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Jazz Guitar Blog

The Jazz Guitar Blog is my "journal" on jazz guitar. It...

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Chromatic Scale : two useful exercises for jazz guitar (with TABS)

The chromatic scale is our musical alphabet. Every jazz guitarist should check out those 2 exercises ...

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Forward Motion by Hal Galper

Forward Motion has become one of the greatest resources for the eternal students of jazz. Here's jazz phrasing and articulation revisited...

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Synching Picking Strokes with Beats

Hi Mark! Your'e such a wonderful teacher, I learned a hell of a lot from your youtube clips. Just a lot more accessible than almost all of the other youtube

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William Leavitt Modern Method for Guitar / Reading / Positions

Hello, My question concerns above mentioned Method. The Leavitt books focus on how to get the student learn sight-reading. The chords are presented entirely

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Stagnation

Dear Sir! I've been playing reggae music for over 30 years. I never studied the guitar. I pretty much learnt a few chords, a few words, formed a band

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Give up!

Start back again. Listen to the masters, for a long a** time. Eventually nice things happen. Don't let your passion slip. It's hard to get back if you

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Jazz Guitar Articles and hot topics for jazz guitarists : read on!

Jazz Guitar Articles on improvising, comping, chords, scales, arpeggios, theory and other interesting matters...

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Variations on the Barry Harris Workshop Practice Model : Advanced Bebop Exercises

Great bebop lines and scales derived from The Barry Harris Workshop DVD. Improve your bebop phrasing on the guitar...

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Compose Your Own Music

Creating original melodies and chord progressions is a great way to improve as a jazz improviser. You don't have to write everything down, simply invent

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Jazz Guitar Tips : Top Five

Top 5 Jazz Guitar Tips and Mistakes to avoid (plus the best tips shared by visitors)

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Online Guitar Lessons : Learn Jazz Guitar on Skype From Anywhere in The World

Study with a professional jazz guitarist with your webcam. Boost your abilities and confidence with online guitar lessons (via FREE skype).

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Great New Band : Waï Jazz Trio


This new project, The Wai Trio will be performing for the next few weeks in Montreal.

Catch us live @ Cafe Shaika and @ Cafe Lezard.

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How to Maintain Transcribed Jazz Vocabulary

Hi Marc, Thank you so much for dedicating your time for others and help share your experience in studying jazz, cuz sometimes the learning curve does

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More advanced ...

I really like your site. I'm a player of 50 plus years and I'm still learning stuff from your site. Request> Have one advanced idea a month/week. I'll

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Playing Jazz using Chord Notes versus Scales

Hi Marc, I've conversed with a well known studio musician (late '50s through early 70s) in Hollywood. He was on the very high list of studio bass players

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Go out often!

Get out of the practice room (when you feel ready) and go meet with other musicians at jam sessions and concerts. Practicing is not even half of it; the

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Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau : All The Things live @ Jazzaldia 2007

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Vic Juris (Victor E. Jurusz Jr.): Biography, Licks and Transcriptions

Jazz guitarist Vic Juris has worked with many jazz legends of his era. Here's what you need to know about his playing...

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Jimmy Raney: Biography, Licks and Transcriptions

Jimmy Raney had a mellow and focused bebop sound on the guitar. Here's what you need to know about his playing...

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Talmage Holt Tal Farlow : Biography, Licks and Transcriptions

Tal Farlow is one of the earliest bebop jazz guitarist. Here's what you need to know about his playing...

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Mitchell Herbert Herb Ellis : Biography, Licks and Transcriptions

Herb Ellis is one of the hardest swinging bebop jazz guitarist. Here's what you need to know about his playing...

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Technique and Routine

Hi, I can't find good technique exercises other than transcribing solos. What can you recommend? I also wanted to know if you have a practicing routine

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JazzGuitarLessons.net sitemap

This sitemap displays links to many pages of JazzGuitarLessons.Net for your convenience

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Leading Tones

Hello Mark, In your first lesson you explained that with II-VI-I's you can take the 7th and 3rd of each chord and the 3rd will resolve to the

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This stuff is way too fast...

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Ed Bickert : Biography, Licks and Transcriptions

Ed Bickert is perhaps the greatest canadian jazz guitarist ever. Here's what you need to know about his playing...

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Choosing Altered Scales for Dominant 7th

Hello Marc from Erie, Pa. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I’ve been working on altered 7th scales. My question is while you are improvising are

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How To Play Jazz Guitar : A guide for the beginner, intermediate and advanced jazz guitarist

Do you want to learn how to play jazz guitar? The best recommendations on how to achieve your maxium potential...

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Technique level?

Hello, I'm an advanced rock player interested in learning jazz. I notice a lot of people never bother much about technique, speed, etc. I find that a

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Please Contribute!

Statistically, if every single JazzGuitarLessons.net visitor in 2010 donated only 11 cents, the donations would generate over a thousand dollars a month! This is unfortunately not the case right now... as only 1/1000 of all visitor donate a small amount.

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Donate to JazzGuitarLessons.net

If you find this website useful, please help by making a donation. In exchange, I will give you...

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Lenny Breau : Biography, Licks and Transcriptions

Lenny Breau was incredible in every musical context : solo, duo, trio ... even in classical and country settings! Here's what you need to know about his playing...

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Jazz Guitar Transcriptions : Great Solos

Jazz Guitar Transcriptions of great Solos by Legendary Jazz Improviser, All written out for you to learn...

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Jazz Guitar Transcriptions : Words of Advice

This jazz guitar transcriptions page contains ideas, concepts, suggestions and thoughts about transcribing for jazz guitar.

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New Wes Montgomery Jazz Guitar Transcriptions!

I've just posted two new Wes Montgomery Transcriptions on his profile : "No Blues" and "D Natural Blues"

I wrote them by hand this time...

Enjoy!

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Wes Montgomery : Biography, Style, Licks and Transcriptions

Legendary guitarist Wes Montgomery is a major influence in the jazz guitar field. Here's what you need to know about his playing...

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Very Fast Tempos

Hi from France and thanks for sharing. I've been playing as a professional musician for 20 years now and it's still very hard for me to play up tempos

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