Learn Jazz Standards

These are the 15 most common chords. All guitarists need to know them, regardless of what style they play. These are the first chords everyone must know. Pop and folk music use these chords ALL the time. Even worship guitar in many churches uses mostly these chords. However, there is more to music than these 15 chords. This post is dedicated to the thousands of guitarists out there who are learning or have learned these basic chords, but have not yet taken the jump into become a jazz player. These 15 chords are ubiquitous in pop music today. Normally these [...]

By Brian Prunka from http://jazzscience.blogspot.com/2010/02/guitar-players-only-learn-all-notes-on.html Learning the neck of the guitar is very important.  It is limiting to play the guitar without knowing what notes you are playing.  Most other instrumentalists ALWAYS know what note they are playing.  However, many guitarists, even some experienced ones, avoid learning the notes on the fretboard, maybe because it is difficult to visualize the notes.  This limits their musicianship.  There is a difference between someone who is good at guitar gymnastics/pyrotechnics and a musician who happens to play the guitar.  It’s much better to be a musician. The above diagram from jazzscience.blogspot.com helps you [...]