Category: Jazz Guitar Lessons
Jazz Guitar Lessons: Best Starter Guide For 2021
Jazz Guitar Lessons Hub on FretDojoWelcome to the FretDojo! If you’ve arrived on this page, you’re likely desperate to untangle the mystery of learning how to play jazz guitar. Help is at hand… Scroll down to find everything on the site related to jazz guitar, along...
Free Sample Lesson: Mind Expanding Triad Trip with Ant Law
Explore exciting new creative dimensions of harmony and improvisation techniques through the magic of triads. Presented by acclaimed UK based jazz guitarist Ant Law who recently featured as a special guest on the FretDojo Youtube channel.
This lesson is the first video from our course series ‘Mind Expanding Triad Trip with Ant Law’ which was recently released in the FretDojo Jazz Guitar Academy. To find out more about the Academy and to sign up to get instant access click here. https://www.fretdojo.com/signup-offer
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Greg O’Rourke
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Innovation in Online Jazz Guitar Education
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Melodic Development Workshop with Stuart King
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In this FretDojo episode our special guest Stuart King is back to talk about one of the most important practice techniques for any jazz guitar improviser – melodic development techniques. This will enable you to sound much more musical when you improvise on guitar and is a technique you should practice daily.
Stuart King is a FretDojo Approved Guitar Instructor – if you’re interested in getting direct one on one coaching with Stuart via Skype/Zoom please contact us at [email protected] to book a lesson.
Greg O’Rourke
Founder, FretDojo
Innovation in Online Jazz Guitar Education
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Charlie Christian – Rose Room Lick
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In this session I take a look at some of Charlie Christian’s vocabulary, and how you can easily use this to make a convincing jazz solo that still sounds fresh and relevant today!
Video Sections:
00:00 Intro
00:48 Lick Demonstration – Full Tempo
01:16 Lick Demonstration – Slow Tempo
01:45 Lick Analysis
05:21 Triad Example Ideas over Bb7
07:36 Substitution Analysis
09:07 Triads on Jazz Blues Exercise (with corresponding PDF)
11:01 Exercise Example – Full Tempo
12:30 Wrap Up
This material will instantly spice up your jazz guitar improvisations to make them sound more authentic, and will help you open up the creative soloing possibilities on guitar.
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Free Sample Lesson: Charlie Parker Ornaments
Welcome to this month’s free sample lesson from the FretDojo Academy where I’ll show you how to apply some cool Charlie Parker style ornaments to standard arpeggios. This lesson is part of a series on the classic Charlie Parker tune Yardbird Suite which is featured in the FretDojo Academy.
How to play a Jazz Solo with Only 5 Notes
There’s a bit of a trap that you can fall into learning this dark art of jazz (and especially jazz guitar). The feeling that you need to know everything about jazz…to be able to play jazz. Think about this…
‘Leia’s Love Story’ ii – V – I Lick for JAZZ GUITAR (Valentine’s Day Special)
In this session I’m looking at a cool ii – V – I lick I’ve called ‘Leia’s Love Story’ – one for all you lovers on Valentine’s Day.
The Importance Of Learning Jazz Vocabulary – Practice Tips and Approaches
In this episode of the FretDojo.com Podcast, lets dive deep into a topic that’s critical in your development as a jazz guitarist:
The importance of jazz vocabulary – and how to go about learning it!
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Podcast episode URL: https://www.fretdojo.com/podcast006/
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The “Passy-Doble” Joe Pass Jazz Guitar Lick
► Get your FREE PDF Worksheet for this lesson here: https://www.fretdojo.com/pdf/ ► Start Your FretDojo Academy Membership Here: https://www.fretdojo.com/signup-offer Welcome to this replay of episode #1 of FretDojo LIVE! In this session I'm looking at a cool ii - V -...
JAZZ GUITAR Improvisation Lesson – Lateral Melody Trick
In this video, you'll learn a very cool jazz guitar soloing approach that Jonathan Kreisberg plays over his version of Out Of Nowhere - The Lateral Melody Trick! This video is an excerpt of a course published in my FretDojo Jazz Guitar Academy, my online jazz guitar...