Wow... You teach this CHORD structure stuff in such a simple way! I am able to understand this chord tech for the 1st time! You are a legend, and so cool too! Thanks so very much for your totally fascinating and digestible lesson. It's an AHA MOMENT for me. Phew, I was always wondering HOW chords got their names... I only knew the flat 3 made a MINOR CHORD! Others seemed so damned complicated and just plain sorcery to me! I'd guess others agree! YES? SUBSCRIBED!
@@GuitarversumSandraSherman ok, thanks! I'm working on getting my fingers and head around Autumn Leaves... It's fun and tonically exciting. Thanks so very much again, your teaching style and knowledge is unlike any other! I just can't believe how hard and complex music theory is... Bad enough, but so called teachers make it worse than it needs to be! I have wasted so much time and energy with huge effort without meaningful progress! 🙉🙉🙉🎸🎸🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶 You have taken the mystery away from chords by showing how the patterns exist, which means it is now possible to understand the entire fretboard... 😀😀😀
I knew the chords. Now I know how they're formed. Your lessons are adding to my knowledge of the fretboard and how they may be applied. If you continue providing these lessons, in addition to Chord Melody songs, I might yet become a decent jazz guitar player with thanks to you. I'm looking forward to the next leson. My thumb is way up
Hi Sandra, I have been playing guitar since 1968 (mostly finger style acoustic and some blues/rock with a bit of Celtic thrown in every now and then) but am a complete beginner when it comes to jazz. I just want to complement you on your lessons. They are clear, articulate and easy to follow. Thank you so very much for putting these lessons out for us all to benefit.
Very good lesson! Your explanations and your approach to demonstrating these chords makes total sense. It is so easy to follow. You have a gift for teaching. You tell your students everything they need to know about the lesson and you stay on subject. I wish I would have had your teaching videos 30 years ago! Great job Sandra!
stringbender57 Thanks so much! I wish there were more videos too when I learned. I was self taught until I visited the university to study jazz guitar. But then again, a lot of people don't listen to originals anymore and learn just by watching YT vids. I think it's important to listen and transcribe a lot.
I'm really enjoying your lessons and have learnt a lot from watching your Chord melody series. Thanks for putting so much time and effort into producing these excellent tutorials. You're one of the best teachers on UA-cam.
As a long time metal/rock guy I thought I would learn some chords with more than 2 notes ;) In searching for intro to jazz chords/voicings this has been a great video. Thanks!
Mostly after playing rock and pop for almost 30 years I am now studying jazz. Thank you for your great channel. This lesson was great. It took me about an hour to finish the lesson. I was then able to apply these chords to a 3 note chord version of All Of Me and give many of it's chords four voices! Plus I learned part of a new song! Thank you!
Sorry folks,but this nice lady has the best explanation of jazz chords,from all of you on the entire You Tube.Thank you Sandra great job,i’m learning something finally.
thanks...a refreshing combination of talent, knowledge, personality, femininity, communication, an ability to simplify stuff, lack of condescension, and just the right amount of humility, really great effort on all counts! keep 'em coming!
I just discovered your channel, and have to say your teaching is amazing. Your explanation of chord construction is so clear and easy to follow. You're a wonderful teacher! Thank you.
Sandra, this is an enriching introduction into the complex subject of Jazz chords. As a beginner, I can follow your explanations very well, how you came up with the chord families, the E string and A string chords, the changes from major to minor and the difference between half diminished and fully diminished chords. This makes sense to me now - for the first time !!! It’s amazing how well you can explain. And your recommendations how to practice these chords are also very helpful, gave me new insights and are now my roadmap for practicing. To have a basis material for practicing, I bought your starter pack chord melody and starter pack II V I and I can highly recommend it to every Jazz beginner. Thanks a lot, Birgit
Oh that's so great to hear, that my system helps you! Make sure to check the Tension Chords video, once you've got the basic 7th chords under your fingers. Then I'd slowly start with chord melody. Enjoy!
Sandra I can only reiterate what other commenters have said. Jazz is complicated to learn but your lessons open the door to the this wonderful world for thick headed learners like me. thanks!!
Wow! Thank you for the beautiful explanations; Giving your patience to help others clearly see and hear the differences in these voicings!! I think I can dooooo this!!
Thank you for a very helpful lesson, Sandra. The way you showed the movement on frets to form the various chord voicing was fabulous - and intuitive to follow. The simplicity in your explanation made is easy to grasp and retain. Please keep these coming.
You are hands down the best tutor I have discovered in my years of playing - I couldn't recommend any one as strongly as you for anyone wanting to get started in Jazz guitar....
