Jazz Fusion Guitar Chords and Substitutions for Slash Chords

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Today, we will take a I Vi [VI] ii V V I cadence and re-harmonise it with fusion chord substitutions/slash chords

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To begin with, we will make the chord of C Major into a C6/9 voicing that will resonate well on the guitar.

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We, will now employ a slash chord for A7. Here, we will move a flattened 5th away and employ an Eb Triad over an E natural bass.

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Let’s now exploit the Dm7 chord. For this we will use a 2nd inversion C Major triad over an F bass note. [Dm9 with an 11th in 1st inversion]

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Now, let’s take the first Dominant substitution and go a flat 5th away once again. We will employ a Db Triad over a B bass: [as in an altered 1st inversion]

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To manipulate this next Dominant chord we will put the flattened 5th [Db] in the bass and exploit a G triad on top:

To complete the sequence we will resolve back to the tonic chord of C Major but colour it with an F# to make it C Maj7#11

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In terms of improvisation we can weave in and out of the re-harmonisation. Here, is an example for an improvised line:

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McLaughlin-esque ii V7 I Alt Guitar Line [140 Bpm]

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John McLaughlin-esque ii V7 I Alt Guitar Line [140 Bpm]

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Today, a quick ii V7 I McLaughlin-esque lick

This is at 140 Bpm with an altered approach to harmony with strict alternate picking guitar technique.

The chords are as follows.

For the ii minor chord I employ a minor chord with a Major 7th and an added 9th.

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For the V7 chord I raise the 5th [#5] and add a flattened 9th note.

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And for the I chord I make this augmented by raising the 5th.

So, the ii V7 I becomes harmonically altered and creates an interesting sound

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Guitar Line

The line starts on an upbeat with 3 target tones that deliberately set up the 1st note of bar one. This adds forward momentum and adds a colourful chromatic set-up.

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The target tones start on an “Up stroke” so that on the first beat of bar one you will land and start a “Down stroke”

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Over the DmMaj7/9 chord I start with a Dm9 arpeggio and then exploit the D Harmonic minor scale by ascending in fragments.

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Over the G+b9 chord I start on the third note B and then play an Eb 4-3 arpeggio.

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The Bb from this arpeggio then moves up to the B natural and then I play the b9 to tonic and #5 to5 which then finally moves down to the note C for the tonic of the next chord C+.

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Whole Bar:

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Fusion chords/Improvised Line [John McLaughlin style]

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Hi Guys,

Today we will have a look at a I Vi [VI] ii V V I cadence with fusion chord substitutions.

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For the first chord of C major we will employ: C6/9

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For the A7 chord we will go a flattened 5th away with an Eb Triad over an E natural bass.

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For the Dm7 chord we will use a 2nd inversion C triad over an F bass note. [Dm9/11 1st inversion]

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For the first Dominant substitution we will go a flat 5 away again and use Db over a B bass:[as in an altered 1st inversion]

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For the second dominant chord we will put the flattened 5th note [Db] in the bass with a G triad on top:

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We finally resolve to a C Maj7#11 tonic chord:

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Below is an example of an improvised line through these substituted chords:

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