Jazz guitar chords aren’t as hard as you think! A shell voicing is a type of 3-note jazz chord that includes only the most essential notes. These chords are easy to play, and they sound great! These aren’t just “beginner” chords. Professional guitarists play these chords all the time, and so can you. In this lesson, I’ll show you six essential shell voicings and how to use them in chord progressions.

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Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
0:12 Shell Voicings Overview
0:45 Dominant 7 Shell Voicings
2:02 Minor 7 Shell Voicings
2:28 Major 6 Shell Voicings
3:13 Placing Root Notes
4:45 Learning the Fretboard
5:02 Bb Blues Progression
6:24 Eb Major Progression
7:36 Ab Major Progression
8:41 Wrap-Up