Jazz Comping Starter Pack

Learn to accompany a jazz singer or soloist!

This Jazz Comping Starter Pack is your entry to the Jazz world! Chords and rhythm are key to everything. The in-depth knowledge you acquire with this bundle is fundamental, not only for accompanying singers or instrumentalists, but also for improvising, chord melody and chord solos.

All lessons come with links to videos, PDF Tabs (including notation, tab and chord diagrams), Guitar Pro Tabs* and backing tracks.

• Learn to accompany a singer or soloist
• 10 Lessons (see list below) in an 86MB zip folder.
• 3 Songs and 7 chords and rhythm lessons
• Video lessons also explain theory
• Tabs include tab, notation and chord diagrams
• 1 PDF file with clickable links to video lessons and performances
  

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Comping Starter Pack Lesson List:

1. 7th Chords:
   Learn the 10 basic Jazz chords from the E-string and A-string. Detailed video tutorial on intervals and chord construction.
   + 1 PDF Tab with Chord Diagrams
   
   
2. Tension Chords:
   5 Chord groups explained (video tutorial). Which tensions for which chord group. Avoid Notes. Learn to interpret a lead sheet and use substitutions.
   + 1 PDF Tab with Chord Diagrams
   
   
3. Altered Chords:
   Learn what alterations are and when you have to alter dominant chords. Harmonising the altered scale, so you have a chord on each scale tone. Examples on how to integrate altered chords in a II V I progression. Examples for Comping, Rhythm Fills, Chord Melody, Chord Solos
   + PDF Tab (incl. notation and chord diagrams) + 5 Backing Tracks + Guitar Pro Tab*
   
   
4. Rhythm Comping Patterns:
   From basic jazz rhythm to rhythm combinations and breaks that work. Creating rhythmic contrasts and making it sound professional and sophisticated.
   + PDF Tab (incl. notation and chord diagrams) + 5 Backing Tracks + Audio Performances + Guitar Pro Tab *
   
   
5. Rhythm Strumming & Freddie Green Style:
   Strumming through strings requires different techniques than using fingers or hybrid picking. Basic strumming rhythms and breaks. Freddie Green Swing style explained.
   + PDF Tab (incl. notation and chord diagrams) + 5 Backing Tracks  + Guitar Pro Tab*
   
   
6. 7th Chord Inversions:
   Drop 3 Voicings from the E-string are the most useful inversions – and they sound beautiful! You’ll also learn how to apply them, with good voice leading, on an excerpt of “All The Things You Are”.
   + 1 PDF Tab with chord diagrams + 1 PDF Tab with song example (incl. notation and chord diagrams) + Guitar Pro Tabs*
   
   
7. Ending Chords:
   A song requires specific ending chrods. These may have to take the melody note into consideration or are also often just strange sounding chords for that authentic jazz sound.
   + 1 PDF Tab with chord diagrams + 1 PDF Tab with examples (incl. notation and chord diagrams) + Guitar Pro Tab*
   
   
8. Autumn Leaves:
   Autumn Leaves is the most popular jazz standard in the world. It’s called at every session, sounds beautifull and every aspiring jazz guitarist needs to know this tune.
   + PDF Tab (incl. notation and chord diagrams) + 4 Backing Tracks (2 with melody and solo, 2 without) + Guitar Pro Tab *
   
   
9. Fly Me To The Moon:
   Fly Me To The Moon is also amongst the most popular jazz standards. It’s fun to comp instrumentalists and crooners alike.
   + PDF Tab (incl. notation and chord diagrams) + 4 Backing Tracks (2 with melody and solo, 2 without) + Guitar Pro Tab *
   
   
10. Misty:
    This lesson will teach you how to comp over a jazz ballad. Misty is such a beautiful song and very popular. It’s also often played in chord melody style. In order to do that you first need to know how to play the regular comping chords.
    + PDF Tab (incl. notation and chord diagrams) + 2 Backing Tracks (1 with melody and solo, 1 without) + Guitar Pro Tab *
    
    

Each Tab has Tab notation, standard music notation and chord boxes.

+ Link list to all Youtube video performances

The most important Starter Pack!
If you don’t know how to interpret a lead sheet, you won’t be able to accompany anyone or improvise over the changes. This knowledge is also absolutely necessary for chord melody! That’s why I consider this Starter Pack the most important one. Everything else builds on it.

* You need the Guitar Pro software to open the GP files. Guitar Pro is a software by Arobas Music that plays back written music notation / TABS. I don't sell this software, I just write TABS for it. Those files are a free bonus! If you don't own the Guitar Pro software, just use the PDF Tab instead. It's the SAME notation / TAB.