Quigle
Verified buyer
03/10/26
Excellent Jazz Education
Makes Jazz Progressions that are seemingly complex and hard (and this is how they sound) into easy to learn and play and sound like a masterful player in no time on your guitar.
Jazz Chord Progression Practice Plan (JamPlay)
So you want to dip your toes into the sand that is Jazz. The question is, where do you start? Between the chord knowledge, crazy naming conventions, altered and substituted chords, it can feel a little intimidating. Let Austin Filingo demystify the Jazz genre for you by providing a proper foundation to build on. By the end of this course, you'll have practical knowledge of Jazz chord construction, naming conventions, and progressions.
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About this course
So you want to dip your toes into the sand that is Jazz. The question is, where do you start? Between the chord knowledge, crazy naming conventions, altered and substituted chords, it can feel a little intimidating. Let Austin Filingo demystify the Jazz genre for you by providing a proper foundation to build on. By the end of this course, you'll have practical knowledge of Jazz chord construction, naming conventions, and progressions.
What you'll learn
- Play I-VI-ii-V progression with major sixth chord (secondary dominant)
- Execute Bb6 to Bbm6 chord change smoothly
- Execute split bar rhythm at 60, 90, and 120 BPM
- Use alternative strumming techniques for different textures
- Build dynamic arrangements from simple to complex
Release date: 05/20/2021 • 3h 27m runtime
Sample lessons
The ii V7 I Progression
Lesson
I vi ii V Progression
Lesson
Texas Style Changes
Lesson
What's included
27 lessons • 26 charts • 10 Jam Tracks
Jazz Chord Progression Practice Plan: Introduction
If the Jazz genre has piqued your interest, one of the first steps to becoming a competent player is learning the core progression ideas that are appropriate in the genre. Starting slowly, Austin will provide some insight into chord structure and naming that is prevalent in the genre, then move on to the practical application of common chord progressions. He will touch on common ideas like chord substitutions and alterations without going too deep into the theory side of those concepts. This course is designed for an early to middle intermediate player but will be accessible to late beginners who have a solid grasp of the instrument.
How to Build Jazz Chords
To start off the series, Austin discusses how Jazz chords are built. This basic foundational approach will underpin the series going forward.
How to Build Jazz Chords
Now let's take the chord building concepts from the previous lesson and quiz ourselves to see how well we understand the material.
Diatonic Chord Scale or Harmonized Chord Scale
Now that you understand how Jazz chords are constructed, let's take that concept and apply it to a harmonized major scale.
Diatonic Chord Scale or Harmonized Chord Scale
Let's take the harmonization concepts you learned in the previous lesson and apply them practically, with practice.
Secondary Dominant Chords
We're now entering the world of re-harmonization. In Jazz specifically, it will be common to substitute or "alter" the diatonic harmonized scale for other chord types. Austin goes over the concept of the secondary dominant substitution, what it sounds like and how it's used.
Secondary Dominant Chords
Now let's put our knowledge of secondary dominant chords to the test and quiz ourselves to identify deviations from a harmonized diatonic scale.
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Reviews
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Garth22
Verified buyer
12/17/25
A beginners course only
This wasn't the course I'd hoped it was, the progressions taught didn't have any context, so I couldn't see why they weren't just chords to some song. Also, he explained secondary dominants as "any chord that wasn't in the actual key". maybe that is okay as a very simple explanation, but it's wrong, and completely ignores the logic of a chord "progression". It was okay, but for complete beginners only.
morningfield
Verified buyer
09/10/25
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