Sandra, thank you! I played guitar a lot when I was young, and loved it. You’re too young to remember the ‘60’s, but I played the usual R&R garage band crap (pardon me, please). I haven’t played at all for 40 years, but decided to pick it up again, and try to learn something more sophisticated. I have always loved and wanted to learn jazz chords, but they seemed difficult and elusive. But they’re not-when you explain them. If you, and UA-cam, had existed back then, I could have been playing, and enjoying, elegant chords like Gm7, and Cdim7, 35 years ago. I’m elated that I found you. Keep doing what you do. As you say, “Greetings from Kansas City”.
Mike McGuire Thanks Mike for the compliments (and particularly the "too young" phrase 😄. I'm 46.) Nothing wrong about good ole Rock n Roll. But it's always good to open ones mind for other genres. I'm glad to be of help. Greetings to Dorothy and the wizard back home in Kansas 😊
Very helpful, Sandra! I am playing lots of the songs you are putting up but I feel like a blind person following a trail because I don't really understand the Jazz theory underlying the chords so this is awesome.
Sandra, I have learned from you more than I thought I could learn from any other instructor. For a long time I have been stretching out my fingers by putting my opposite hand in between them and open them almost to break them. Now I can play anything, I can reach any hard chord easily. And you have become my favorite instructor in this jazz style.
Oh, but that sounds cruel on yourself. It's usually not the finger sketch, but the angle of the wrist, why people don't reach far. Great you solved it and are free to play whatever you like now! 👏
I was lucky to chance upon your videos Sandra. Your approach to teaching is exceptional and comprehensive. I have not found any lesson explained so well as yours and i am grateful for finding my perfect teacher to transition me to jazz comprehension finally. I am an instant fan, subscriber and paying client. Thank you so much.
This is a great video. I studied theory in college but the big problem is theory is always taught on piano. Translating to guitar can be tricky. Thank you for this explaination.
Sandra - Greetings from Florida. Kudos for the outstanding videos you posts. I have always loved Jazz and in high school played my lap steel guitar in our Jazz Band in the middle 1950s. We placed first place in many event with Glen Miller's In the Mood (lead on the steel guitar). After high school, I basically didn't play again until 2011 and since have been relearning the Steel and the Standard Guitar. At age 78 I am still learning. I ordered your "All of Me" and will be working on that, but first I plan to become proficient with all of the chords in this video. Just playing those chords makes some beautiful sounds coming out of my Godin 5th Ave CW Kingpin II Cognac guitar (Thomastik strings). You are tops!
Thank you, Ray! What a great life story! Love that you found back to active music again. The Godin Kingpin is a great guitar. If you're interested in chords, please check out my two videos "Jazz 7th chords" and "Tension Chords", where I explain how they are constructed. Enjoy the jazz ride, my friend!
Thank you 🙏 for this lesson, it means a lot for most of us who has this endless curiosity to try to understand the mystery, the complexity of this genre! I decided to watch and exercise all your videos! Will take time but I can’t give up!
Your will for sure! Just immerse yourself in the jazz field and stay curious. If you want the free chord sheet, just email me (address in my YT channel info)
Hi Sandra, thank you very much for this great lesson. It reveals the secrets behind this kind of guitar chords!!Every week i am looking forward to a new lesson from you. Keep on going with the good work!! Your lessons with the "Jazz Standards"are also superb!! Greetings,Ron
Sandra, your logical approach to building chords and patience with which you teach is excellent and extremely effective. Thanks for generously sharing your knowledge and talent. I have learned so much from your videos, just finding them today. Cheers from IL, US.
i have just found YOU! what a teacher...you are so very clear, what a pleasure to listen and to study with YOU! than you..the date is 2019 dec, 15..happy hoildays..
So glad you found me! Welcome to the channel, my friend ❤️. Have lots of fun here, suggest songs, ask questions and keep swingin'. Hatoyama holidays 🎄❤️
Ted Greene's Chord Chemistry (most important jazz chord book) talks about noticing "chord synonyms". I noticed the Cmaj7 is also am Em/C chord. You're a great teacher. Thank you!
This was an extremely useful lesson and I have already asked for the PDF. I didn't realize that it was a lesson from three years ago. If the PDF is no longer available I will understand, the videos are great.
There's always new stuff to learn, as long as we stay open minded. I learn from different styles all the time. Just last night I got stuck in UA-cam land and somehow landed on a beginner violin lesson 😊. It was really interesting and thought me a new aspect of timing I hadn't considered before, bc as a guitarist you think differently.
