Jazz requires a bit of foresight before jumping into taking a solo. In my previous posts I talk about recognizing a Major ii-V-I (Part 1) and a Minor ii-V-i (Part 2) and this will start expanding these concepts into how to begin the process of soloin ...
Here's a another example of playing songs within our CAGED chord shapes. Why? Just like my previous example, to get a better idea of where chord tones are, where arpeggios will lay on top, to see things in one position instead of sliding all ov ...
With all the inversions, extended chords and key changes how can we begin to understand jazz? This is part 2 of a series in which I'm going to talk about how to spot keys and how to treat them in soloing and rhythm playing. The Minor ii-V-i The ...
Alright I'm just going to give you a practice schedule. You can alter this depending on where your at and where you want to work on. Essentially I'm going to give you 4 days worth of practice, giving you specific things to focus on each day: A = Chor ...
What's a Scale?! Well if you click that link I'll talk more about how to build scales, but I'm mostly going to be talking about the difference between Parallel vs. Relative scales and each of their pros and cons. Relative Scales Relative me ...
Man, when I started playing all the licks I knew were in Minor Pentatonic Scales. How come pesky pop songs have to be in Major Keys so often? No worries, what we're going to cover today are how we can take some minor pentatonic licks and move them ...
So why is the Pentatonic Scale the Pentatonic Scale? How does it magically fit in so many scenarios and how does it work so well over so many genre's of music? Penta is Greek for “5”, Tonic is short for “Key center” or “First note of a scale”. Ess ...
Jazz is complicated due to the crazy Extended Chords and the fact that it changes keys all the time. This will be a series of blogs that will talk about how to spot keys and how to treat them in soloing and rhythm playing. The ii-V-I The ii-V-I ...
So we want to actually play along with a song in CAGED chord shapes. Why? To get a better idea of where chord tones are, where arpeggios will lay on top, to see things in one position instead of sliding all over the neck, to see how our chords ...
Capos are a tool and just like any tool, has it's own purpose and place. Some people use them as a crutch and I think for certain players, that's okay too. If you're just starting out, then yes by all means, use the capo on fret 3 and a play a G chor ...
