The 12 Basic Jazz Guitar Chords Every Beginner Should Know
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 jazz standards.
Gmaj7 (G major seventh)
G7 (G dominant seventh)
G6 (G sixth)
GmMaj7 (G minor-major seventh)
Gm7 (G minor seventh)
Gm6 (G minor sixth)
Cmaj7 (C major seventh)
C7 (C dominant seventh)
C6 (C sixth)
CmMaj7 (C minor-major seventh)
Cm7 (C minor seventh)
Cm6 (C minor sixth)
