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Guitar Chord Construction and Connection - Cheat Sheets With Shapes and Intervals
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2021-12-12
- In Chords / Voicings
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This page provides a collection of cheat sheets explaining in a simple and effective way how guitar chords are built and how they are connected one to the other. The idea is to understand where are located each chord tone of a specific voicing and how to connect these chords them by moving only one note at a time. Notice that this page is regularly updated with new shapes, don't forget to subscribe the newsletter to stay informed.
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Drop 3 Chord Construction - Music Theory - Free Printable PDF
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2021-09-09
- In Guitar Cheat Sheets, Methods, eBooks, Posters
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This music theory cheat sheet file explains effectively how drop 3 chords are built. You can download the printable PDF file (better quality) for free (or make a donation to support this website) following this link.
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6 Types of Dominant Scales - Guitar Chart With Shapes
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2021-01-24
- In Scales & Arpeggios
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This guitar chart contains 12 shapes that show how to play the main dominant scales used in jazz music (Mixolydian, Lydian dominant, Mixolydian b9, Mixolydian b13, dominant bebop, Phrygian dominant).
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The Phrygian Mode - Theory, Licks, Charts and Shapes
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2021-01-07
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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You'll find in this blog post several cheat sheets for guitarists about the Phrygian mode, third mode of the major scale. These infographics are related to the YouTube video below. They show how this minor scale is built, how to play it on guitar, what are the related chords, how to use it over common chord progressions, etc.
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Dorian Mode Tutorial - Theory, Shapes, Chords, Scales, Arpeggios & Licks
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2020-12-07
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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This blog post contains free cheat sheets (infographics) for guitar players about the Dorian mode. You will find useful information on how to play chords, arpeggios and minor licks directly related to this minor scale.
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Mixolydian Mode Guitar Cheat Sheet - PDF and JPEG
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-12-25
- In Guitar Cheat Sheets, Methods, eBooks, Posters
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Mixolydian Scale Guitar Cheat Sheet - PDF / JPEG
The Mixolydian mode, also called dominant scale is the fifth mode of the major scale. It is a major type scale. This is the mode to know when you want to play over dominant chords (not altered). The Mixolydian mode is widely used in jazz and blues music and one of the most important to master.
The Mixolydian mode is built with : root (1), second (2), third (3), perfect fourth (4), perfect fifth (5), sixth (6) and minor seventh (b7).
mixolydian-mode-sheet-cheat-for-guitar.pdf (134.74 Ko) -
Ionian Mode Cheat Sheet For Guitar
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-12-25
- In Guitar Cheat Sheets, Methods, eBooks, Posters
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Printable PDF / JPEG Ionian Mode Cheat Sheet
The Ionian mode (aka major scale) is the first of the seven musical modes. The other Greek modes are Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian modes. The Ionian mode has exactly the same notes as the major scale and surely the first scale to learn for a beginner musician.
The major scale consists of a root (1), second (2), major third (3), fourth (4), fifth (5), sixth (6) and major seventh (7).
major-scale-sheet-cheat.pdf (138.61 Ko)
