Jazz Guitar Articles

This page hosts articles on almost any jazz topic. I've put them into categories so it is easier to browse for you.

I find jazz guitar articles to be useful because they generally contain more text explanation along with musical examples. I'm trying to be a clear and concise as possible but it doesn't always work ...  (-;



Website Testimonial :

Just a quick note to say I've been checking out your site and it's very well done.

A great resource.
Keep swinging.

-Greg Clayton,

Montreal Jazz Guitar Great
and McGill University Teacher


Don't forget to take a look a "Start Here" and "Free Lessons" and "Video" sections (for single-note jazz guitar improv) and/or this "Chords" section of the website.



Also, have you looked into this? to improve your playing...

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Basics

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Scales and Arpeggios for Jazz Guitar

A Series of articles on Positions :

       
-1- How to Have Six Fingers and Control the Universe

-2- Top Must-Know Positions for Jazz Guitar

-3- Scales Polishing and Connecting

-4- Complete Arps

-5- Triads and Seventh Chords



A Series of articles on Dominant Chord Types :


-0- Dominant Chords Introduction

-1- The Basic Sound - Mixolydian 
-2- Mixolydian with a flat 13th (mixo b13)


(coming soon)
-3- Mixolydian with a sharp 11th (mixo #11)

-4- Mixolydian with a flat 13th and 9th (mixo b13 b9)
-5- Mixolydian with a flat 9th (mixo b9)
-6- Super Locrian (or altered scale)

-7- Whole Tone Scale
-8- Diminished Scale

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Advanced Topics

The Chromatic Scale : Two Exercises for Jazz Guitar. Improve your time, technique and tone.

Jazz Ear Training : this topic is widely underated and often misunderstood. See (and listen) to how the great players do it...

Lee Konitz 10-step method : legendary saxophonist shares his improvisation secrets...

Advanced Bebop Scales : variations on the Barry Harris Practice Model. Bebop scales with 1,2 or even 3 passing tone (includes TABS).

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References

Jazz Guitar Tips : Top Five Jazz Guitar Tips and Mistakes to avoid (plus the best tips shared by visitors like you...)


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Question and Answers

(more questions answered here...)

How to Maintain Transcribed Jazz Vocabulary 


Technique level?

Very Fast Tempos


How do I get "THE" jazz sound ?

Learning Jazz Standards


Jazz Phrasing for Guitar


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Jazz Guitar Licks and Phrases

Generic jazz guitar licks : on blues, long and short II-V progressions.

More jazz guitar licks : on II-V's, from jazz recordings.

Minor jazz guitar licks : on minor II-V's, from jazz recordings.


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Other Jazz Guitar Subjects

Jazz Guitar Transcriptions : article on HOW TO learn from jazz recordings.

Jazz Guitar Practicing : improve the way you improve!


Chord Substitutions : spice up the harmony.


Chord Melody : learn to accompany yourself.

This is the icing on the cake : my very own personal practice log in electronic format... hence Practice Blog! Each day when sit down to practice, I keep notes.

I write a lot of stuff daily (music and text) about what and how I practice alongside my thoughts and feelings regarding my improvement (or lack thereof!)

I've been doing it on paper for years... I decided to go "www" all the way and share it with the world. Now, it's as much yours as it is mine.

And the practice blog contains much more than my practice routine : jazz guitar articles, tips, techniques, practice suggestions, audio samples, etc.

Check it out. Everybody's welcome to leave comments and share their personal practice routines or experiences.

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