Jazz Guitar Handbook Complete

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12 Major Scale Positions Finger (S) 1st 1st 2d 3rd 4th (S) 4th

- Indicates Root

II * Roman Numeral Marker

(indicates the fret for the first finger) (S) indicates a finger stretch . Stretch the first or fourth finger while keeping your hand in the same position .

G Major

C Major

II

(S)

A Major

D Major (S)

II

II

F Major

II

Bb Major

(S)

(S)

II

(S)

(S)

II

(S)

Eb Major (S)

Ab Major (S)

II

Db 0r C# Major (S)

(S)

II

(S) ( )

( ) (S)

(S)

(S)

II

(S) ( ) ( )

( ) Indicates Alternate Fingering 7

Gb or F# Major

B Major

E Major

II (S)

(S)

II (S)

(S)

II (S)

It is a good idea to practice all of these forms . If the stretches are too difficult try starting higher up the guitar neck where the frets are closer together and working your way down as your fingers get used to these fingerings . You will find that some of the “ hard “ fingerings are easier on the high frets than the “ easy “ fingerings .

Real Melodic Minor Fingerings The following are scale fingerings for the Real Melodic Minor Scale ( also called Jazz Minor ) . They are derived by lowering the major third of the preceding Major Scale fingerings . F Minor (S)

(S)

II

II (S)

A Minor

(S)

II

(S) Bb Minor

II

B Minor (S)

(S)

II

II (S)

(S) C Minor (S)

G Minor

Gb or F# Minor

D Minor (S)

II

(S)

(S) E Minor

(S)

II

II (S)

Harmonic Minor Scale Fingerings These fingerings are derived by lowering the sixth degree of of the Real Melodic Minor scale fingerings .

F Minor (S)

(S)

II

II (S)

A Minor (S)

(S)

Bb Minor (S)

II

B Minor

( ) (S) II

(S)

(S) C Minor

II (S)

D Minor (S)

II

II

(S)

(S)

(S)

G Minor

Gb or F# Minor

(S)

E Minor (S)

II

II (S)

9

(S)

xx1 1 1 1

x x1 3 1 4

xx1 3 2 2

3fr

xx1 1 1 1

6 fr

8fr

x x1 3 1 4

xx1 3 2 2

3fr

x2 3 1 4 x

3 fr

6 fr

x2 3 1 4x

xx2 3 1 4

xx2 3 1 4

8fr

x1 3 1 2x

10fr

7fr

10

11 fr

11 fr

x2 31 4 x

12 fr

x2 3 1 4 x

3 fr

2x3 3 3 x 3 fr

2x3 3 3 x 3 fr

x2 3 1 4x

7fr

x1 3 1 2x

10fr

x2 31 4 x

12 fr

2x 1 4 3x 5 fr

3 x24 2x 8fr

4 x2 31 x 11 fr

2x 1 4 3x 5 fr

3 x24 2x 8fr

4 x2 31 x 11 fr

It is important to see that G min7 and Bb 6 contain the same notes . Learn to see these forms as two possible chords .

11

xx 4 3 2 1

x x1 3 3 3

2fr

x4 231 x

3fr

1 x 3 4 2x 3fr

xx 3 2 4 1

5fr

x4 3 1 1 x

7 fr

34 2 x 1(3 3 )x

5 fr

12

(3) 12fr

xx 1 1 1 4

10 fr

x1 324x

10fr

1 x 3 24 x 10fr

xx 1 2 1 1

xx1 3 2 4

3fr

x231 4 x

4fr

1 x 24 3 x 3fr

x x2 3 1 4

5 fr

x2 4 1 3 x

(1 1 1 2)

