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Jazz Introduction & Basics

This module will teach you the basics of Jazz guitar. We'll learn basic chords, rhythm, common Jazz terms, and how to learn a Jazz Standard.

9 Lessons

10 Basic Jazz Chords

10 Basic Jazz Chords

Presented here are most of the common jazz chord shapes (grips) for guitar. Of course there are many many more and they will be covered later - but for now get started wi...

Basic Jazz Rhythm Guitar

Basic Jazz Rhythm Guitar

As well as getting the basic chords down it is also important to check out some basic rhythm. In this lesson I will just show you a basic swing rhythm guitar pattern. I ...

The 2 & 4 Jazz Metronome

The 2 & 4 Jazz Metronome

I saw this technique first on an Emily Remler instruction video casette (yeah that long ago! p.s. if you don't know her playing, check it out, she's incredible!) and it's...

Getting A Real Book?

Getting A Real Book?

A Jazz Real Book (amusingly also often called a 'Fake Book") is a book showing the chords and melodies of common jazz songs, called "Standards" because they are the stand...

Jazz Lingo - Common Jazz Terms

When I first encountered jazz I was a bit baffled by all the terms being used and had to ask one of my older jazzer mates to sit down an explain some stuff to me - so I t...

Reading A Jazz Chart

If you want to get into jazz you are going to have to learn to read a chart. You might be able to get away with not learning to read notes if you have a good ear and can ...

How To Learn A Jazz Standard

I so thought I'd done the text for this page but I've just cometo link it in and noticed that I've not... I'm in mixing the new We Came As Strangers record in LA, but I'...

Basic Bossa Nova Rhythm Pattern

Text to come later, too busy today! Vid should explain it all though :) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Chord Chord Chord Cho...

Jazz Guitar Recommended Listening

The last few weeks I have noticed a lot of people that are not keen on jazz, or have some kind of strange stereotype feelings about it - they think of tuba and old men pl...