// Jazz guitar pack — gold-standard KB cell. Shapes verified by note-spelling // against: jazzguitar.be (shell chords, drop-2, comping rhythms), freddiegreen.org, // jenslarsen.nl (comping rhythms, voice leading), premierguitar.com (drop-2). // Shell voicings (Freddie Green style) — root + 3rd + 7th, fifths omitted. const SHELL_6 = { // root on low E string maj7: { rootStr: 6, offsets: [0, 'x', 1, 1, 'x', 'x'], fingers: [1, 0, 3, 4, 0, 0] }, // R–7–3 dom7: { rootStr: 6, offsets: [0, 'x', 0, 1, 'x', 'x'], fingers: [1, 0, 2, 3, 0, 0] }, // R–♭7–3 min7: { rootStr: 6, offsets: [0, 'x', 0, 0, 'x', 'x'], fingers: [1, 0, 2, 3, 0, 0] }, // R–♭7–♭3 half_dim: { rootStr: 6, offsets: [0, 'x', 0, 0, -1, 'x'], fingers: [2, 0, 3, 4, 1, 0] }, // R–♭7–♭3–♭5 } const SHELL_5 = { // root on A string maj7: { rootStr: 5, offsets: ['x', 0, -1, 1, 'x', 'x'], fingers: [0, 2, 1, 4, 0, 0] }, // R–3–7 dom7: { rootStr: 5, offsets: ['x', 0, -1, 0, 'x', 'x'], fingers: [0, 2, 1, 3, 0, 0] }, // R–3–♭7 min7: { rootStr: 5, offsets: ['x', 0, -2, 0, 'x', 'x'], fingers: [0, 3, 1, 4, 0, 0] }, // R–♭3–♭7 half_dim: { rootStr: 5, offsets: ['x', 0, 1, 0, 1, 'x'], fingers: [0, 1, 3, 2, 4, 0] }, // R–♭5–♭7–♭3 } // Drop-2 voicings on the top four strings (D–G–B–e) — stays out of the bass register. const DROP2 = { maj7Root: { rootStr: 4, offsets: ['x', 'x', 0, 2, 2, 2], fingers: [0, 0, 1, 3, 3, 3] }, // R–5–7–3 dom7Root: { rootStr: 4, offsets: ['x', 'x', 0, 2, 1, 2], fingers: [0, 0, 1, 3, 2, 4] }, // R–5–♭7–3 min7Root: { rootStr: 4, offsets: ['x', 'x', 0, 2, 1, 1], fingers: [0, 0, 1, 4, 2, 3] }, // R–5–♭7–♭3 halfDimRoot: { rootStr: 4, offsets: ['x', 'x', 0, 1, 1, 1], fingers: [0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4] }, // R–♭5–♭7–♭3 min7Inv3: { rootStr: 1, offsets: ['x', 'x', 0, 0, 0, 0], fingers: [0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1] }, // ♭7–♭3–5–R (one-finger barre) dom7Inv2: { rootStr: 2, offsets: ['x', 'x', 1, 2, 0, 2], fingers: [0, 0, 2, 3, 1, 4] }, // 3–♭7–R–5 maj7Inv2: { rootStr: 1, offsets: ['x', 'x', 1, 1, 0, 0], fingers: [0, 0, 2, 3, 1, 1] }, // 7–3–5–R } export default { styleIntro: 'In a jazz jam the guitar is part of the rhythm section: small voicings built on 3rds and 7ths, placed around the soloist, never on top of the piano. The fifths and often the roots are someone else\'s job — your two guide tones carry the whole harmony.', comping: [ { label: 'Four-to-the-bar (Freddie Green)', rhythm: '♩ ♩ ♩ ♩', description: 'Short, percussive quarter-note strums on all four beats, slight accent on 2 and 4 — the Count Basie pulse. Damp the unused strings; the chunk matters more than the chord.', }, { label: 'Charleston', rhythm: '𝅗𝅥. + "and of 2"', description: 'Hit on beat 1 (held) plus a stab on the and-of-2 — the foundational syncopated comping cell. Displace it ("and of 1" + beat 3) for forward motion.', }, { label: 'The push (anticipated and-of-4)', rhythm: 'tied from "and of 4"', description: 'Strike the next bar\'s chord an eighth note early and tie it over the barline — the standard jazz anticipation. Telegraphs the change to the whole band.', }, ], plays: { 'jazz-251-major': [ { label: 'Shell voicings, guide-tone glue', level: 'intermediate', chords: [ { shape: SHELL_5.min7, note: 'R–♭3–♭7' }, { shape: SHELL_6.dom7, note: '♭7 of ii holds; ♭3 falls a half-step to become the 3rd' }, { shape: SHELL_5.maj7, note: '♭7 of V