Category: Jazz Guitar Lessons
Video – Jazz guitar guide tone soloing shortcut (Free workbook)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FABypGMK1bc Want a quick summary of this lesson? Get your Handy PDF Worksheet & Backing Track Download: Click this link to get a print friendly worksheet and backing track for your practice.It's been a while, but it's great...
‘Upgrading’ Rhythms on Your Jazz Licks
Want a quick summary of this lesson? Get your Handy PDF Download: Click this link to get a print friendly version of all the exercises in this post for your practice.Recently I put together a complete lesson series on the classic jazz standard 'Stella By...
Walking Bass For Jazz Guitar – Three Easy Steps
I put together a how-to guide to building walking basslines on jazz guitar. Today's post is a sneak peek of the first lesson. You can get the full series of these lessons on walking bass by going to the Courses page here >> == In this lesson, you’re going...
The Blues, from Way Back by Mark Whitfield (Part 2): Signature Licks Explained
This post is part 2 of our investigation into Mark Whitfield’s jazz guitar solo from The Blues, from Way Back. In this video lesson you’re going to learn 4 cool-sounding jazz blues guitar licks from Whitfield’s recording, so you can solo over a jazz blues like a...
The Blues, from Way Back by Mark Whitfield (Part 1): Transcription and Analysis
I’ve got something special to share with you today. To kick off this month’s series on jazz guitar blues, you’re going to learn a complete transcription of highly acclaimed jazz guitarist Mark Whitfield’s solo from The Blues, from Way Back: a track from his classic...
Quick Video Lesson: The Amazing Line ‘Morphing’ Technique
https://youtu.be/neweruePQZQ I wanted to share with you this week a video of a technique that I use all the time in my own practice of jazz guitar improvisation, called the 'line morphing technique'. This technique is an easy way to get more creative 'juice'...
Modern Jazz Chord Progression Workshop with Stuart King (Replay)
This week Stuart King, jazz guitarist and composer extraordinaire did a wonderful live online workshop for FretDojo entitled Breaking Out of the ii-V-I: How to Make Your Own Jazz Chord Progressions That Sound Great.As one participant Karl remarked...
Watermelon Man (Jazz Standard): Complete How-To For Jazz Guitar
In the video lesson below, you're going to get a step-by-step breakdown of how to play the classic Herbie Hancock jazz standard, Watermelon Man, on guitar. We’re going to use this as an opportunity to work out some arpeggio shapes up and down the fretboard, and...
Finding Time To Practice Jazz Guitar: My Ten Strategies
Something that we as musicians all struggle with is finding time to practice our instrument. As modern life gets busier and busier, it’s becoming harder to find the time to devote to our jazz guitar playing. I guess that this article is just as much an article for...
How to Improve Your Jazz Guitar Improvisation: Secrets to a Stellar Practice Routine
In this article you’re going to learn a practical, step-by-step practice method on how to improve your jazz guitar improvisation. If you are starting from scratch and have never improvised before, or are more advanced but are struggling to sound convincing in your...