Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, Welcome to Jazz Guitar Weekly - with a quick tips you can use to put to work in your jazz guitar playing today. Here's what's inside: The problem with “horn player” thinking How 5 shapes map the fretboard Finding the closest arpeggio every time Using CAGED for chords, scales, and arpeggios Jazz Guitar Shortcut One of the trickiest things is connecting arpeggios in your solos. Most of the time, guitar players try to learn this in a very non-guitar centric...
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Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, Welcome to Jazz Guitar Weekly - with a quick tips you can use to put to work in your jazz guitar playing today. Here's what's inside: Why overthinking chord theory can slow down your jazz guitar progress How learning practical chord grips teaches you the theory automatically The simple trick for connecting chord tones smoothly on the fretboard Jazz Guitar Shortcut Jazz guitar players love to get caught up in the music theory, especially when it comes to...
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Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, Welcome to Jazz Guitar Weekly - with a quick tips you can use to put to work in your jazz guitar playing today. Here's what's inside: Why practicing painfully slow helps you learn faster and retain more When watching TV while practicing actually makes sense (and when it doesn’t) A simple way to stay “gig-ready” during busy weeks Jazz Guitar Shortcut With how much jazz guitar material is out there, it’s easy to fall into the trap of trying to get through as...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, Welcome to Jazz Guitar Weekly - with a quick tips you can use to put to work in your jazz guitar playing today. Here's what's inside: The biggest mistake players make once it’s solo time Three simple improvisation “wins” that work immediately An easy way to improve your rhythms without extra practice Jazz Guitar Shortcut One of the most common roadblocks people run into when it’s time to improvise a solo is simply not knowing what to play. When all you’re...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, Welcome to Jazz Guitar Weekly - with a quick tips you can use to put to work in your jazz guitar playing today. Here's what's inside: The idea of “grips” and why Joe Pass emphasized them How small chord movements create instant sophistication A simple way to level up Dm7 (or any chord) comping Jazz Guitar Shortcut When I work with students who are trying to improve their comping, one of the things they usually ask for is more—or better—comping rhythms. And...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, Welcome to Jazz Guitar Weekly - with a quick tips you can use to put to work in your jazz guitar playing today. Here's what's inside: Why jazz guitar chords feel harder than they really are How pros think about chord shapes (without fancy labels) How to use these chords in tunes, ii-V-I’s, and real music Jazz Guitar Shortcut One thing I notice a lot with jazz guitar players, especially people who feel like they’re getting into jazz late, is this feeling...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, Welcome to Jazz Guitar Weekly - with a quick tips you can use to put to work in your jazz guitar playing today. Here's what's inside: Why long, exhausting practice sessions aren’t necessary My “Morning Coffee” jazz guitar practice routine The 3 core skills every jazz guitarist should focus on Why focus, habit, and repetition matter more than time Jazz Guitar Shortcut It’s easy to get caught up thinking you need to spend hours practicing to get good at jazz...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, I'm trying a new format this week - let me know what you think. Welcome to Jazz Guitar Weekly - with a quick tips you can use to put to work in your jazz guitar playing today. Here's what's inside: Why overthinking ii–V–I licks slows your improvisation down How the natural minor scale covers most minor key tunes Two classic tunes to practice this idea right away A holiday listening guide. My favorite jazz guitar Christmas albums Jazz Guitar Shortcut Stop...
4 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: Gm11 voicing (string-6 root) How to move this chord to any key Voice leading breakdown for a ii–V–I in G minor → C7♭9 → Fmaj9 Tim Miller-inspired...
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