Welcome

Introductory lessons on the Barry Harris approach to jazz harmony and improvisation, written for guitarists new to jazz. These lessons assume your guitar is in standard tuning — low to high: E A D G B E. Start with Lesson 0, then work through Lessons 1–3 in order.

• Lesson 0 — Before You Start (tuning, reading chord diagrams, glossary)
• Lesson 1 — The Sixth Chord and the Sixth-Diminished Scale
• Lesson 2 — Chord Movement: Dominant to Sixth
• Lesson 3 — Improvising with the Sixth-Diminished Scale