xx 3 3 3 4

8fr

12 fr

x1 31 4 x

7fr

10

3 x2 4 1 x 8fr

3 x1 4 2 x 5 fr

13

x2 3 1 4 x

12fr

1 1 1) (32 22 x 2x 12fr

xx1 2 1 4

3fr

x1 234 x

2 fr

2x3 1 4 x

2fr

xx 2 3 1 4

xx1

6fr

333

xx 1 3 1 2

9fr

x2 3 1 4 x

x2 4 1 3x

4 fr

7fr

2 x 1 3 43 x 9fr

2x34 1 x 6 fr

14

12 fr

x23 1 4 x

10 fr

2x 1 4 1 x 12fr

15 15

xx

1 3 24

1 3 24

xx

1 213

xx

1 213

xx

2x1 3 1 x

x23

14

3 fr

x23

14

14

3 fr

2x1 3 1 x 9fr

6 fr

x23

x

14

12 fr

2x1 3 1 x 4

14

9fr

12 4 fr

x23

x

6 fr

x23

x

1 213 12 fr 4

2x1 3 1 x 4

3 fr

x23

xx

2x1 3 1 x

2x1 3 1 x

x

12 fr

1 213

6 fr

3 fr

1 3 24

9fr 4

2x1 3 1 x

4

xx

9fr

6 fr 4

3 fr 4

2x1 3 1 x

1 3 24

6 fr

3 fr

xx

xx

14

x

9 fr

x23

x

6 fr

14

x23

x

9 fr

16

12 fr

14

x

12 fr

17

18

19

xx1 1 3 3

2 fr

xx

xx1 3 1 1

2133

5 fr

x x1 3 2 1

xx1133

7 fr

xx1 3 1 1

9fr

5fr

x2 1 1 3 x

2fr

21 1 1 33

x1

x1 3 1 1x

5 fr

x

21 1 33

21 1 1 3 1

20

1 1 3x 7 fr

x

x1

21 1 31

2 1 1 3x

12 fr

1 x 234 4

12 fr

xx

1111

xx

1111

xx

1 322

fr 5

1 1 33

xx

xx

1 1 33

xx fr

xx

2 34 1

xx

1 23 1

xx

1 1 21

1 1 33

xx

1 233

fr 3

xx

xx

1 1 23

xx

1 1 21

xx

fr 8

2 34 1

fr 7

xx

xx fr 5

1 233

fr 8

fr 5

xx

1314

xx

1314

xx

xx

10

xx

1 1 33

fr 10

xx

fr 8

1 1 33

21

1131

xx fr 10

fr 8

1 1 23

2314

fr

fr 8

1 1 33

fr 6

xx

xx fr 7

5

1 1 33

xx

1 322

fr 10

xx

fr 11

xx

1 1 33 fr 10

fr 15

1 1 21

xx

2 34 1

fr 12

xx

fr 13

1 1 33

fr 13

xx

2314

1 1 33

xx fr 13

fr 13

1 1 33 fr 15

2222

xx

1 333

xx fr 15

xx

131 2

xx

1 3 24

xx

fr 10

1 3 24

fr 10

xx

1 214

fr 8

xx

1 214

xx

fr 8

3214 fr 8

fr 5

23 1 4

fr 3

xx

21 33

xx

x

fr 3

1 1 14

21 333 fr

fr 3

23

x

3

21 333 fr

3

x

32 2 1 ( 3 3)x

x fr

x

3 1 24

x

fr 8

1314x

x

1312x

3

x

1 3 24 x

fr 5

x

1312x

x fr 10

1 34 2x

fr

x fr

13

34 2 1 (3 3 )x fr 15

Any of these Dominant Seventh Voicings may be mixed and matched in various combinations.Also you can find many of these voicings on other string sets than the ones shown in these chord diagrams .