falls a half-step to the 3rd; the other voice holds' }, ], tips: 'Only the roots jump — both upper voices move 0 or 1 fret across the whole progression. Watch the D and G strings: that two-note thread is the ii–V–I.', }, { label: 'Drop-2 in one position (top four strings)', level: 'intermediate', chords: [ { shape: DROP2.min7Inv3, note: 'one-finger barre: ♭7–♭3–5–R' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Inv2, note: 'every voice moves 0–2 frets' }, { shape: DROP2.maj7Inv2, note: 'lands with the root on top' }, ], tips: 'The whole progression sits in one 3-fret window with no position jump — ideal when a piano is holding the low end. Great behind a singer: high, thin, out of the way.', }, ], 'jazz-251-minor': [ { label: 'Shell voicings with the ♭5 voiced', level: 'intermediate', chords: [ { shape: SHELL_6.half_dim, note: 'the ♭5 on the B string is the colour — don\'t skip it' }, { shape: SHELL_5.dom7, extensions: ['b9'], note: 'add the ♭9 a fret above the root for the full minor-key sound' }, { shape: SHELL_6.min7, note: 'home — resolve and get light' }, ], tips: 'The ♭5 of the iiø7 *is* the ♭9 of the V7 — same pitch, reinterpreted. Find it once, hold it through both chords.', }, { label: 'Drop-2, top-four strings', level: 'intermediate', chords: [ { shape: DROP2.halfDimRoot, note: 'root + one-finger barre' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Inv2, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.min7Inv3, note: 'one-finger barre to rest on' }, ], tips: 'Both barre grips bookending this make the iiø7 the only real stretch — practise the V7 grip as the pivot between them.', }, ], 'jazz-rhythm-a': [ { label: 'Shells, four-to-the-bar', level: 'intermediate', chords: [ { shape: SHELL_6.maj7, note: '' }, { shape: SHELL_5.min7, note: '' }, { shape: SHELL_5.min7, note: 'same grip, two frets down from vi' }, { shape: SHELL_6.dom7, note: '' }, ], tips: 'One chord per bar, four chunks per bar, Freddie Green style. At rhythm-changes tempo the small shapes are the only ones that keep up.', }, { label: 'Drop-2 turnaround, upper register', level: 'intermediate', chords: [ { shape: DROP2.maj7Root, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.min7Inv3, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.min7Root, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Inv2, note: '' }, ], tips: 'A loop, not a line — bar 4 feeds bar 1. Practise it as one circular hand motion until the join disappears.', }, ], 'jazz-625': [ { label: 'Shells, alternating root strings', level: 'intermediate', chords: [ { shape: SHELL_6.min7, note: '' }, { shape: SHELL_5.min7, note: '' }, { shape: SHELL_6.dom7, note: '' }, { shape: SHELL_5.maj7, note: '' }, ], tips: 'Roots falling in fifths alternate 6th string → 5th string at the same fret — the progression stays in one position by construction. This is why shells were built for circle-of-fifths tunes.', }, { label: 'Drop-2 circle, top-four strings', level: 'intermediate', chords: [ { shape: DROP2.min7Inv3, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.min7Root, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Inv2, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.maj7Inv2, note: '' }, ], tips: 'Sing the top note of each grip as you move — drop-2 makes the melody line on the e string audible, and that line is what the soloist hears from you.', }, ], 'jazz-tritone-sub': [ { label: 'Shells down one string (chromatic slide)', level: 'intermediate', chords: [ { shape: SHELL_5.min7, note: 'ii7 — root on the A string' }, { shape: SHELL_5.dom7, note: '♭II7 — two fingers drop a fret; the guide-tone finger stays put' }, { shape: SHELL_5.maj7, note: 'Imaj7 — one more fret down: home' }, ], tips: 'The tritone sub turns the ii–V–I bass into a one-string chromatic slide: 2 → ♭2 → 1, one fret per chord. It works because ♭II7 and V7 share their guide tones — the 3rd and ♭7 swap names (in C: Db7 has F and B, exactly G7\'s B and F). Target the ♭II7\'s 3rd when soloing; it is the old V7\'s ♭7.', }, { label: 'Drop-2 slide, top four strings', level: 'intermediate', chords: [ { shape: DROP2.min7Root, note: 'ii7 — root position, root on the D string' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Root, note: '♭II7 — same architecture, one fret down' }, { shape: DROP2.maj7Root, note: 'Imaj7 — one more fret down: three voices fall a half step, one holds' }, ], tips: 'The upper-register version: three root-position drop-2 grips, roots falling a fret at a time. Each change is three voices dropping a half step around one common tone — the ii7\'s ♭3 is held to become the ♭II7\'s 3rd, then the ♭II7\'s ♭7 is held to become the Imaj7\'s 7. High and thin, it stays out of the piano\'s way, and the top string sings the guide-tone line: held into the ♭II7, falling a half step into home.', }, ], 'jazz-rhythm-bridge': [ { label: 'Shells around the circle', level: 'intermediate', chords: [ { shape: SHELL_6.dom7, note: 'III7 — V7 of vi, the first domino' }, { shape: SHELL_5.dom7, note: 'VI7 — root string up, nearly the same fret' }, { shape: SHELL_6.dom7, note: 'II7 — the pattern repeats a whole step down' }, { shape: SHELL_5.dom7, note: 'V7 — hands you back the A section' }, ], tips: 'One grip pair, four chords: roots falling in fifths alternate 6th → 5th string at almost the same fret, so the whole bridge sits in one position. Each chord is the V of the next — comp two bars each and voice-lead the ♭7 falling a half step onto the next chord\'s 3rd.', }, { label: 'Drop-2, alternating inversions (top four strings)', level: 'intermediate', chords: [ { shape: DROP2.dom7Inv2, note: 'III7 — 3rd in the bass voice' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Root, note: 'VI7 — nearest root-position grip' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Inv2, note: 'II7 — back to the inversion' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Root, note: 'V7 — root position into the turnaround' }, ], tips: 'Alternating the 3rd-in-the-bass grip with root-position drop-2 keeps every change a short hop — root-position-only would force five-fret jumps around this circle. Two bars per chord is room to decorate: restrike on the Charleston, or walk the top voice.', }, ], 'jazz-blues': [ { label: 'Shells through the form', level: 'intermediate', chords: [ { shape: SHELL_6.dom7, note: 'I7 — root on the 6th string' }, { shape: SHELL_5.dom7, note: 'IV7 — same fret, root string up' }, { shape: SHELL_6.dom7, note: '' }, { shape: SHELL_6.dom7, note: '' }, { shape: SHELL_5.dom7, note: '' }, { shape: SHELL_5.dom7, note: '' }, { shape: SHELL_6.dom7, note: '' }, { shape: SHELL_5.dom7, note: 'VI7 — the jazz move; hear bar 8 coming' }, { shape: SHELL_5.min7, note: 'ii7 of the turnaround' }, { shape: SHELL_6.dom7, note: 