Guitarist Guide
To Improvisation

Jazz & Blues
Guitar Tab

Chord progressions are essential in building the basic framework of a tune.

Jazz Chord Progressions

using three-triad cadences

SCALE	CHORD PROGRESSION
Major	IV-V-I	ii-V-I	V-ii-I	V-IV-I	iii-ii-I	iii-IV-I
Aeolian	v-iv-i	^bVII-iv-i	^bVI-^bVII-i	iv-^bVII-i	^bVI-v-i	iv-v-i
Harmonic Minor	iv-V-i	V-iv-i	^bVI-V-i	V-^bVI-i
Harmonic Major	iv-V-I	V-iv-I	iii-iv-I
Melodic Minor (asc)	IV-V-i	ii-V-i
Melodic Major (desc)	v-iv-I	^bVII-iv-I
Double Harmonic Major	iii-^bII-I
Double Harmonic Minor	^bVI-vii-i

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