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20 Basic Jazz Chords for Guitar [UPDATED]
So you're a guitarist and you want to start getting your jazz chops together. Awesome, let's start with jazz chords!Here's the great news:Contrary to...
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Memorizing Dominant Chords for Jazz Guitar Beginners
This is a guest post by Marc-Andre SeguinDominant chords are everywhere in music, and some genres use them more than others. You might have...
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How Jazz Pianists and Guitarists Can Play Together
A while back I was playing a monthly gig at a jazz club here in New York City, and afterwards the pianist came up...
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12 Beginning Jazz Guitar Voicings
Beginning jazz guitarists have a LOT of ground to cover in a short amount of time when they first start playing with a group....
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The 3 Most Important Jazz Guitarists of All Time
I get asked time to time, who I think the most important jazz guitarists are. This can be a tough question to answer because...
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Jazz Etude: Waltz For Snow White
Here's an etude that works for all C instrumentalists (or transposing instrumentalists) but this one includes TABS for guitarists. This etude can be helpful...
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Guitarists: Learn to Read Notes in 1st and 5th Position
Reading music is an extremely important skill for musicians. Reading music is not always emphasized in guitar education. Maybe it's because there can be...
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Learning Weekly Jazz Voicings
Pianists and guitarists need to know a LOT of different voicings in order to function. I suggest working a new voicing into your bag...
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Mastering The Fretboard
Playing jazz guitar and learning how to comp demands an advanced knowledge of the fretboard. It's important to know a good handful of stock...
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Mastering The Fretboard: Dominant 7(#11) Chords
In our last Mastering The Fretboard lesson we went over Major 7(b5) chords and how to play them in every postion and set of...