'V7' }, { shape: SHELL_6.dom7, note: 'home' }, { shape: SHELL_6.dom7, note: 'V7 pickup into the next chorus' }, ], tips: 'I7 and IV7 sit at the same fret on adjacent root strings — the first four bars are a two-finger-move exercise. Keep everything within two frets of the I.', }, { label: 'Drop-2 blues, top-four strings', level: 'intermediate', chords: [ { shape: DROP2.dom7Root, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Inv2, note: 'IV7 without leaving the position' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Root, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Root, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Inv2, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Inv2, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Root, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Inv2, note: 'VI7' }, { shape: DROP2.min7Inv3, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Inv2, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Root, note: '' }, { shape: DROP2.dom7Inv2, note: '' }, ], tips: 'Comping above the 7th fret leaves the whole low end to bass and piano — the classic organ-trio guitar register. Charleston rhythm, not four-to-the-bar, up here.', }, ], }, improv: { scales: [ { over: 'ii7', scale: 'dorian', why: 'Minor 7 chords in a major key take Dorian — the natural 6 keeps it from sounding sad.' }, { over: 'V7', scale: 'mixolydian', why: 'The ♭7 is built in; in minor keys use Phrygian dominant (harmonic minor from the V) for the ♭9 sound.' }, { over: 'Imaj7', scale: 'major', why: 'Plain major works; avoid sitting on the 4th over the maj7.' }, { over: 'I7 (blues)', scale: 'mixolydian', why: 'Mix with the blues scale — Mixolydian for the changes, blues scale for the attitude.' }, { over: 'iiø7', scale: 'locrian', why: 'Target the ♭3 or ♭5; the ♭5 becomes the ♭9 of the next V7.' }, ], targetNotes: 'Land the 3rd of each chord on the downbeat of the change. In any ii–V–I the 7th of one chord falls a half-step to the 3rd of the next — that two-note rail is the whole map.', licks: [ { over: 'jazz-251-major', description: '"The Lick" — the most famous ii–V cliché in jazz (Parker, Coltrane, everyone). Degrees 1–2–♭3–4–2–♭7–1 over the ii chord.', tab: 'e|--------------------------\nB|--------------------------\nG|--------------------------\nD|----2--3--5--2------------\nA|-5--------------3--5------\nE|--------------------------\n D E F G E C D (over Dm7 in C)', source: 'Wikipedia: "The Lick"; Alex Heitlinger compilation (2011)', }, { over: 'jazz-251-major', description: 'Stock bebop ii–V–I: ii arpeggio up, then the 3–5–♭7–♭9 diminished arpeggio over the V7 (B–D–F–A♭ over G7), resolving half-step into the I.', tab: 'e|--------------------------|------------4--3---------|--------\nB|----------------5--3------|----3--6----------6--3----|--1-----\nG|-------------5---------5--|-4---------------------4--|--------\nD|----3--7---------------7--|--------------------------|--------\nA|-5------------------------|--------------------------|--------\nE|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------\n Dm7 arpeggio + 9th G7: 3-5-♭7-♭9 dim arp Cmaj7', source: 'David Baker, How to Play Bebop Vol. 1; jazzguitar.be "50 Bebop Licks"', }, ], }, // Structured licks (SCHEMA.md "Licks", task P-21). Written over a ii–V–I in C // (Dm7–G7–Cmaj7) but key-agnostic in spirit — chordContext names the station. // Every