Chord Inversions on Guitar - How to Learn, Memorize and Use Jazz Chords

For many Chord Inversions Guitar Practice is only about sitting down and running through the inversions. When it comes to learning inversions a lot of jazz guitarists skip important steps in getting the inversions into their comping or chord melody vocabulary. I very often get questions about how to actually start using the inversions that we practice. That's why I am making this video.

This video will help with that so you can work in a more direct way and make sure that you also use the chord inversions that you practice.

In the video I am using Drop2 voicings but this is of course also true for other types of chords like Triads, Drop2 or even Quartal Harmony.

0:00 Intro - Memorize and Incorporate Chord Inversions
1:01 Learning Chord Inversions, basic approach using Drop2 chords
1:30 Am7 voicing
1:45 Basic 1st steps in practicing the inversions
2:05 2nd Step Incorporating it into your vocabulary
2:51 A Modal example of connecting and using voicings
3:35 Playing a modal example on Am7
3:56 The things you need for it to be a part of your playing.
4:34 Expanding with changing melody notes
5:18 Incorporating them in a context with more chords
5:40 The II V I: Am7 D7 G7 and the different voicings for D7 and Gmaj7
6:33 Putting together the chords in a cadence
7:09 A few hints on voice-leading drop 2 chords
7:26 2nd Cadence
7:31 Taking the II V I's up to another level with a complete song.
8:18 It's all about connecting the inversions to the context you need to use them in
9:08 Do you have a great approach to work with chords and inversions? Leave a comment
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