Practicing Jazz chords syndrome

This is great lesson, overcomplicated chords which will make your fingers and wrist hurt It took me couple of days to get the shapes, then couple more days to train the speed. Keep practising and you will get this song under your fingers!

Edit: I learned this on fender scale neck with 12 - 49 strings

 

A teacher is only as good as his students. And you are a remarkable one.

 

Omar, you bring only interest , curiosity and a thirst to learn to the table.
There is no ego...no insecurity...no need to hide behind bravado or humor. 1 out of 100 people are like this. Those numbers go up as people get older and set in their ways.
Your mind is open. You are a rarity. And a friggin' joy to know.

 

This one is awesome!

 

This is for everyone.



Barre an Ab7. You see it above. 1-2-3. Then add the pinky. When I play it, the 1-3-4 fingers are sounded. I mute the rest. The chord can also be called an Ab7#9. Baker calls it D13b5b9 because it fits in the progression/key center the lesson is in.

 

I was working on my jazz chords, then I read a feature on Butch Vig, listened to Smashing Pumpkins for three days, mess around and got a wicked fuzz tone on my amp and have not played any jazzy chords since.

 

Good to hear, Omar!

 

77 years
And
I'll never be able to do that...

 

I also like to use whole tone scales over augmented and other altered chords.

 

When I am stuck I sometimes focus on the chord from the top down. You could also simplify the seventh chords that have their root on the 6th string, leaving out that top note (the 5th of the chord) on the 2nd string.

 

If you play with a bass player or backing track you can omit the root in bass. If you are a jazz cat ( or kitten, like me) check out this guy!

 

have you given any consideration to using 'short' chords (3 & 4 note variations)?

they have an advantage of being easily remembered and quickly acquired. they've a disadvantage of requiring careful strumming but in all respects are mastered without much effort.

here's an example...
http://www.strat-talk.com/attachments/short-chords-jpg.305692/