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5 Categories of Colorful Jazz Chords You Need to Know

By Brent Vaartstra

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You may have noticed that a lot of jazz musicians use a lot of colorful jazz chords.

So what exactly are those chords that they are playing and which ones do you need to know to play jazz?

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Brent Vaartstra http://www.brentvaartstra.com

Brent Vaartstra is a professional jazz guitarist and educator living in New York City. He is the head blogger and podcast host for learnjazzstandards.com which he owns and operates. He actively performs around the New York metropolitan area and is the author of the Hal Leonard publication "Visual Improvisation for Jazz Guitar." He's also the host of the music entrepreneurship podcast "Passive Income Musician."

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