I have been playing a very long time and still found this lesson informative and learned a refreshing approach to chord building.As long as you keep playing and sharing you keep learning new ways to play the guitar.Definite thumbs up.
Thanks so much, Keith. I know a lot and still find some interesting stuff in colleagues' channels sometimes. Intriguing, isn't it? The music road is wide open.
You probably aren't checking comments on this lesson anymore, but just in case, I wanted to say thank you! Very well done and I've printed the pdf for future reference. I am not an aspiring jazz player, but am always looking for "different" sounds (and to improve on reading chord charts). This helps immensly. Thanks again!
Thanks Russell. I'm glad that you look into other genres and playing styles for new impulses. There's so much to be learnt. I have a very eclectic music taste and it influences all my playing. Enjoy experimenting with the new sound, my friend. Btw, I read every single comment 😉
Thank you for the best lesson I have seen for learning to play jazz chords all over the neck, now I finely feel I can move forward and make some real progress with this.😀
hi sendra m yayah from south africa .. i jst need to say thank u for making this jazz guiter thing easy i ve been always srugling with playing jazz bt bcz of u ur knowledge now m a better guiter jazz player thank u sendra i love u
im a little behind on the videos but this lesson really helped me discover all my notes on the neck, as well as learning my 7th chords for the first time. Thank you very much Sandra! Best jazz teacher EVER!
I love this channel, you're a terrific guitar teacher. Been playing for a long time but needed some help getting started in jazz - this has been super helpful!
Thank you and welcome to the jazz world! Check out the video on Tension Chords too. It will open a whole new, fascinating world. Enjoy the jazz ride on my channel 😊
This is exactly what I have to say about Sandra , and this website ! What comes to mind is the old adage " when the learner is ready , the teacher will materialize" . Well that's pretty close , I reckon .
Much...Love......Ive played mostly blues...which involves a lot of 7th..n 9ths....but You are really helping me understand..more advanced voicings.... TY...Michael from Jacksonville IL.
Excellent lesson Sandra! Your teaching skills are remarkable and the suggested exercises are very useful. You are helping so many people around the world and I consider myself so blessed to be one one of them. Your channel is a wealth of musical knowledge!
This is a long overdue comment. I appreciate your content and lesson. Howver, due to a neck surgery I am unable to pick up my hollowbody. (Doc says it is too heavy). As soon aa I am sble I will complete this. Thanks keep posting. 🙂
This to me is like an oasis in the desert. Thank you sooo much. What I would like to learn is soloing improvisation. That would be the icing on the cake!🎸🎂
Thanks... Went through it and played along. I liked the way you went through it logically. I knew the chords already but the way you explained them made the theory and practical applications easier to understand.
Nicely done! You get a lovely tone out of the instrument, and the overall tone is reassuring. I wish I lived closer to get lessons in person, but as it is, thank you for this.
Just discovered this channel. The explanations are so well structured, and moving from one explanation to the next with the technical differences made a whole world of sense. You've got a new subscriber, keep up the good work, it's really nice.
Welcome to the jazz ride on my channel 😊. Check out the Black Friday Tabs Deal. I don't offer bundles throughout the year. So it's a one time chance! www.sandrasherman.com/black-friday-bundles-email.html
I took music theory in high school and college. I never had this material so clearly explained....in a useful fashion. Thanks.
Thanks, Jim! I like teaching :-)
Wow... You teach this CHORD structure stuff in such a simple way! I am able to understand this chord tech for the 1st time! You are a legend, and so cool too!
Thanks so very much for your totally fascinating and digestible lesson.
It's an AHA MOMENT for me. Phew, I was always wondering HOW chords got their names... I only knew the flat 3 made a MINOR CHORD! Others seemed so damned complicated and just plain sorcery to me!
I'd guess others agree! YES?
SUBSCRIBED!
Thanks, pal, and welcome to the jazz rüde! Obwohl you für the 7th chords under your fingers, check out the Tension Chords tutorial 😊
@@GuitarversumSandraSherman ok, thanks! I'm working on getting my fingers and head around Autumn Leaves... It's fun and tonically exciting.
Thanks so very much again, your teaching style and knowledge is unlike any other!
I just can't believe how hard and complex music theory is... Bad enough, but so called teachers make it worse than it needs to be!
I have wasted so much time and energy with huge effort without meaningful progress! 🙉🙉🙉🎸🎸🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶
You have taken the mystery away from chords by showing how the patterns exist, which means it is now possible to understand the entire fretboard... 😀😀😀
E string:
Maj7 : 2:26
Dom7: 4:06
Min7 : 5:42
Min7b5: 7:58
Full Dim: 9:20
A string:
Maj7 : 12:00
Dom7: 12:53
Min7 : 13:37
Min7b5: 14:04
Full Dim: 15:10
Seriously one of the most useful guitar videos I've seen in a long time! Thank you! Subbed.
