Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: F7b9 Chord Shape ii–V–I progression example (C–7 → F7♭9 → B♭–maj9)n F Super Locrian scale and line example Chord of the Week This week’s chord of...
11 days ago • 3 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: The C minor 7 voicing every jazz guitarist should know How to connect it in a ii–V–I progression in B♭ major A C Dorian scale pattern that works...
18 days ago • 3 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: The drop-3 Fmaj7 chord shape every jazz guitarist should know Why this voicing sounds so open and smooth in a 2-5-1 progression The scale segment...
25 days ago • 3 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: Moveable C7#9 voicing The half-whole diminished scale connection A sample ii-V-I line to practice it in context Chord of the Week This week’s chord...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, One quick question before we get started: do you like the format of this newsletter? Is there anything you're not seeing that you'd like to see? Anything in here you don't care about? Hit reply and let me know. Thanks! It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: Chord of the Week: Learn the Cmin(maj9) voicing, built from ♭3–7–9–5. Finger-Friendly Variations: How to move the shape up the neck to reduce the...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: Chord of the Week: G7#5 (a.k.a. G7 Augmented, G+7) This week’s ii–V–I progression: Dm7♭5 → G7#5 → Cm9 The G7#5 Arpeggio Pattern Chord of the Week...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: This week’s chord: Dm7♭5 (Half Diminished) A smooth minor ii–V–i progression in D minor Arpeggio pattern that sits on the top 4 strings A ii–V–i...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. One of the best ways to improve your jazz guitar playing is to work on one concept at a time - until you've really got it. That's why each issue of Jazz Guitar Weekly brings you one chord shape and one improvisation tip — clear, simple, and ready to play. Here's what's inside: A new Gmaj13 chord shape (rootless voicing) A ii–V–I progression with smooth inner voice movement A Gmaj13 arpeggio pattern using the Tim Miller...
2 months ago • 3 min read