Jazz Guitar Lessons
You will find in this section the latest jazz guitar lessons: methods, videos, PDFs, Tabs, transcriptions, licks, music theory, exercises, chord and scale diagrams, published on the blog and on the website. The content is regularly updated with fresh articles, so don't hesitate to subscribe to the newsletter.
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Satin Doll - Chords and Scales For Guitar - Lesson For Beginners
- By Stef Ramin
- On 03/22/2021
- In Jazz Standards
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Satin Doll by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, witten in 1953, is one of the most famous jazz tune. It has been recorded by many jazz musicians as Wes Montgomery, Ella Fitzgerald, Mc Coy Tyner, Oscar Peterson and of course Duke Ellington himself. It has become a classic jazz standard, a must-hear, very popular at jam sessions.
This guitar lesson with chord shapes and scale charts explains how to play easy jazz chords and what basic scales to choose for improvising over Satin Doll.
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Satin Doll Arranged For Jazz Guitar - Video With Tabs
- By Stef Ramin
- On 03/15/2021
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Check out the latest video from the YouTube channel. This is a chord melody arrangement for guitar of Duke Ellington's jazz standard "Satin Doll".
This free lesson with tabs is intended for intermediate players who want to practice some drop 2, drop 3 voicings, walking bass lines, chords inversions and substitutions over one of the most popular jazz tune.
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New PDF Method - 30 Smooth Jazz Guitar Licks
- By Stef Ramin
- On 02/11/2021
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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A new guitar method has been published recently to meet the demand of jazz-guitar-licks.com readers and buyers.
This printable PDF eBook is dedicated to Smooth Jazz Licks in the tradition of George Benson, Pat Metheny, Ronnie Jordan, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour and many more.
It is designed both for teachers and students who want to expand their theoretical knowledge and guitar technique .
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The Phrygian Mode - Theory, Licks, Charts and Shapes
- By Stef Ramin
- On 01/07/2021
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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You'll find in this blog post several cheat sheets for guitarists about the Phrygian mode, third mode of the major scale. These infographics are related to the YouTube video below. They show how this minor scale is built, how to play it on guitar, what are the related chords, how to use it over common chord progressions, etc.
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6 Types of Minor Scales - Charts and Shapes For Guitar Players
- By Stef Ramin
- On 12/20/2020
- In Infographics
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This infographic with guitar shapes show the main 6 minor scales used in jazz as :
- Minor pentatonic
- Minor blues
- Dorian mode
- Aeolian mode
- Melodic minor
- Harmonic minor
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Dorian Mode Tutorial - Theory, Shapes, Chords, Scales, Arpeggios & Licks
- By Stef Ramin
- On 12/07/2020
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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This blog post contains free cheat sheets (infographics) for guitar players about the Dorian mode. You will find useful information on how to play chords, arpeggios and minor licks directly related to this minor scale.
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Major Scale Aka Ionian Mode - YouTube Video - Cheat Sheets For Guitar - Scales, Chords, Patterns and Licks
- By Stef Ramin
- On 11/26/2020
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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Here are some free cheat sheets for guitar teachers and students about the Ionian mode aka The Major Scale. Here, you'll find chord and scale shapes with easy patterns and licks related to the Ionian mode.
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Ryland By Julian Lage - Guitar Transcription With Tab & Sheet Music
- By Stef Ramin
- On 11/15/2020
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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Here is a video transcription for guitar of Ryland by Julian Lage. TAB, Sheet music and PDF available.
Music By Julian Lage From The Album Arclight, available via Mack Avenue Records:
Please, support his fantastic work /
AMAZON : Arclight Album
iTUNES: http://radi.al/JulianiTunes
Visit Julian's YouTube Channel
Buy Julian Lage Discography on Amazon
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14 Types of Minor Scales & Modes For Guitar - Shapes and Theory
- By Stef Ramin
- On 10/13/2020
- In Scales & Arpeggios
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This guitar lesson sheds light on the different types of minor modes and scales that can be used in jazz music. They are built with different combinations of intervals starting on different steps of several scales as the major scale, the melodic minor, the harmonic minor, the harmonic major, the pentatonic scale and the bebop scale.
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10 Mike Stern Jazz Fusion Licks - Solo Transcriptions
- By Stef Ramin
- On 10/01/2020
- In Licks & Transcriptions
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This video recently posted on the YouTube channel contains 10 Mike stern lines with tabs and standard notation transcribed from the solo of "Chatter".
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Blues Moon (Julie London / Howard Roberts) - Guitar Transcription With Tabs
- By Stef Ramin
- On 09/04/2020
- In Licks & Transcriptions
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Here is a transcription (tabs, and standard notation) of the guitar comping played by Howard Roberts in the jazz standard Blue Moon with Julie London. You will find in the following:
- The original version.
- The YouTube video with the transcription and the tabs / notation overlayed.
- Four free png files.
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Tangerine - Stan Getz - Transcription With Tabs For Jazz Guitar
- By Stef Ramin
- On 08/26/2020
- In Licks & Transcriptions
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Tangerine is a song written by Victor Schertzinger and Johnny Mercer, published in 1941. This is one of the most popular jazz standard. This lesson provides an arangement for jazz guitarists inspired by Stan Getz version.
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28 Ways of Playing a Dominant 7 Chord On Guitar
- By Stef Ramin
- On 08/22/2020
- In Chords / Voicings
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Dominant 7 chords are surely the most important to know when you want to try your hand at jazz guitar. These chords are very present in jazz and blues tunes, that's why it is crucial to know them at your fingertips.This quick lesson show 28 dominant 7 guitar shapes based on drop 2, drop 3 and drop 2-4 voicings.
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Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue - Part 1 - Guitar Lesson With TAB - Steve Down - Creator Spotlight
- By Stef Ramin
- On 08/20/2020
- In Creator Spotlight - Jazz Guitar Lessons
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Lesson By Steve Down
I'm super excited to start my new lesson series on one of my favourites 'Midnight Blue' by Kenny Burrell. If you love blues and are looking to dip your toe into jazz then this is a great place to start! Have fun!
PART 1 This is a new series where we are learning the whole of Kenny Burrell's 'Midnight Blue' from his 1963 album of the same name. There will be a new lesson every Saturday where we will learn another chorus from this excellent tune! And there will be TAB on screen!
In this lesson we look at the head of Midnight Blue. The chords, the melody and some of the gear KENNY BURRELL used for the Midnight Blue recording sessions. Next week we will be looking at the first chorus from the solo!
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Creator Spotlight - Twelve Tone Box - Sound Bite #7 - Bb Major - Pedro Velasco
- By Stef Ramin
- On 08/20/2020
- In Creator Spotlight - Jazz Guitar Lessons
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Lesson by Pedro Velasco,
Here's number 7 from the Sound Bite series. Next one on Friday.
In this sound bite series I create short chord progressions and melodic motifs over common jazz chord changes. Check the transcription after the video.
For more sound bites and transcriptions,
go to my YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/pedrovpeters
or Soundslice page:
https://www.soundslice.com/users/pedrovelascomusic/Thanks!
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Cluster Chords On Guitar - Theory And Exercises With Tabs
- By Stef Ramin
- On 08/19/2020
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This guitar lesson with tabs and theory is about cluster chord voicings. These are chords in which at least two notes are grouped together in order to create a sort of dissonance.
Cluster chords are sometimes quite difficult to play on guitar but they have a very interesting sound widely used in comtemporary jazz and neo-soul music.