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Essential jazz progressions
A very important lesson in mastering harmony.
Essential Jazz Progressions
Understand How Jazz Harmony Really Moves
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About this course
Jazz harmony starts to make sense when you understand how chords move from one to the next. Learning the essential progressions that show up again and again is one of the fastest ways to hear the language more clearly, navigate changes with confidence, and sound more authentic.
David Shorr breaks down the foundational chord movements every jazz guitarist should know in his Essential Jazz Progressions interactive curriculum.
"We’ll work through the kinds of chord progressions you’ll encounter all the time in jazz and focus on how each chord connects to the next. The goal is to get comfortable hearing and navigating these movements so the harmony starts to feel natural instead of complicated."
IN THIS COURSE, YOU'LL LEARN: How to recognize and play essential jazz chord progressions, hear the movement between chords, navigate common harmonic situations with more confidence, and develop a stronger understanding of how jazz harmony really works.
You'll have TrueFire's interactive learning tools at your fingertips to customize your workspace and learn at your own pace.
The demonstrations and performances are tabbed, notated, and synced to the video lessons with controls for looping, slow motion, fretboard animation, and other tools designed to accelerate your progress.
You'll also get the tab and standard notation files to print out, downloadable Guitar Pro files to edit, and backing tracks to practice and record with.
Grab your guitar, and let's dive into Essential Jazz Progressions with David Shorr!
David Shorr breaks down the foundational chord movements every jazz guitarist should know in his Essential Jazz Progressions interactive curriculum.
"We’ll work through the kinds of chord progressions you’ll encounter all the time in jazz and focus on how each chord connects to the next. The goal is to get comfortable hearing and navigating these movements so the harmony starts to feel natural instead of complicated."
IN THIS COURSE, YOU'LL LEARN: How to recognize and play essential jazz chord progressions, hear the movement between chords, navigate common harmonic situations with more confidence, and develop a stronger understanding of how jazz harmony really works.
You'll have TrueFire's interactive learning tools at your fingertips to customize your workspace and learn at your own pace.
The demonstrations and performances are tabbed, notated, and synced to the video lessons with controls for looping, slow motion, fretboard animation, and other tools designed to accelerate your progress.
You'll also get the tab and standard notation files to print out, downloadable Guitar Pro files to edit, and backing tracks to practice and record with.
Grab your guitar, and let's dive into Essential Jazz Progressions with David Shorr!
Release date: 10/08/2026 • 0h 37m runtime
Sample lessons
I - VI - ii - V | Shell Voicings
Concept & Demonstration
I - VI - ii - V | Voice Leading
Concept & Demonstration
I - VI - ii - V | Moving Bass Notes
Concept & Demonstration
What's included
22 lessons • 20 charts • 5 Jam Tracks
Hey guys, David Shorr here. Today we’re working through essential jazz chord progressions.
Want to understand how jazz harmony really moves? This is a great place to start. These are the kinds of progressions you’ll encounter all the time, and learning to navigate them comfortably is key to sounding authentic.
Take your time, listen closely, and focus on how each chord connects to the next.
All right, grab your guitar. Let’s dive in.
In this lesson, we’ll dive into the ii V I progression, one of the most common movements in jazz, and get familiar with how the chords function and resolve into one another.
In this lesson, we’ll explore the ii V I using shell voicings, giving us a simple and musical way to hear the harmony clearly without using more notes than we need.
In this lesson, we’ll focus on voice leading through the ii V I and look at how small, smooth movements between chord tones can make the progression sound more connected.
In this lesson, we’ll go over ways to use moving bass notes through the ii V I, helping us add motion while keeping the harmonic direction of the progression clear.
In this lesson, we’ll explore the I VI ii V progression and hear how this classic cycle of chords creates a natural sense of movement that shows up throughout jazz.
In this lesson, we’ll work through the I VI ii V using shell voicings and focus on keeping the progression simple, clear, and easy to navigate.
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Reviews
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Ohio5665
10/19/26
Essential Jazz Progressions
Another great course by David Shorr ! this one really opened up alot of things for me.
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