24

25

26

27

23

x

2

2

x1 33 3 x

x1 3 24 x

1 34 21

1 x3 4 2 x

23 1

x

2 1

x

4

134111

x1

131111

14x

x1 3 4 2 1

28 282828

3 fr

x23 1 4 x

1 x243 x

2 13

1 31 141

2 x14 3x

x1 3121

x 1 3 1 24

29

31

32

xx1 1 1 1

xx1 1 1 4

3fr

xx1 1 1 1

xx1 3 2 2

3fr

xx1 1 1 4

3fr

x2 3 1 4 x

x2 3 1 4 x

6 fr

3 fr

3 fr

x2 3 1 4x

6 fr

6 fr

7fr

x2 3 1 4x

7fr

x x1 3 1 4

6 fr

x2 3 1 4x

xx2 3 1 4

8fr

xx3 21 4

xx1 3 2 2

3fr

x x1 3 1 4

xx1 3 24

7fr

x2 3 1 4x

7fr

33

xx2 3 1 4

8fr

x1 3 1 2x

10fr

x1 3 1 2x

10fr

xx2 3 1 4

11 fr

11 fr

xx2 3 1 4

x1 3 1 4 x

10fr

x3 2 1 4 x

10

xx1 1 1 1

11 fr

15 fr

11 fr

xx1 1 1 1

15 fr

x2 31 4 x

12 fr

x2 31 4 x

12 fr

34

35

36

37 37

38

39 39

40

41

42

43

44

45

xx

1111

xx

1 333

fr 5

xx

xx

xx

1 322

1 314

1 322

fr 10

23 1 4

xx

xx

1312

1 214

xx

xx

1 314

23 1 4

xx

fr 5

xx

xx

1111

xx fr 12

46

1 322

1 314

fr 10

xx fr 14

1111

23 1 4

x x4

fr 5

23 1 4

fr 10

xx

15

fr 7

xx fr 3

fr 5

fr 7

fr

xx

xx

1112

xx fr

xx

1 21 1

1 333

7

fr 5

xx

1 322 fr 10

fr

23 1 4

xx fr

fr 2

fr 5

fr 7

fr 10

321

15

1 3 24

xx fr

14

1 1 14 fr 12

34 2 x 1( 3 3 )x

2x333 x fr 5

2x 1 4 3 x

8

2 x 3 14 x fr

12

3x14 1

x fr 10

47

34 2 x 1 ( 3 3 )x

2x 1 1 1 x fr 8

fr 7

1 x 34 2 x

x fr 5

2x 1 4 3 x

x

4 x 23 1 fr 10

3 x 24 1 fr 5

3x14 1 fr

x

2x333 x

fr 5

2x 1 4 1 x fr 8

3x14 1

2x 1 4 3 x

fr

8

fr 7

1 x 24 3 x

x

fr

12

1 x 3 24 x fr 10

fr 10

(3 4) x21 33x

2x333 x fr 5

fr 5

1 312x fr

x

1 312x

5

fr 5

2x333 x

fr 5

2x 1 4 3 x

2314

1 31 21 x

1 x 34 2 x

x

3 x 24 1

x

1 3 24 x

x

5

x

1 3 24 x

1 312x

fr 5

fr

5

3x 14 1

x

x

2314

x23

x fr

14x

5

1 x 24 3 x fr 5

48

1 x 34 2 x

x

fr 5

x fr

3 24 1

fr 5

2x333 x

fr 5

x

x fr 5

34 2 x 1( 3 3 )x

2x333 x

x

2x 1 4 3 x

4 x 23 1 fr 3

x

xx

x

1 3 24

3214

xx4

fr 7

x

321

fr 7

fr 7

3 x4 21 x

1 114

21 1 fr

x

3214

x x4

x

7

fr 7

21 1 fr

8

fr 5

311

x

1 3 24

7

1 21 4

x

fr 7

x

fr 5

311

x4

fr

xx

x4

x4

3 x4 21 x fr

xx

x x4

x

311

fr 7

x

fr 5

8

xx3

fr 4

21 4 fr

49

5

xx1 1 1 1

xx

3fr

x x1 3 1 4

xx2 3 1 4

1 3 24

xx

1 3 24

6 fr

5 fr

xx

8fr

xx1 3 2 2

1 3 24

11 fr

11 fr

8 fr

xx

xx1 1 1 1

1 3 24 14 fr

This sequence can be useful for chord melody applications and can be practiced with the plain G minor voicing as well .

