Category: Jazz Guitar Lessons
Best Jazz Guitar Songs To Learn
In this live session excerpt, Ryan and Greg discuss just which jazz songs and song forms to learn first for those who are early in their jazz guitar journey.
Utilizing the ’80/20 rule’, these tunes will teach you the common chord progressions, turnarounds and song forms to enable you to play thousands of other songs!
How To Get A Great Jazz Guitar Tone
In this session Ryan and Greg will give you some hot tips on how to get an epic jazz guitar tone – amp settings, strings, picks, and secrets used by the jazz guitar masters.
Wes Montgomery’s AMAZING Octaves Technique
In this session Greg O’Rourke will show you Wes Montgomery octaves technique on guitar – a way to make simple lines sound incredible.
Autumn Leaves Guitar Hacks – Easy Fingerstyle Lesson + TAB
Recently I’ve been on a mission - to make the easiest Autumn Leaves guitar arrangement ever created. Hey, presto:After weeks of experimentation and hours upon hours of blood, sweat, and tears, here is the easiest Autumn Leaves chord melody in the known universe....
How To Play Jazz Barre Chords For Newbies (Guitar Lesson)
How To Play Jazz Barre Chords For Newbies (Guitar Lesson)Today’s lesson is about playing jazz barre chords in all their groovy goodness. Students often complain about what seems to be a tricky technique for these bar chord shapes… But it’s easy once you know a few...
2 5 1 Chord Progression Guitar | Fret Dojo
2 5 1 Chord Progression Guitar: 20 Options in Under 5 MinutesHave you been struggling to make a 2 5 1 chord progression guitar friendly? Or maybe you want to understand what a 2 5 1 jazz chord progression is - and how to play it on guitar? In today’s jazz...
Lydian Dominant Scale (Guitar Lesson) – Ultimate Guide
Does the Lydian Dominant Scale seem somewhat cryptic to you? If you're a guitarist looking to put some more spice into your solos: look no further...In today's post, we’re going to: Discuss the Lydian Dominant scale with its various names and applications; Take a look...
Jazz Guitar Scales: One Pattern To Rule Them All
Have you been struggling with jazz guitar improvisation and are wondering about the best jazz guitar scales to use? In this jazz guitar lesson, I'm going to show you a simple yet easy trick to improvise over the entire fretboard using a clever jazz scales method I...
Bossa Nova Chords Progression – Seduce The Six Strings Baby (Guitar Lesson)
Yeah baby - in today's beginner jazz guitar lesson you'll learn a very cool bossa nova chords progression - and I'm going to show you how to build up one of the most useful bossa nova guitar rhythm patterns step by step. If you can play one bossa nova...
Jazz Guitar Chords: Get 100 Voicings From 3 Easy Shapes
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In this video you’ll discover how the most useful jazz guitar chords are constructed, and how you can easily derive literally HUNDREDS of cool jazz chords from just THREE basic shapes. You can find that video here: https://youtu.be/Usg8gdts4WU
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Greg O’Rourke
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