How to Play Jazz Guitar Chord Melodies

How to Play Jazz Guitar Chord Melodies
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In the world of jazz guitar there’s one thing that we can all agree on: chord melodies are hard! But also, that they sound so freaking cool that it’s worth it.
A “chord melody” on the guitar is when a melody is played with nearly every note being harmonized by its own chord shape, resulting in a very rich sound.
Think of it like a barbershop quartet: there’s a melody singer, then three other voices filling out the sound, giving it that special texture.
The jazz guitarist, Wes Montgomery, was famous for improvising virtuosic chord melodies.
Chord melodies may be physically demanding, but the concept for how to figure out what chord shapes to play over what melody notes doesn’t have to be overwhelming.
In this video I introduce a simple system for how to construct your own chord melodies over two different types of jazz chords.
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➡ Get my FREE Method Booklet - Play any jazz chord with just 8 shapes ➡ bit.ly/3msntbe​

[@frantzgermain1545]

Great lesson, I have been watching your class sessions and your Excellent teaching enriches my music Vocabulary. Now, I have a lot of confidence moving up and down the Guitar neck and more confidence. Again thank you. I am going to keep learning.

[@kevon217]

Super helpful lesson!

[@joyalexis5081]

thank you for being the best guitar teacher on youtube. period. best.

[@soundguitar]

Wow, thanks! (blush) -Jared

[@georgeschumann3745]

You are an excellent guitarist and teacher. Thank you💜🎸

[@soundguitar]

Thank you kindly!

[@stuartarnold4495]

This was very interesting for me, just found your channel. Thanks I will look for more

[@soundguitar]

Right on, thanks, Stuart! Glad you found it interesting :) How did you find my channel? Through search? Thanks! - Jared

[@barrywalsh4611]

Excellent lesson really impressed with your teaching. Thanks.

[@FullMetalDMZ]

This is one of the best chord melody videos on YT! Thanks for sharing! Subscribed!

[@pianoatthirty]

What an absolutely amazing video. Thank you!!!

[@Elo_madu]

I suggest: "The basic guitar syllable or topics a guitarist should explore which includes chord melody" . Thank you for your lessons i understand every bit of it.

[@paveloliva3098]

Also ok for me to use these chords and learn them 👍

[@markvanloon3015]

Great Do you also an example of a minor 7?

[@soundguitar]

Yeah! This one should do the trick: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epXIYXd8bJVperc

[@jeffereyjimenez6439]

Great lesson. I would be interested in learning how to arrange songs for solo guitar. Are there any sources you recommend. I agree, chord melody is a good start, but how does one do a solo arrangement?

[@soundguitar]

Good question! For now check out my solo guitar playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoXUYqCjarxrnZI - there are some resources for arranging in there, and I'll be posting more on this topic in the future as well. Thanks for asking and I hope you find something helpful in there.

[@pyschointellectual]

No frett markers for the chords 😢

[@dry509]

Chord melody was used with jazz standard songs not scales.