Alan Fitzgerald Thank you for your kind words ❤
I knew the chords. Now I know how they're formed. Your lessons are adding to my knowledge of the fretboard and how they may be applied. If you continue providing these lessons, in addition to Chord Melody songs, I might yet become a decent jazz guitar player with thanks to you. I'm looking forward to the next leson. My thumb is way up
abejacgot You always have such kind words for me. Thank you so much ❤
abejacgot She is the best.
I'm gaining so much from your lessons, yet you're thanking me! Maybe there is hope for this world...
Hi Sandra, I have been playing guitar since 1968 (mostly finger style acoustic and some blues/rock with a bit of Celtic thrown in every now and then) but am a complete beginner when it comes to jazz. I just want to complement you on your lessons. They are clear, articulate and easy to follow. Thank you so very much for putting these lessons out for us all to benefit.
Thank you for your lovely words and your support, John! Well then, let's teach a Blues guy new tricks 😊.
Very good lesson! Your explanations and your approach to demonstrating these chords makes total sense. It is so easy to follow. You have a gift for teaching. You tell your students everything they need to know about the lesson and you stay on subject. I wish I would have had your teaching videos 30 years ago! Great job Sandra!
stringbender57 Thanks so much! I wish there were more videos too when I learned. I was self taught until I visited the university to study jazz guitar.
But then again, a lot of people don't listen to originals anymore and learn just by watching YT vids. I think it's important to listen and transcribe a lot.
That Looks Like A Gibson ES-175 Guitar There-A Great Jazz Guitar
@@kjchicago1 no,it's a Howard Roberts model. Slightly smaller body than the ES 175.
I have been playing for 43 years and I pick up great things from your videos.
Glad to be of help and you enjoy my channel. Keep swingin'!
I'm really enjoying your lessons and have learnt a lot from watching your Chord melody series. Thanks for putting so much time and effort into producing these excellent tutorials. You're one of the best teachers on UA-cam.
Tan Gerine Wow, thank you so much! It makes me very happy when people enjoy the lessons.
Enjoy the jazz ride and keep on swinging 😊
Wonderful explanation for complex chords. You are a great teacher!
Its always a great pleasure to learn jazz the right way, like climbing stairs and not skipping any, that way you have a solid foundation...thx 🥰
What a great comparison! Thanks for the compliment ❤️. Enjoy the jazz ride, my friend!
As a long time metal/rock guy I thought I would learn some chords with more than 2 notes ;) In searching for intro to jazz chords/voicings this has been a great video. Thanks!
Welcome to the jazz world 🤗
Mostly after playing rock and pop for almost 30 years I am now studying jazz. Thank you for your great channel. This lesson was great. It took me about an hour to finish the lesson. I was then able to apply these chords to a 3 note chord version of All Of Me and give many of it's chords four voices! Plus I learned part of a new song! Thank you!
Wow, you're quick! Makes me happy to see how well people progress 😊
Keep swingin!
Sorry folks,but this nice lady has the best explanation of jazz chords,from all of you on the entire You Tube.Thank you Sandra great job,i’m learning something finally.
Thanks, Ned! ❤️ Next stop Tension Chords video 😊
Awesome 👌 l enjoyed this lesson.You just opened a can of wonderful opportunities for me,no more using chord chart!.
That's exactly what it's able. Knowing how the chords work. With that knowledge you can make up your own voicings as well btw.
thanks...a refreshing combination of talent, knowledge, personality, femininity, communication, an ability to simplify stuff, lack of condescension, and just the right amount of humility, really great effort on all counts! keep 'em coming!
Paco C Wowzers, what a compliment! Feels good, thank you so much ❤
you're welcome...any chance of posting some Christmas songs? "the Christmas Song", "let it snow", etc.? thanks again..
Paco C Seems we had the same idea 😉
I just discovered your channel, and have to say your teaching is amazing. Your explanation of chord construction is so clear and easy to follow. You're a wonderful teacher! Thank you.
Thank you, Jon! Enjoy the jazz ride 😊
Sandra, this is an enriching introduction into the complex subject of Jazz chords. As a beginner, I can follow your explanations very well, how you came up with the chord families, the E string and A string chords, the changes from major to minor and the difference between half diminished and fully diminished chords. This makes sense to me now - for the first time !!! It’s amazing how well you can explain. And your recommendations how to practice these chords are also very helpful, gave me new insights and are now my roadmap for practicing.
