Jazz Chord Magic On Take The A Train

This Is How To Use Triads

Jens Larsen
Standard tuning
 = 120
Example 1

 
Cmaj7 D7
8 10

  1 2
 3   4

  
el.guit.

8 10
 9
9
11
10
8 10

           

Dm7 G7(  9) Cmaj7 A7(  9) Dm7 G7(  9)
10 9 8 11 10 9

       
 
5 6

7
   8
 
 
10 9 8 11 10 9
 10
10
10
9
9
9
12
11
10
10
10
9
10 12 10
10 8 10

Example 2

8

Cmaj7
10
   D7

 9 10
 11   12

 
8 10
 9
9
11
10

10
 
Dm7
9
  
G7(  9)
8
   
Cmaj7
11
A7(  9)
10
    
Dm7
9
G7(  9)

       
 
13 14

15
   16
 

10 9 8 11 10 9
 10
10
10
9
9
9
12
11
10
10
10
9

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 Example 3

8

Cmaj7
10
 D7


 17   18     19    
  

 20      
          

8 10 10 10 10 8 8 12 10 12 10 12 12 10
 9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
10
11
10
11
10
11
10
11
10
11
10
11
10

10
 
Dm7
9
 
G7alt
8
  
Cmaj7
9
A7(  9)
10
 
Dm7
9
  
G7(  9)

 
                 
       
21 22 23 24

           
 
  
10 8 11 9 11 11 8 11 11 11 10 10 9
 10
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
12
11
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
9

Example 4

3
  
Cmaj7
4
  D7

 
 
25
   26
     27       28     
                     
  
 545 545 3
4
5
5
4
5
3
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
7
5
7
7
5
7
7
5
6
7
5
7
7
5
7
7
5
6
7
5
7

4
  
Dm7
  G7
3
        
Cmaj7
5
A7 Dm7(11)
5
 G7

    
              
 
29

      30

   
31

    

32
      
 
6 6 8 6 8 3 4 5 5 5 5 8 6 3 4
 5
7
5
7
5
7
5
7
5
7
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
5
6
5
6
5
5
7
5
7
4
3
4
3

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 Example 5

8

Cmaj7
10
 
D7(13)


                  
   
33 34 35 36

                

8 10 8 8 8 8 12 12 11 10 12 7 7
 9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
7
11
10
11
10
11
10
11
10
11
10
5
7
5
6

5
  
Dm7(11)
9
 
G7alt
8
  
Cmaj7
8
A7
10
    
Dm7
9
G7(  9)

  
                       
      
37 38 39 40

  
               

8 6 8 6 11 9 10 11 9 8 8 8 8 10 9 11
 5
7
5
7
5
7
5
7
10
9
10
9
10
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
9
11
10
10
10
9
10
9

Example 6

2
 
Cmaj7
5
 
D7(  5)

 
 41
   
42
     43       
44

         

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 (7)
 4
5
3
5
2
5
4
5
2
5
4
5
4
5
5
6
5
7
5
7
5
9
(5)
(9)

Dm7(11) G7(13)
8

Cmaj7
6
  
A7(  9)
  
Dm7(11)
5
 G7

  
 
45   46
  47        48    
                  
8 6 8 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 3 4
 5
7
5
7
5
7
9
9
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
8
6
8
6
8
5
7
5
7
4
3
4
3

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