50

15 fr

5151

xx

xx

xx

1 333

3 1 2 1( 4 )

1 333

xx

fr 4

3 1 2 1( 4 )

xx

1112 fr

xx

fr 10

fr 4

xx

1 324

1 324 fr

fr 10

xx

4

xx

fr 9

xx

4

xx1 324

fr 10

1 322

23 1 4

xx

xx

fr 9

1 322

xx

xx

23 1 4 fr

9

52

1312

23 1 4

1312

fr 7

xx

fr 13

xx

23 1 4

xx

fr 7

1 21 1

xx fr

xx

1 324

fr 13

23 1 4

fr

7

xx

fr 12

xx

fr 7

xx

1 314

1111

1 314 fr

1 324

fr 13

xx

5

fr 12

5

1111

fr 12

53

54

2x34 1 x

x

1 31 2x

x

fr 7

2x34 1 x

xx

2x34 1 x

fr 3

fr 6

1 1 14

fr 7

1214 x

2x34 1 x

xx

2x 1 4 3 x

fr 3

1 21 1

x

fr 6

1 3 24 x

fr 5

2x 1 4 3 x

fr 5

fr 5

xx

fr 6

1 3 22 fr 5

55

56

57

59

60

61

xx

x

xx

x

1 23 1

1 34 2 x

1 24 3

1 333x

fr 7

fr 6

fr 7

fr 6

xx

x

1 34 2 x

xx

x

1 23 1

1 24 3

1 333x

xx

fr 7

x

fr 6

1 4

1211

xx

fr 7

x

fr 6

62

fr 7

x

xx

1 4

x

1211

fr 6

1 21 1

24 1 3 x

xx

fr 7

fr 5

x

fr 7

x

1 21 1

24 1 3 x

fr 6

fr 7

fr 5

1 x 2333

x2

fr 7

1314 fr

x

1 3 24 x

xx

7

fr 6

1 214

fr 7

x

21 333

Tx

x

1314

1 3 24 x

xx

1 x 233 4

fr 7

x

fr 7

x

fr 6

1 214

2 1 34 4

63

x

1 214

fr 6

fr 7

2 1 334

fr 7

1 x 234 4

fr 7

1 214x

xx

fr 7

fr 7

x

1 214x

xx

fr 7

fr 6

1 214

fr 7

x1

234 x

x

1 214 x

xx

3 24 1

xx

fr 6

fr 8

fr 7

1 3 24

fr 7

x1

x

234 x

1 214 x

xx

3 24 1

xx

2x 34 1 x

fr 6

x

fr 7

1 3 24

fr 6

1 3 24 x x

fr 8

231 4 x

x

fr 7

64

2x 34 1 x

fr 7

fr 5

231 4 x

fr 5

fr 6

1 3 24 x x

x

231 4 x

x

231 4 x

fr 7

fr 5

fr 5

1 x 234 x fr

x

xx

2 1 34 4

1 233

x

7

33 2 1( 3 4 )x

1 x 234 4

fr 6

xx

fr 6

1 231

2x 1 4 3x

fr 6

x

fr 5

2 1 34 4

xx

fr 5

fr 4

1 233

fr 4

fr 4

1 x 234 4

xx

x2 1 1 3 3

fr 3

1 231

xx1 3 2 2

fr 3

fr 3

( 1 x 233 4

fr 7

1 x 2333

x

fr 7

65

21 333

fr 2

fr 6

)