To have a basis material for practicing, I bought your starter pack chord melody and starter pack II V I and I can highly recommend it to every Jazz beginner.
Thanks a lot, Birgit
Oh that's so great to hear, that my system helps you! Make sure to check the Tension Chords video, once you've got the basic 7th chords under your fingers. Then I'd slowly start with chord melody. Enjoy!
0:41 7th Chords Root on E String
10:28 7th Chords Root on A String
16:29 Practicing 7th Chords Horizontally
20:45 Practicing 7th Chords Vertically
Best jazz teacher on the tube by a country mile.
Sandra I can only reiterate what other commenters have said. Jazz is complicated to learn but your lessons open the door to the this wonderful world for thick headed learners like me. thanks!!
Thanks so much! ❤️ Glad you find it helpful.
Wow! Thank you for the beautiful explanations; Giving your patience to help others clearly see and hear the differences in these voicings!! I think I can dooooo this!!
Sure you can do this! And next stop is the Tension Chords tutorial 😊
SUPER lesson for those of us who are musically challenged! This makes so much more sense to me now!
I'm glad the lesson helped you improve! Enjoy the jazz ride on my channel 😊
Thank you for a very helpful lesson, Sandra. The way you showed the movement on frets to form the various chord voicing was fabulous - and intuitive to follow. The simplicity in your explanation made is easy to grasp and retain. Please keep these coming.
Buddhadev Mukherjee Thank you so much! Sure I'll keep em coming. The follow up (Tension chords) was shot two days ago. Pssst...secret 😄
This is an excellent lesson Sandra. It was good to go back over some theory and then put it all together!
Next stop Tension Chords video 😊
You are hands down the best tutor I have discovered in my years of playing - I couldn't recommend any one as strongly as you for anyone wanting to get started in Jazz guitar....
What a beautiful comment. I feel blessed to have wonderful people like you on this channel. 🙏❤️
Sandra, thank you! I played guitar a lot when I was young, and loved it. You’re too young to remember the ‘60’s, but I played the usual R&R garage band crap (pardon me, please). I haven’t played at all for 40 years, but decided to pick it up again, and try to learn something more sophisticated. I have always loved and wanted to learn jazz chords, but they seemed difficult and elusive. But they’re not-when you explain them. If you, and UA-cam, had existed back then, I could have been playing, and enjoying, elegant chords like Gm7, and Cdim7, 35 years ago. I’m elated that I found you. Keep doing what you do. As you say, “Greetings from Kansas City”.
Mike McGuire Thanks Mike for the compliments (and particularly the "too young" phrase 😄. I'm 46.)
Nothing wrong about good ole Rock n Roll. But it's always good to open ones mind for other genres. I'm glad to be of help.
Greetings to Dorothy and the wizard back home in Kansas 😊
I love the way you teach step by step. It helps me a lot who is a slow learner. Thanks you so for for great lessons 🙏👍
Glad I have the right pace for you, Ruben. Keep swinging 🎶 🎸
Very helpful, Sandra! I am playing lots of the songs you are putting up but I feel like a blind person following a trail because I don't really understand the Jazz theory underlying the chords so this is awesome.
I don't have many theory lessons online, but I throw in a lot of theory into my tutorials, so maybe you can pick up something there.
Sandra, I have learned from you more than I thought I could learn from any other instructor. For a long time I have been stretching out my fingers by putting my opposite hand in between them and open them almost to break them. Now I can play anything, I can reach any hard chord easily. And you have become my favorite instructor in this jazz style.
Oh, but that sounds cruel on yourself. It's usually not the finger sketch, but the angle of the wrist, why people don't reach far. Great you solved it and are free to play whatever you like now! 👏
I was lucky to chance upon your videos Sandra. Your approach to teaching is exceptional and comprehensive. I have not found any lesson explained so well as yours and i am grateful for finding my perfect teacher to transition me to jazz comprehension finally. I am an instant fan, subscriber and paying client. Thank you so much.
Thank you, John. Welcome to the jazz ride 😊. Hope to see you around here a lot. Keep swinging 🎶 🎸
Dear Sandra - this is exactly what I was looking for after noodling around for many years without any real results. Thanks a lot.
Glad it's helpful 😊
@@GuitarversumSandraSherman Hence, I also bought your 5 bundle starters package. Can't wait to begin! Thanks again😎
just the best to get me adding this to my blues
sometime I prefer video with tab, but you explained so well, I addicted to your channel, vielen Dank
You can actually download the chord sheet for free from the link in the info box!
