In this lesson I explain how to improvise jazz guitar chord melodies with major 7th chords.
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🕛 Video Content Outline

0:00 - About this video
0:30 - Series outline
1:01 - Major 7 chord tones on the top string
1:18 - Major 7 chord inversions
2:22 - Major scale on the top string
2:51 - Harmonizing the scale with chords
4:51 - Jazz guitar chord melodies over "All of Me"
6:00 - Free chord melody arrangements
6:32 - Series recap & next week's video

🔗 Links & Lessons Mentioned in This Video

🎸 Full playlist of this series
🎸 Chord theory series
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💬 Lesson Description

This is another episode of my series called "Make it a Chord Melody."

In this lesson, I explain how to improvise jazz guitar chord melodies using the major 7th chord.

We covered minor 7 and dominant 7 chords earlier in the series, and the next lesson is going to be about improvising over ii-V-I progressions.

In this video, you’ll learn important major 7 chord inversions that you can use to harmonize a melody.

At the end, I demonstrate how chord melody improvisation sounds over a classic jazz standard.

I hope you enjoyed this lesson about improvising jazz guitar chord melodies with major 7 chords.

Let me know what you thought in the comments.

Thanks! :)

- Jared

🎨 Diagrams From This Lesson

C Major 7 Chord Tones

C Major 7 Chord Inversions

Inversion Variations

C Major Scale

C Major Scale Chord Melody Voicings

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