1 x 233 4

x

x

2 1 34 x

1 x 24 3

1 x 2333

fr 7

x

fr 6

Tx

fr

fr 7

1 x 234 4

fr 7

1 24 3

x

2 1 34 4

2131x

5

fr 6

x

fr 7

21 333 fr

4 1 x 2 3( 3 )x

fr 6

fr

x

1 x 24 3

Tx

1 24 3

fr 5

1 x 234 4

66

fr 5

x

fr 3

2 1 34 4

fr 4

5

4

x

21 1 33

1 x 234 4

67

68

69

70

2x 34 1

x2

x fr

2x 34 1

x

fr

2x 34 1

1 3 24 x

1 314 x

7

fr 7

fr 7

34 2 x 1( 3 3 )x

x

7

x fr

x

1 31

x

fr

2x 34 1

2x 333 x

23 1 4 x

x

fr 6

fr 7

1 31 2x

x

x

fr 6

1 3 24 x

x

2x 333 x

x fr

7

34 2 x 1( 3 3 )x

x fr

x

fr 7

23 1 4 x

fr 5

7

2x3 1 1 fr

fr 5

23 1 4 x

7

x

fr 5

7

1 3 24 x

2x 1 31

x

fr 5

7

x fr

x

2x 34 1

fr 3

1 214 x

fr 5

7

fr 6

x

1 31 2x fr

3x1 21

x fr

73

5

5

x

1 314 x

fr 7

1 3 34

xx

fr

xx

1 3 34

xx

x

7

fr 7

1 3 34

fr 7

1 3 24 x

xx

xx

1 333

1 333

xx

fr 7

fr 7

fr 7

1 333

fr 7

1 x 234

x

x

23 1 4 x

fr 3

fr 5

xx

1 3 24

xx

3x 14 1 x

x fr

xx

fr 7

1 214

1 3 24

xx

xx

1111

xx

1 333

5

fr 5

1 334

xx fr

fr 4

2314

fr 4

xx

3 x 1 24

7

74

1 214

xx fr 4

1 3 34

fr 5

75

76

78

xx

1 133

xx

1 23 3

xx

1 1 23

fr 3

1 314 1 1

3x4 21

x

xx

1 133

fr 3

3x4 21

xx

1 133

xx

34 1 1

xx

1 1 21

xx

234 1

xx

xx

34 1 1

1 231

fr 3

xx

1 1 21

xx

1 1 21 fr 7

fr 5

x

2 x 34 1

xx

fr 3

x

314 1 1

1 3 24

fr 8

1 133

xx

1131

xx

1 133

fr 13

x

fr 5

1 x 24 4 4 fr 3

79

234 1

xx fr 12

fr 5

xx

1 133

fr 10

fr 8

x

xx

11111

fr 15

x

1 3 34 4

fr 10

fr 10

xx

1 1 21

fr 10

xx

234 1

fr 12

x

11114

fr 13

fr 10

2x 34 1 x

x2

x

1 21 4 x

xx

1 3 34

fr 3

1 34 4

fr 7

fr 7

x

1 2 1 34

11111 fr 5

x2

5 fr

1 34 4

x

x

fr 5

21 34 1

2x 1 3 34 4 fr

x

xx

1 32 4 x

1 3 34

fr 7

fr 7

1 x 2 34 x

x

2314 x

fr 5

x

21 314

fr 4

80

3x 1 21 fr 5

xx

x fr 5

2x 1 3 3 3

23 14 fr 5

fr 5

3x4 21

3x4 21

x fr 8

3x4 21

1111x

x

x

fr 8

x

x

fr

21 31 x

x fr 8

fr 8

8

231 4 x fr 8

2x 1 3 1 x

1111x

431 1x

fr 8

fr 8

x

fr 8

fr 8

3x4 21

x

4 x 23 1 x

x

1 x 34 2 x fr 8

fr 6

81

82

83

84

xx

31 1 1

xx

21 1 1 fr 5

fr 5

xx

1111

xx

1 333

fr 5

fr 5

( 3 3 3) 1 xx 444

xx 1 333 fr 5

fr 5

85

86

x

1 34 2x

x fr 5

fr 5

2x 34 1 x

1 x 34 2x

21 3x

x4

21 3x

fr 5

x

1 3 24

fr 5

x

2314

x

fr 5

x

x fr 5

1 3 24

x

fr 5

x fr 5

87

fr 6

1 x 34 2x fr 6

fr 7

x4

1 x34 2x

1 34 2x

1 3 24

x fr 5

88

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

F# (Gb) , G# (Ab) , A# (Bb) , C , D & E Wholetone Scale

G , A , B , C# (Db), D# (Eb) & F Wholetone Scale

(S)

II

(S)

(S)

(S)

II

Below are three different fingerings for the A , C ,Eb or F# Diminished Scales . Another way to look at the Diminished Scale is that it comprises two diminished 7th arpeggios a half step apart (G# dim7 and A dim7 contain the A diminished scale notes) .

fr 4

(S)

(S)

IV

(S)

fr 5

V

(S)

fr 6 (S)

(S)

96

VI

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