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...
9 days 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...
16 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: 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...
23 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: 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...
about 1 month 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...
about 1 month 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: D7♭9 chord voicing (no root) ii–V–I progression: Am11 → D7♭9 → Gmaj13 D7♭9 arpeggio pattern for improvising Chord of the Week Use the fretboard map...
about 1 month 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: An Am11 chord shape (root on 6th string) ii–V–I progression in G major using this voicing A Dorian scale pattern for improvising ii–V–I line...
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: Rootless Cmaj7♯11 voicing Soloing with the C Lydian scale Triplet-based phrasing for rhythmic variety Chord of the Week This week's chord is a...
about 2 months 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: A rootless G7#5♭9 built from ♭7–3–#5–♭9 with 3 fingering options Voice leading: Dm9 → G7#5♭9 → Cmaj9 with nice half-step motion A ii–V–I phrase that...
2 months ago • 3 min read