Jazz Lead Guitar for Absolute Beginners TAB Booklet

Jazz Lead Guitar Standard tuning

= 120 Notes on the A string A /Bb

B

C

C /Db

D

D /Eb

E

F

F /Gb

G

G /Ab

A

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

E-Gt

A

Notes on the E string E

F

F /Gb

G

G /Ab

A

A /Bb

B

C

C /Db

D

D /Eb

E

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Notes on the D string D

D /Eb

E

F

F /Gb

G

G /Ab

A

A /Bb

B

C

C /Db

D

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Octave Shapes A

G

5

5

8

3

3

6

Cmaj scale

3

0

2

3

D

C

0

2

0

1

F

6

8

3

6

A

A

10 7

D

6 3

10 7

Cmaj7 - 1 3 5 7

Dm7 - 1 b3 5 b7

G7 - 1 3 5 b7

Bm7 5 - 1 b3 b5 b7

0 0 2 3

1 2 3 5

6 7 9 10

10 10 12 14

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Arpeggios Cmaj7

8

10

12

9

10 8

7

10

9

10 8

5

7

9

5

Cdom7

8

8

10

12

10 8

7

10

6

10

6

9

8

10 8

7

5

8

5

8

4

8

5

Cm7

8

8

10

11

10 8

8

10 8

6

5

Cm7 5

8

8

9

11

10 8

8

10 8

6

5

Diatonic Arpeggios Cmaj7

3

Dm7

2

5

4

5 5

G7

10

3

7

5

7 7

Am7

9

12

10

12 12

Fmaj7

Em7

5

9

7

9 8

12 14 14

12 15

10

9

10

16

17

Cmaj7

Bm7 5

10 14

7

14 16 15

14 17

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II-V-I progression Dm7

5

Cmaj7

G7

3

5

7

7

9

10

12

10 12

2

3

4

5

5 3

2

5

4

5

Improvisation 1 Dm7

5

3

5

7

12

10 3

3

5

7

7

3

5

9 12

10

10

12

9

10

5

7

7

5

7

3

5

2

3

(3)

2

5

2

5

4

5

2

3

(3)

Cmaj7

9 12

10

4

5

3

G7

3

2

Cmaj7

G7

Dm7

5

9

10

Dm7

5

Cmaj7

G7

10 12 10

12

9

3

4

5

4

5

2

3

Improvisation 2 Dm7

5

Cmaj7

G7

3

2

5

5

3

2

5

3

2

5

4

2

5

3

(3)

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Dm7

5

3

5

2

5

Dm7

5

2

5

2

3

5

5

3

2

3

5

2

5

2

3

3

5

3

2

2

3

2

5

2

5

3

5

2

3

4

5

5

2

3

2

5

2

3

5

2

5

2

3

4

5

5

2

2

5

5

Cmaj7

4

3

4

5

Cmaj7

G7

5

2

Cmaj7

G7

Dm7

3

3

G7

Dm7

3

Cmaj7

G7

5

3

3

5

5

2

3

4

5

3

(3)

4

(4)

5

(5)

Improvisation 3 Dm7

3

2

5

1

5

2

4

Dm7

5

Cmaj7

G7

3

4

5

4

5

3

5 5

2

3

5

5

5

5

Cmaj7

G7

2

3

5

4

3

6

3

4

5

4

5

5

3

3

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Dm7

Cmaj7

G7

3

5

2

3

5

Dm7

5

2

3

5

5

2

5

5

5

3

2

3

Cmaj7

G7

3

4

2

3

3

4

1

5

5

4

5

2

(2)

Improvisation 4 Dm7

5

5

8

8

7

5

7

7

Dm7

7

5

7

7

7

9

8

7

7

7

9

5

7

8

9

5

5

7

7

8

8

5

8

5

7

8

7

8

9

5

(5)

8

7

(7)

8

9

5

8

5

8

5

7

5

9

9

(9)

Cmaj7

G7

6

8

Cmaj7

G7

7

7

8

Cmaj7

5

8

Dm7

7

5

6

G7

Dm7

7

Cmaj7

G7

8

7

8

(8)

7

8

9

5

9

5

7

(7)

7

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Dm7

5

Cmaj7

G7

7

7

5

7

7

5

8

8

7

9

6

7

9

5

9

7

8

8

9

8

7

(7)

8

9

5

Improvisation 5 Dm7

8

7

7

10

10

Dm7

7

10

10

10

10

12 10

12

10

9 12

7

10

9

7 10

7

7

8

9

10

7

9

10

7

8

9

10

9

9

9 10

9 12 10

10

10

12

12

9

10

8

12

10

9

10

12

8

8

(8)

9

9

10

10

9

12

9 10

Cmaj7

G7

10

9

Cmaj7

10

Dm7

10

Cmaj7

10

7

9

10

Cmaj7

G7

10

9

10

G7

8

7

9

8

Dm7

7

7

G7

Dm7

12

Cmaj7

G7

7 10

8

9

10

7 10

9 10

9

8 10

9

12

8 12

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Arpeggio

from below on each chord tone

approaching the root

Chromaticism Dm7

3

5

2

5 (4)

(2)

5

approaching the b3rd

2

3

3

(1)

2

(4)

5 (4)

3

5

2

5

(2)

approaching the 5th

5

(1)

2

5

5

3

5

Chromatic Improvisation Dm7

(2)

2

3

5 2

(3)

Dm7

3

Cmaj7

G7

4

5

5 2

2

3

5

(3)

Dm7

(2) 3

4

(3)

4

5

(1)

5

(3)

4

(4)

5

4

(4)

(2)

2

(1)

2

5

3

2

3

(3)

5

Cmaj7

G7

2

2

5

Cmaj7

G7

(2)

(1)

3

4

(3)

4

7

4

5

5

7 3

(6)

7

(4)

5

4

(6)

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Dm7

7

6

5 8

(7)

8 (7)

Dm7

5

(2) 3

8

6

(4)

5 (4)

2

5

3

4

5

5

3

(1)

2

5

4

5

4

5

(4)

5

(4)

5

7

(4)

3

2

3

2

3

5

(4)

5

(3)

4

Cmaj7

G7

(2) 3 (4)

5

Cmaj7

G7

Dm7

(4) 5

Cmaj7

G7

(1)

2

3

5

3

2

3

2

3

(2) 3

2

3

2

5

(3) 4

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