Play better JAZZ CHORDS | understand Chord Families

Here's how to easily read and interpret jazz chord charts. Use (and teach) chord families to make jazz chords easier and better. A clear explanation with examples and use cases. For all instruments. This is a lesson for students. For teachers this video demonstrates a way of teaching this concept.

I recorded all the live examples using a Jet guitar JJ-350 HH I bought recently. It worked really well. It can jazz.
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Chapters:
00:18 Jazz on a Jet guitar
00:40 The four basic types of chord (from a major scale)
01:02 Four chord ‘families’
01:28 Extending & Altering chords
02:48 How to recognise chords from each family, with examples
06:02 Simplifying complex chords & making simple chords more elaborate
07:24 Guitar, piano, & bass players
08:48 Horn players & soloists
10:21 Lessons & opportunity to learn in a band