@@GuitarversumSandraSherman I know, I just meant on screen 😊 you are awesome, thanks for taking time to reply
Thank you Sandra, I'm so happy I found your channel, now i can really advance my playing to a new level because of the way you teach. 12/7/ 2020
Hey, welcome to the jazz ride 😊. Makes me happy and proud you let me be a part of your learning path.
Next stop Tension Chords 😉
This is a great video. I studied theory in college but the big problem is theory is always taught on piano. Translating to guitar can be tricky. Thank you for this explaination.
Glad it was helpful 😊
Best video. Explained in a few moments what has taken me years to try and learn. Thank you so much!
Yay, mission accomplished! Next stop Tension Chords! Keep swingin 🎶 🎸
Sandra - Greetings from Florida. Kudos for the outstanding videos you posts. I have always loved Jazz and in high school played my lap steel guitar in our Jazz Band in the middle 1950s. We placed first place in many event with Glen Miller's In the Mood (lead on the steel guitar). After high school, I basically didn't play again until 2011 and since have been relearning the Steel and the Standard Guitar. At age 78 I am still learning. I ordered your "All of Me" and will be working on that, but first I plan to become proficient with all of the chords in this video. Just playing those chords makes some beautiful sounds coming out of my Godin 5th Ave CW Kingpin II Cognac guitar (Thomastik strings). You are tops!
Thank you, Ray! What a great life story! Love that you found back to active music again. The Godin Kingpin is a great guitar. If you're interested in chords, please check out my two videos "Jazz 7th chords" and "Tension Chords", where I explain how they are constructed. Enjoy the jazz ride, my friend!
Thank you 🙏 for this lesson, it means a lot for most of us who has this endless curiosity to try to understand the mystery, the complexity of this genre! I decided to watch and exercise all your videos! Will take time but I can’t give up!
Thank you, Roberto! ❤️ It's exciting to learn new things. Enjoy the jazz ride on my channel 😊
I love the way you explain chord structure, your playing is beautiful. I feel like I might actually be able to do this someday!
Your will for sure! Just immerse yourself in the jazz field and stay curious. If you want the free chord sheet, just email me (address in my YT channel info)
Hi Sandra, thank you very much for this great lesson. It reveals the secrets behind this kind of guitar chords!!Every week i am looking forward to a new lesson from you. Keep on going with the good work!! Your lessons with the "Jazz Standards"are also superb!! Greetings,Ron
Ron Meijer It really makes me happy, that people consider my lessons valuable. Thank you for tuning in every week ❤
Superb.Finally a lesson on the jazz chords that makes sense with an explanation of 5ths 3rds etc your an angel
Heather Deline Thanks so much, Heather ❤
Finally I understood some things, explained so nicely. Thank you!
Thank you so much Sandra. You're an awesome teacher!
Thank you so much! ❤️
Sandra, your logical approach to building chords and patience with which you teach is excellent and extremely effective. Thanks for generously sharing your knowledge and talent. I have learned so much from your videos, just finding them today. Cheers from IL, US.
Welcome to the jazz ride, my friend! I'm glad to be part of your learning path 😊 ❤️
i have just found YOU! what a teacher...you are so very clear, what a pleasure to listen and to study with YOU! than you..the date is 2019 dec, 15..happy hoildays..
So glad you found me! Welcome to the channel, my friend ❤️. Have lots of fun here, suggest songs, ask questions and keep swingin'.
Hatoyama holidays 🎄❤️
Thank you Sandra🎸
Glad you found it useful 😊. Next stop Tension Chords video 😊
Ted Greene's Chord Chemistry (most important jazz chord book) talks about noticing "chord synonyms". I noticed the Cmaj7 is also am Em/C chord.
You're a great teacher. Thank you!
Absolutely. These are also called Superimpositions. Play an Em7 arpeggio over the Cmaj7 to get a Cmaj9 overall sound.
This was an extremely useful lesson and I have already asked for the PDF. I didn't realize that it was a lesson from three years ago.
If the PDF is no longer available I will understand, the videos are great.
It is still available!
You are my favorite guitar teacher 🎉
Thanks so much! I'll fo my best to bring joy and tons of information to your home.
Thanks Sandra, great stuff and super helpful. I love your teaching style. Hello from New Jersey
Thanks so much!
You are such an excellent, fantastic teacher! Thank you so much for these posts.
Oh, tahnk you so much, David! I'm glad I was able to help you with this little tutorial. Keep swingin'!
Excellent, step by step and easy to follow! Thank you!
