How To Use The C6 Chord Chart

 

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As with everything else in Jeff’s Jazz, this C6 chord chart is based strictly on traditional jazz and assumes that you have an understanding of jazz harmony.  The chart is designed to be uncluttered and easy to use, while at the same time providing the exact information needed to find the chords that you would expect to play for traditional jazz and pop standards.

Five qualities of 7th chord

  •   The chart is based on the five fundamental qualities of 7th  chords – major 7th  (Cmaj7), dominant 7th  (C7), minor 7th   (Cm7), minor 7th flat 5 (a.k.a. half-diminished – Cm7b5)) and diminished 7th    (Cdim7).

Fret

  •   The position where the chord can be found.  Every position in the chart has a minimum of the 3rd and 7th tone of the chord.  In the large majority of cases, the root is also there, usually on string 8, 9 or 10.

Pedals

  •   The floor pedals and knee levers required to play the chord.  Floor pedals are numbered in the conventional 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 system.  The knee levers are indicated by the pull – either C->B for the 3rd  string lower, or A->Bb for the 4th string raise.

b9, 9th, #9, 11th, #11, b13, 13th

  •   Extensions of the 7th chord.  If the extension is available at the fret, a “yes” is shown.  If the chord extension requires a pedal or knee lever to be played (or released), then the pedal or knee lever is shown instead.  A blank indicates that the extension is NOT available.  You have to determine which string to use.  When looking for b5, #5, and 6th chords, look for #11, b13, and 13th extensions respectively, and select the required notes at the fret.

Fret Diagram

  •   Click on a chord and a 10-string fret diagram outlining the notes is shown on the right side of the chart.  Notes are shown as intervals from the root, where "R" is the root (if available at the fret).  The chart shows you the pedals and the fret diagram shows the notes.  When two or more notes are available on the same string ( a forward "/" between the notes), check the chart to see which pedal controls which notes.

SPECIAL NOTE!

  •   Enharmonic chords – Rather than unnecessarily clutter the chord chart, various non-7th chords with identical spellings to 7th chords but different roots are not included.  It is up to the person using the chart to use their knowledge of substitutions in order to determine where they would find these chords.  A partial list of these would include the following:

    Cm7 = Eb6

    Cm7b5 = Ebm6

    C9#11 = F#7alt = Gmi(ma7) = Bbmaj7(#5)

    C9 = Gm6

    etc.