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...
12 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: Rootless Dm6/9 grip with easy finger map All-12-keys method: move your index on the B string Plug-and-play ii–V–I: half-step top voices for buttery...
19 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: A finger-friendly C minor–major 7 voicing with the root on the 5th string Smooth voice leading in a Dm7♭5 → G7♯5♭9 → Cm(maj7) ii–V–I progression A...
26 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: The one altered chord voicing that instantly adds tension to any minor ii–V–i A scale shape that covers every alteration—and how to actually use it...
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: The essential m7♭5 shell chord every jazz guitarist needs—and how to move it into any key A D Locrian scale pattern built to strengthen your ear and...
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: A smooth, rootless Dmaj9 voicing built from 3–7–9–5 A 2-5-1 in D major with chromatic voice leading in the top voice One tweak that keeps your scale...
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: A rootless G13 chord shape that adds color without clashing A ii–V–I progression using all rootless voicings A melodic G Mixolydian cell to spark...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. 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 D minor 11 voicing that sounds modern and grabs quickly A slick ii–V–I progression using Dm11 → G7#5 → Cmaj9 A bebop-infused ii–V–I lick that highlights the 11 and nails the changes Chord of the Week This week’s chord is a D minor 11, played as a rootless voicing. Even...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Free Lessons Every Monday Hi Reader, It’s Kyle from Jazz Guitar Guide. 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 must-know Cmaj7 drop 2 chord for jazz comping How to move this voicing across the neck using 5th-string root notes A fresh ii V I progression using melodic drop 2 shapes A practical C major scale fragment for soloing over all three chords Chord of the Week This week’s chord is a...
2 months ago • 3 min read