So glad came across your channel. Pure gem.
Welcome to the jazz ride on my channel 😊 🎶 🎸
I'm a guitar player of many years but I have learnt a lot from your experience and knowledge... 😎 Many thanks from England
There's always new stuff to learn, as long as we stay open minded. I learn from different styles all the time. Just last night I got stuck in UA-cam land and somehow landed on a beginner violin lesson 😊. It was really interesting and thought me a new aspect of timing I hadn't considered before, bc as a guitarist you think differently.
Complimenti per la chiarezza delle tue lezioni. Greeting from Calabria
Cio, mio amigo Italiano! Hope you're doing well in these troublesome times.
Best explanation I have ever seen. At last I now know how to quickly work out the 5 and 7 notes are in a chord.
Thanks a bunch! That's a really nice compliment ❤️
I have been playing a very long time and still found this lesson informative and learned a refreshing approach to chord building.As long as you keep playing and sharing you keep learning new ways to play the guitar.Definite thumbs up.
Thanks so much, Keith. I know a lot and still find some interesting stuff in colleagues' channels sometimes. Intriguing, isn't it? The music road is wide open.
You opened up the way to jazz guitar chords. Thank you, sister.
Love your methods. I’m learning tons of stuff here.thanks sandra
That makes me really happy! ❤️
You probably aren't checking comments on this lesson anymore, but just in case, I wanted to say thank you! Very well done and I've printed the pdf for future reference. I am not an aspiring jazz player, but am always looking for "different" sounds (and to improve on reading chord charts). This helps immensly. Thanks again!
Thanks Russell. I'm glad that you look into other genres and playing styles for new impulses. There's so much to be learnt. I have a very eclectic music taste and it influences all my playing.
Enjoy experimenting with the new sound, my friend. Btw, I read every single comment 😉
Explaining the notes helped a lot
Thank you for the best lesson I have seen for learning to play jazz chords all over the neck, now I finely feel I can move forward and make some real progress with this.😀
Wonderful! Next stop Tension Chords Video! 😊
I'm a beginner jazz guitarist. Dig your lessons and more importantly, your technique. Helping me immensely. Thx so much!
Very cool! Enjoy the jazz ride, my friend!
hi sendra m yayah from south africa .. i jst need to say thank u for making this jazz guiter thing easy i ve been always srugling with playing jazz bt bcz of u ur knowledge now m a better guiter jazz player thank u sendra i love u
Hello to South Afrika! Makes me really happy to see you enjoy my channel and to be of help. Hang in there, jazz sister ❤️
im a little behind on the videos but this lesson really helped me discover all my notes on the neck, as well as learning my 7th chords for the first time.
Thank you very much Sandra!
Best jazz teacher EVER!
Thank you bunches for the great compliment! ❤️
You just entered the next level on your way to total freedom on the fretboard. Congrats!
I love this channel, you're a terrific guitar teacher. Been playing for a long time but needed some help getting started in jazz - this has been super helpful!
Thank you and welcome to the jazz world! Check out the video on Tension Chords too. It will open a whole new, fascinating world. Enjoy the jazz ride on my channel 😊
This is exactly what I have to say about Sandra , and this website ! What comes to mind is the old adage " when the learner is ready , the teacher will materialize" . Well that's
pretty close , I reckon .
Sandra you are a great teacher, so easy to understand your lessons. Keep um commin'. Thanks Tom :-)
Tom McMurtry Thank you so much ❤
Much...Love......Ive played mostly blues...which involves a lot of 7th..n 9ths....but You are really helping me understand..more advanced voicings.... TY...Michael from Jacksonville IL.
Next stop Tension Chords video :-)
Keep swingin'!
I love you too...and will continue to follow you...
I play every night...n crave more knowledge....
Thank you so much for the wonderful lesson, you make an excellent teacher.
Perfect simple breakdown I took notes thank you!!!
This is the basics you definitely need. You can download the PDF chord sheet for free from the link in the info box!
Fantastic lesson, I’m new to these chords. Great place to start. Many thanks.
Welcome to the jazz ride on my channel 😊. Next stop Tension Chords 😊
Excellent lesson Sandra!
Your teaching skills are remarkable and the suggested exercises are very useful. You are helping so many people around the world and I consider myself so blessed to be one one of them. Your channel is a wealth of musical knowledge!
Thank you so much, Luis! It feels really good to know I can help people a little through the jazz jungle.
Great lessons.helps me out to visualize root positions and easy to understand lessons.well done.
