Advanced Jazz Barre Chords
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As you advance your skills, you will learn to manipulate chords. You will learn advanced harmony and become capable of choosing hundreds of possible chords in any given moment. For now, these standard voicings will be useful to play the more common chords you encounter.
Memorize all of these chord forms. Be able to play any of these barre chords from any note, with the root on either the fifth string or the sixth string.
Root on 6th String
Major Seventh Chords
Cmaj7
Cmaj9
C6
C69
Minor Seventh Chords
C-7
C-9
C-11
Dominant Seventh Chords
C7
C9
C13
Altered Dominants
C7#9
C7b9
Half-Diminished and Diminished
C-7b5
Cdim7
Practice Tips
- Start with the major seventh forms and work your way through each category
- Practice moving between different positions of the same chord type
- Try playing common progressions using these advanced voicings
- Pay attention to voice leading between chords
- Practice these forms in all keys
