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The Big Six Core Chords - Level III

Published: 08 Sep 2013 Updated: 15 May 2019 • Visits: 46 • Code: UL42L3

INSTRUMENTS: Chords Main: Ukulele Others: Ukulele
Subjects: Advanced • Core • Foundation • Chrords

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LESSONSeries : The Big Six Core Chords - Level Three

Level III FdimL7 FaugL7

The Big Six Core Chords - Level III

The next series of chords that build on the Bix Six Core Chords and form the foundation for ALL your jazz chords include: Diminished Major Seventh ( dimL7 ) and Augmented Major Seventh ( augL7 ). These chords are rare and used to support a major seventh melody.

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The Big Six Core Chords - Level I

Updated: 15 May 2019

The Big Six chords include: Seventh 7, Major Seventh, Minor Seventh, Half Diminished Seventh or Minor Seven Flat Five diminished 7 , Diminished Seventh and Augmented Seventh. These six chords form a core set of chords.

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The Big Six Core Chords - Level II

Updated: 15 May 2019

The next series of chords that build on the Bix Six Core Chords and form the foundation for ALL your jazz chords include: Major Sixth ( 6 ), Minor Sixth ( m6 ) and Minor-Major Seventh ( mL7 ).

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Core “Jazz” Ukulele Chords - The Big Six

Updated: 01 Jan 2003

Core Chords for Ukulele, The Big Six - From four F7 chord voicings or shapes, your can build your massive 4-part, a.k.a., “jazz” chord vocabulary. Beyond basic open position chords, basic movable form chords and a core set of 4-part chords. There are just too many chords shapes too memorize.

The Big Six Core Chords - Level Four

Updated: 01 Jan 2003

The Big Six Core Chords - Level Four series of chords that build on the Bix Six Core Chords and form the foundation for ALL your jazz chords include: Alternations and Extensions to the level I, II and III chords.

The Big Six Core Chords - Level One

Updated: 01 Jan 2003

The Big Six Core Chords - Level One include: Seventh 7, Major Seventh maj7, Minor Seventh m7, Half Diminished Seventh or Minor Seven Flat Five diminished 7 (m7b5), Diminished Seventh °7 and Augmented Seventh +7. These six chords form a core set of chords.

The Big Six Core Chords - Level Two

Updated: 01 Jan 2003

The Big Six Core Chords - Level Two series of chords that build on the "Bix Six Core Chords" and form the foundation for ALL your jazz chords include: Major Sixth ( 6 ), Minor Sixth ( m6 ) and Minor-Major Seventh ( mL7 ).

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A Guide to Advanced Ukulele Chords - Volume I

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Beyond learning basic Ukulele chords, most players struggle with advanced chords. Commonly called "jazz" chords, these more sophisticated voicings find a wide use in all forms of music. A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele - presents a highly organized and efficient approach to the mysterious subject of advanced chords. Chord dictionaries are not the answer.

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Harmonic Analysis for Scale Selection and Chord Substitution

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Ukulele – Reading Music Series – Primer

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Daily Practice Material for the Contemporary Ukulele

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Reference Charts

Ukulele Fingerboard Chart for C Tuning, Low or High G - G C E A

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Ukulele Fingerboard Chart for G Tuning, Low or High A – D G B E

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Key Signatures — Circle of Fourths and Fifths – ANSI A & A4 sizes

A handy reference chart of all 15 major and relative minor key signatures. US Letter 8.5 x 11 sized (ANSI-A) , A4

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