After learning a lot of new chords, let's have a look at how we can use them.
One way of using jazz chords is by replacing plain chords with jazz chords, e.g. replacing C with Cmaj9, replacing Am with Am9 etc. While keeping the same basic progression, the character the music changes completely.
TABS and notation are in the document below.

Basic to Jazz chords - Part I.pdf 40.12 KB

Video Index

01:11 We start with a very plain chord progresion

01:37 C - Am - F - G

02:31 Replace chords with 7th chords

02:49 Cmaj9

02:57 Am7

03:07 Fmaj7

03:18 G7

03:24 Check out the corresponding PDF doc below

04:07 Cmaj9

04:14 Am9

04:24 Cmaj9 add6, or Cmaj13 (6 and 13 are the same note value)

05:02 Fmaj7

05:22 G7sus4

05:30 G7

05:47 Cmaj7

05:55 Am11

06:00 Fmaj7

06:07 G9sus4

06:37 Many more variations are possible