS
2-6  SHIFTING TECHNIQUES
CHAPTER 2 REVIEW

CHAPTER 3: 6TH AND 7TH CHORDS AND COMPING

6TH CHORDS OVERVIEW
7TH CHORDS OVERVIEW
NEW CHORD DIAGRAM
MUTING STRINGS
3-1  MAJOR 6TH
3-2  MAJOR 7TH
HARMONY THEORY 2: DIATONIC 7TH CHORDS
3-3  MINOR 7TH
3-4  DOMINANT 7TH
HARMONY THEORY 3: BASIC HARMONY
3-5  II-V-I (MAJOR)
3-6  DOMINANT 7sus4
3-7  DIMINISHED 7TH
HARMONY THEORY 4: MINOR SCALES
3-8  MINOR 7b5
3-9  MINOR 6
3-10  MINOR (MAJ7TH)
3-11  II-V-I (MINOR)
CHAPTER 3 REVIEW
      “Leaves on the Ground”

CHAPTER 4: EXTENDED AND ALTERED CHORDS AND FINGERSTYLE

EXTENDED CHORDS
ALTERED CHORDS
FINGERSTYLE
4-1  ADD 9
4-2  SIX-NINE
4-3  MAJOR 9/ MINOR 9/ DOMINANT 9
4-4  MINOR 11/ DOM 9sus4/ DOM 13sus4
4-5  MAJOR 13/ DOMINANT 13
4-6  MINOR 9(MAJOR 7)/ MINOR 13 (MAJOR 7)
HARMONY THEORY 5: 12-BAR BLUES
4-7  ALTERED MAJOR CHORDS
4-8  ALTERED MINOR CHORDS
4-9  ALTERED DOMINANT 7 CHORDS
CHAPTER 4 REVIEW
      “Kenny's Bossa”

CHAPTER 5: CHORD EMBELLISHMENTS AND OTHER ACCOMPANIMENT STYLES

5-1  CHORD EMBELLISHMENTS
      “Embellished Blues”
      “Squeeze”
      “Flying Leaves"
5-2  FOUR-TO-THE-BAR
      “Mr. F.G. Blues”
5-3  COMPING WITH WALKING BASS
      “Walking Blues”
5-4  COMPING WITH 16TH NOTES
CHAPTER 5 REVIEW