Chord Yoga: “Learn the tune“ or ’Jazz Blues Comping’ - John Scofield / music theory for guitar

Chord Yoga library: Transcriptions, TABs & Takeaways • Transcription Shoppe: TAB / sheet music downloads • Recordings: Bandcamp • Twelve tone (jazz) blues? ;) In the key of Bb Major - John Scofield’s comping adds all the the “missing” notes, where applicable. I didn’t initially hear that this was actually the case - really a side aspect but the diagrams show how chords get their characteristic sounds, also other tonal relationships and tendencies by offering a different perspective on how music theory translates, in this case to that old 6 string interface. For analysis and learning, standard notation still works better for sight reading and such. All numbers relate to scale degrees. The 7th degree turns things around, thus the tilted square. Sonic blue = Tonic notes, Burgundy = Sub, Shoreline Gold = Dominant. Black dots for triads, dots with colors for 7