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Fretboard Knowledge - 12 Most Common Jazz Chord Shapes

The 12 Most Usable Jazz Chords for Comping

admin 20180408 Chords, 6-String, Standard Tuning, Most Common Chords

These are the 12 most usable four-note seventh chord chord-shapes for guitar in the standard tuning, for jazz related styles of playing. Master these before moving on four-note chords and the walking bass style of comping, when starting out playing …

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