Category: Jazz Guitar Lessons
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: Unlock Hundreds of Voicings From THREE 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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Holy Whole Tones Batman! Try This Scale on Minor Chords
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In this video I’ll show you how to use the whole tone scale to create some exotic outside effects on minor chords. This is a continuation on a previous lesson video where we applied the whole tone scale to dominant chords. You can find that video here: https://youtu.be/tOKXuN83B0c
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Greg O’Rourke
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Improvisation With The Whole Tone Scale
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In this video I’ll show you how to use the whole tone scale to create some quirky and unique effects in your jazz guitar improvisations.
This cool symmetrical scale pattern is easy to learn on the fretboard if you know a few tricks to the pattern.
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Peace,
Greg O’Rourke
Founder, FretDojo
World Leader in Online Guitar Education
https://www.fretdojo.com
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
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Innovation in Online Jazz Guitar Education
www.fretdojo.com
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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…