What is THE secret to understanding jazz chords? (Let me help)

This jazz chord tutorial is for you if you've always wanted to understand how to create jazz chords, and how to read jazz chords with all this extra stuff added to them. Like, what is a 13 chord? What is an 11 chord? You've seen them, but what really does a 9 chord mean? This music theory lesson will help you will reveal the secrets to understanding complex Jazz Chords. Join Adam Smale as he explains jazz chord theory for you.
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[@JazzRockswithAdam]

would love to hear from you. Does this clear up a lot of confusion on knowing what chord symbols are and figuring out what notes make up more complex chords in jazz? At 07:43 I need to make a correction. In order for it to be C11, it needs to contain a Bb, not a B natural. A good example of a song that contains an 11 chord (F#11 in this case) is Rooster, by Alice in Chains: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGe0mIF6a9iLmMU

[@thomascordery7951]

This is by far the clearest, most comprehensive video explanation of complex chord construction I've seen. Fantastic job demystifying a complex topic that's often glossed over. A good way for someone to learn from this is to sit with a guitar, or better yet at a keyboard, so that they can pause the video and explore some of these sounds.

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

Thanks. And yes, someone should sit down and work this stuff out on their instrument.

[@johndelconte9915]

Great lesson. You’re a very good teacher. You did miss the Maj minor chord.

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

Thanks John!

[@dsrecords22]

First three minutes just clarified 3 decades of confusion

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

That’s great! I’m glad it helped you.

[@GuitarQuackery]

This is music conservatory grade music education. Superb.

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

Thanks Guitar Quackery!

[@jimdep6542]

Great video. Thank you for doing this !

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

Thanks for watching! Check out this video if you want to take it to the next level: This will change the way you improvise (jazz) Forever kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqPPfJytn9upisU

[@jimdep6542]

@@JazzRockswithAdam Thanks, I stopped the video in between the major and minor chords. I'll start on the minor's tomorrow hopefully and then I'll check out the video you posted. Lot's of information to absorb and try out. I'm working on some Band in a Box blues progressions that someone created, going from basic to more complex. Now there's a bunch of 9's and 13's...and some I see have sharp 9's for example being thrown in, so your video is coming in handy to understand how these chords are made. I've also been working on triads on the top 3 strings. so it's good to know what needs to be there and what can be left out. Much appreciated !

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

@@jimdep6542 That’s awesome! Way to go!!

[@thomascordery7951]

Did you include sus chords and cover the distinctions between sus, sus2 and sus4? Possibly I missed that, as I was distracted by life intervening a couple of times in my first play through. I've saved this for later reference, and will also refer others to it who aren't as clear as they'd like to be about chord construction.

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

I’m pretty sure I did. But I certainly did in this video where I talk about more simple jazz chords: Can you Play Jazz without knowing your CHORDS? kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3yTq2mnjMh9pbM

[@760Piper]

Great video!! Just found your channel and have been binge watching it all day. Really great explanation of how to break these chords down. Being the lazy guy I am, is there a shortcut to figuring these out? For example, the upper extensions of a Cm11 chord are the notes of a Bbm chord. Same for a C13#11 is a D major on top of a C. I know that’s an over simplification but as a weekend player, that would help a bit. I didn’t see a pdf on your website that accompanied this lesson. BTW, enjoyed your walk around your neighborhood.

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

Hey there. Thanks for watching some videos on my channel. Well, you’ve already figured out the shortcut. Just think of either a maj, min, or dim (sometimes even sus4) triad sitting on top of a 4 part chord with a 7th of some kind in there. Yes, sometimes I have an accompanying PDF. With this lesson I didn’t feel it necessary. Come back, ya here!

[@760Piper]

@@JazzRockswithAdam thanks. Been watching that video about two note voicings. So practical!!! Great stuff.

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

@@760Piper Awesome!

[@AndrewSpeedy]

Next videos, what do they sound like, when do you use them. (Leaving out 5th was interesting to me. I’m always wanting to lighten the harmony….)

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

Cool. That might be a 3 hour video, but makes logical sense!

[@AndrewSpeedy]

You said it later: good idea for video on simplifying chords while keeping the sound…. I agree.

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

@@AndrewSpeedy 😉

[@m.vonhollen6673]

I watched a lot of two of these videos on harmony. Questions …were inversions discussed and was voicing chords in 4ths discussed? They were both excellent but I was wondering about those 2 questions.

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

Thanks for your comment. No, I didn’t get into inversions or 4ths (quartal) harmony. The video would have likely been 2 hours long.

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

…the focus was on Root position chords with extensions.

[@myohan13thoffical]

It's awesome... I have to ask something.. Please help me.. How to difference C9 chord and Cadd9 chord? please help me that about. I confused with them..

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

Hey, thanks for watching. I did go over that in the lesson. Any add9 chord means the 7th is omitted. So C-E-G-D is Cadd9. C-E-G-Bb-D is C9. C-E-G-B-D is Cma9. Hope that clears it up for you.

[@alfkarlsson1164]

why its call dominantshords when it is flat seven?

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

It’s the sound it creates having that b7. The 3rd and b7 create a tritone which gives the chord its dominant sound: A sound that really stands out that has a feeling of needing to resolve to a more restful chord.

[@alfkarlsson1164]

Thanks!@@JazzRockswithAdam

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

@@alfkarlsson1164 You bet!

[@somedaygibson6894]

This is how I understand a dominant 7th. Let's say you were playing in the key of F major. The 5th interval ,the DOMINANT, is a C. Now if you construct a 7th chord using the C (the dominant ) as the root you will be adding a B flat (not a B) because you are using the notes in the F major scale. The C is the DOMINANT in the key of F major not the TONIC ,It may be the root of the chord but you are using the notes of the F major scale. This pattern holds for all keys.

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

@@somedaygibson6894 Yes, you are 100% correct!

[@OlafChang9359]

I find that there is more beauty in simplicity.

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

Absolutely nothing wrong with that. I like the contrast between the two.

[@Waldvogel45]

This I dig of you. ( a cool cat with a cat )

[@JazzRockswithAdam]

😉