This is a supplemental exercise to you help you get really good at the most used chord progression in jazz, the two-five-one. Also written, ii-V-I. We are going to playing iim7-V7-IMaj7-I6, which in C Major would be Dm7-G7-CMaj7-C6. Each chord get one measure. The chord chart is below, and the Continue Reading
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Blank Horizontal Fretboard Diagram for YouTube Vid
Here is the blank fretboard I used in the video. PDF Or PNG If you’d like to be more economical, go the Resources Page and Download the Horizontal Fretboard Diagram, either 12 or 15 frets, that contains six per page. Ok. Do it. Oh, and if you want a great Continue Reading
Help Your Guitarist Succeed in Jazz Band
Get your guitarist from “Smoke on the Water” to “Stompin’ at the Savoy!” Help your guitarist succeed in Jazz Band. We all know that guitarists struggle with reading music. We can overcome this, but, honestly, it’s not the first thing we need from our guitarist. What we need, in a Continue Reading
What Does A Guitarist Need to Know For Jazz Band Audition?
So, you want to get into your school jazz band, middle-school, high-school, or college. It’s a blast and you get to play in a super cool group, doing something different than the normal guitarist. Good for you! But, the audition is coming up and you’re not sure what’s expected of Continue Reading
Layered Simplicity
My whole philosophy in this Crash Course is to learn each layer of jazz guitar as simply as possible. Focusing on one element and really get a handle on it before moving. It is discouraging and unhelpful to struggling to play chords that way out of your range. Heck, it Continue Reading
About Crash Course In Jazz Rhythm Guitar Vol 1
If you follow the step by step program you will be able to play the tune at the end, Grasshopper Reaches Top of the Mountain. The Sample below is an excerpt. Much, much more is covered. You can check out the Table of Contents to get more idea of what Continue Reading
How to Strum For Swing Jazz
There are many ways to strum the guitar while playing Rhythm Guitar. Swing Jazz guitar has a very specific way, and it primarily involves downstrokes. There are a lot of subtle variations, but we’re going to start with the basics, just pure downstrokes, then downstrokes with short notes in the Continue Reading
Practice Every Day!
That’s it. Get off your computer, your phone, and your butt. Listen. Be here now.