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This article is an installment in my Anatomy of a Tune series, where I take famous Standards and break them down from a specific standpoint such as improvisation, chord melody, comping, arranging or phrasing/rhythm. In this article, we will be breaking down “Summertime” from the perspective of chord substitution, walking basslines with comping and melodic/harmonicRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreLearning to comp through minor key ii-V-I’s is an essential skill for any jazz guitarist to master during the course of their development. While we spend countless hours on major key ii-V-I’s, sometimes we get caught paying too much attention to the major version of these chords and the minor versions can be ignored inRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreOne of the most frequent questions I get from readers and students is, “How do I learn to walk a bassline on the guitar?” Though there are many ways to accomplish this goal, one of the exercises that I found helped me, and that has helped my students over the years, is learning how toRead the Rest... ...
Read More(Scroll Down to View Video Lesson) As guitarists, we all know how difficult it can be to get enough chords under our fingers to play through our favorite tunes and not sound repetitive. While sitting down and learning inversions for all the different chord types can be helpful, it is also often boring andRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreThis is a guest post by Steve Nixon. He writes for the website www.freejazzlessons.com Photo Credit: Adrian Whelan What is a good jazz practice routine? One of the challenges that aspiring jazz musicians face when practicing is the sheer amount of potential material to choose from. There never is a shortage of things toRead the Rest... ...
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