pitch hand-verified: s6=E s5=A s4=D s3=G s2=B s1=e (+fret, mod 12). licks: [ { // In D dorian: D E F G E C D — degrees 1 2 ♭3 4 2 ♭7 1 of the ii7. id: 'jazz-the-lick', name: 'The Lick', level: 'foundation', chordContext: 'over the ii7', techniques: ['vibrato'], source: 'the most famous ii-chord cliché in jazz — Wikipedia "The Lick"; Alex Heitlinger\'s 2011 supercut', tab: [ { string: 5, fret: 5 }, // D — 1 { string: 4, fret: 2 }, // E — 2 { string: 4, fret: 3 }, // F — ♭3 { string: 4, fret: 5 }, // G — 4 { string: 4, fret: 2 }, // E — 2 { string: 5, fret: 3 }, // C — ♭7 { string: 5, fret: 5, technique: 'vibrato' }, // D — home ], }, { // In C: Dm7 arpeggio (D F A C), G7 guide tones (B F), then the bebop // enclosure F–D♯–E — above diatonically, below chromatically — onto the // Imaj7's 3rd on the downbeat. id: 'jazz-enclosure-251', name: 'ii–V–I enclosure into the 3rd', level: 'intermediate', chordContext: 'ii7 → V7 → Imaj7', techniques: ['chromatic-approach', 'vibrato'], source: 'in the style of bebop enclosure exercises — David Baker, How to Play Bebop Vol. 1; jazzguitar.be enclosure lessons', tab: [ { string: 5, fret: 5 }, // D — ii7 root { string: 4, fret: 3 }, // F — ♭3 { string: 3, fret: 2 }, // A — 5 { string: 3, fret: 5 }, // C — ♭7 { string: 3, fret: 4 }, // B — the V7's 3rd, right at the change { string: 2, fret: 6 }, // F — the V7's ♭7 (upper neighbour of the target) { string: 2, fret: 4, technique: 'chromatic-approach' }, // D♯ — chromatic from below { string: 2, fret: 5, technique: 'vibrato' }, // E — the Imaj7's 3rd: enclosed and landed ], }, { // Descending G bebop dominant from the root: G F♯ F E D C B A G — // Mixolydian plus the chromatic passing 7 so chord tones fall on strong // beats in straight eighths. id: 'jazz-bebop-dom-descent', name: 'Bebop dominant descent', level: 'intermediate', chordContext: 'dom7 — e.g. the V7', techniques: ['chromatic-approach', 'vibrato'], source: 'the bebop dominant scale — David Baker, How to Play Bebop Vol. 1', tab: [ { string: 1, fret: 3 }, // G — root { string: 1, fret: 2, technique: 'chromatic-approach' }, // F♯ — the added passing tone { string: 1, fret: 1 }, // F — ♭7 { string: 1, fret: 0 }, // E — 13 { string: 2, fret: 3 }, // D — 5 { string: 2, fret: 1 }, // C — passing 11 { string: 3, fret: 4 }, // B — 3 { string: 3, fret: 2 }, // A — 9 { string: 4, fret: 5, technique: 'vibrato' }, // G — root, an octave down ], }, { // In C, as dyads: Dm7's ♭3+♭7 (F+C) → the ♭7 falls a half step to the // V7's 3rd (B, F holds) → the held F falls a half step to the Imaj7's // 3rd (E, B holds as the 7). The 7→3 rails, played literally. id: 'jazz-guide-tone-rail', name: 'Guide-tone rail (7 falls to 3)', level: 'intermediate', chordContext: 'ii7 → V7 → Imaj7 guide tones', techniques: ['double-stop', 'slide'], source: 'guide-tone comping lines — jazzguitar.be guide-tone lessons; Jens Larsen voice-leading studies', tab: [ { string: 2, fret: 6 }, // F — the ii7's ♭3 { string: 3, fret: 5, technique: 'double-stop' }, // C — the ii7's ♭7 (dyad) { string: 3, fret: 4, technique: 'slide' }, // B — C falls a half step: the V7's 3rd { string: 2, fret: 6, technique: 'double-stop' }, // F — held, renamed the V7's ♭7 { string: 2, fret: 5, technique: 'slide' }, // E — F falls a half step: the Imaj7's 3rd { string: 3, fret: 4, technique: 'double-stop' }, // B — held, now the Imaj7's 7 ], }, ], }