Jazz chord progressions – lesson 3
The third lesson will present a new chord type that is seen a lot in jazz: the 13th chord. In a jazz context, Bb13 is generally more popular than Bb7 (6X676X) when the root is on the 6th string. The progression will once again be based on the ii - V - I structure.
Progression:
Fm7 | Bb13 | Ebmaj7 | Ebmaj7
1st bar | 2nd bar | 3rd bar | 4th bar
Repeats: 5 times
BPM: 80
Time signature: 3/4
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Chord diagrams
These four-note voicings are all very common chord choices for jazz guitarists. Notice the minimal finger shift between Bb13 and Ebmaj7 when the fingerings below are used.
Fm7
Bb13
Ebmaj7
Alternative chords diagrams
If you find some of the voicings presented above difficult (especially Fm7 can be hard), three-string shell voicings can be used. Notice that the Fm7 and Ebma7 three-string voicings has other fingerings compared to the minor 7th and major 7th voicings presented in Lesson 1 – both shapes are movable and can be used.
Fm7
Bb7
Ebmaj7
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