Chord Shape Syllabus

Relatively new to Jazz or stuck? This 30-day syllabus will lay-out the meat and potatoes of you... Once you've gotten it down, you'll pretty much have all the basic "shapes" you need allowing you to tackle most standards, and more importantly add just about any other voicing to the war chest. Most important: Work through the list in order making sure you can play through each and every shape in all 12 keys with confidence. These are the shapes that just about everything else is build on. The idea is to feel so comfortable with the shapes that theory seeps in on an intuitive level.

(*After completing the program feel free to contact me at [email protected] and I'd be happy to discuss what steps would be next to take it the rest of the way.)

Jazz Voicing Shapes — Strict 12-Key Checklist

Strict 12-Key Checklist

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30-Day Strict-Order Checklist (master each in all 12 chromatic keys)

Notes: Interval rows include a concise “Rule of thumb” for quick ID. Non-interval rows keep the generic practice hint.

Optional LH Anchors (run chromatically anytime)

C · C G · C Bb · C G C (octave)

Bass support while you drill the shapes. Not counted in the 24-day tally.

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Interval Identification — Quick Rules (Ascending / Descending)

Interval	Semitones	Rule of Thumb (Ascending)	Rule of Thumb (Descending)

Tips: (1) Count letter names first (C→G = “5th”). (2) Confirm quality by semitone distance. (3) Use inversion to cross-check (M3 ↔ m6, P4 ↔ P5, TT ↔ TT).

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