Thank you! Glad it's helpful :-)
I feel that I hadn't progressed with my guitar jazz skills and Basic theory, until I started watching your videos. Thanks. Also Greetings from Mexico.
Thanks, Ali! That's a real nice compliment.
Vielen Dank! Das ist sehr nett von Ihnen! Sie sind eine sehr gute Lehrerin und mit Ihnen, lerne ich viel!
That makes me very happy 😊
This is an absolutely wonderful lesson. Brilliant. Thank you so much!
So happy it helps you! ❤️ Keep swinging 🎶 🎸
Great lesson. You do a wonderful job, thank you!
Trying my best 😊. Thank you ❤️
Great lesson, as always. Love your style and how you explain everything so well. You make playing jazz so fun. Love it! Thank you so much!
Thank you for your kind words! Enjoy the jazz ride 😊 ❤️
Thank you again Sandra. So enlightening for a beginner like me. Love from Oslo, Norway 😍.
This is a long overdue comment. I appreciate your content and lesson. Howver, due to a neck surgery I am unable to pick up my hollowbody. (Doc says it is too heavy). As soon aa I am sble I will complete this. Thanks keep posting. 🙂
All the best for you and good luck with your surgery!
I wish I could take lessons from you. This is amazing. Thank you so much for all of your amazing videos!
You can! I give Skype Lessons these days. Just email me to shermanlessons@gmail.com
Outstanding ! Your teaching is the clearest and most direct that I have encountered. Thanks for your clarity !
That's so nice of you and makes me happy 😊! Thanks so much!
You give so much. Thank you.😇
So nice of you, thank you! ❤️
Sometimes I really miss Vienna. I lived there for a few years.Hope to return once again. Servus!@@GuitarversumSandraSherman
Call me if you ever get here and we'll meet!
OMG! Such a wonderful suggestion.That'd be so cool! I'd like that. Thank you Sandra. Viel zu netz. Danke.@@GuitarversumSandraSherman
Hi SANDRA your lessons are beautiful and easy.
Keep it up lady.
Thanks, Emmanuel (what a beautiful name). Glad you like it and find the tutorials helpful.
Excellent video. Finally, a clear step by step approach that's easy to follow!
Thank you! Enjoy the jazz ride an my channel :-)
Critical to learning ones keyboard, chord structure, etc. Who knew? Love it Sandra.
Thank you, Don. I always recommend starting out by learning chords, before solo or even chord melody!
Fantastic intro lesson to Jazz Chords Thank You 🙏
Glad it helps! Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
This is such an amazing channel! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
You're very welcome. Thanks for writing a nice comment ❤️
Thanks, Sandra. You have such a great way of illuminating the guitar! I'm looking forward to watching more...
That's a nice expression, "illuminating the guitar". I might steal it 😊.
@@GuitarversumSandraSherman ❤
Eu amo essa pessoa ... viva a Sra. Sandra!
Awh, that is so sweet of you! Muito obrigada! ❤️
Finally someone that I can understand THANKS
Thanks! Glad my Austria Schwarzenegger accent isn't distracting 😊. Next stop Tension Chords video!
This to me is like an oasis in the desert. Thank you sooo much. What I would like to learn is soloing improvisation.
That would be the icing on the cake!🎸🎂
Check out my "How to play better guitar solos" video!
Thanks Sandra, you are amazing 🤗🤗🤗
Of, thank so much for your kind words! ❤️
Thanks... Went through it and played along. I liked the way you went through it logically. I knew the chords already but the way you explained them made the theory and practical applications easier to understand.
Thanks! I saw you also watched the Tension chords. Glad you visited them in their tiny little apartments :-D
Nicely done! You get a lovely tone out of the instrument, and the overall tone is reassuring. I wish I lived closer to get lessons in person, but as it is, thank you for this.
Got can take Skype lessons with me 😉
Very beginner friendly. Cool!
Hello Sandra, you re amazing. I learn it so easy, your tutorial is so great.I wish you good health and more tutorials to follow, god bless you.
Thank you! ❤️ Glad to be of help 😊
Just discovered this channel. The explanations are so well structured, and moving from one explanation to the next with the technical differences made a whole world of sense.
You've got a new subscriber, keep up the good work, it's really nice.
Welcome to the jazz ride on my channel 😊. Check out the Black Friday Tabs Deal. I don't offer bundles throughout the year. So it's a one time chance!
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You are an excellent teacher ❤
Thank you! 😃
New to jazz guitar and have been watching many tutorial vids. This is my favorite so far. Thank you so much.
That's sweet. Thanks so much. Enjoy the jazz ride on my channel! Also watch the follow up "Tension Chords"!