Octave Playing - Guitar Lesson With Licks and Theory
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-12-30
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What's Octave Playing?

Octave playing is a big part of jazz guitar language, this technique has been popularized by guitarist Wes Montgomery one of the greatest improvisers and jazz genious of all times.

Theoretically, the principle is quite easy to understand. You just have to play lines using two simultaneaous notes separated by twelve semitones. In practice, it is more difficult because of the fingerings.

Indeed, you have to move two fingers at the same time while keeping the same hand position. This lesson provides guitar diagrams and easy guitar lines for a good mastery of this technique.

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Locrian Mode Guitar Cheat Sheets - PDF and JPEG Formats
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-12-25
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Locrian Mode Cheat Sheet For Guitar

The Locrian mode is the seventh mode of the major scale. It has a particular sound because of the b2, b3, b5, b6 and b7. It is probably the least used and the most misunderstood of all of the modes of the major scale. The Locrian mode is usually played over minor seventh flat ninth chords (m7b5).

The Aeolian mode is built with : root (1), minor second (b2), minor third (b3), perfect fourth (4), diminished fifth (b5), minor sixth (b6) and minor seventh (b7).

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Mixolydian Mode Guitar Cheat Sheet - PDF and JPEG
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-12-25
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Mixolydian Scale Guitar Cheat Sheet - PDF / JPEG

The Mixolydian mode, also called dominant scale is the fifth mode of the major scale. It is a major type scale. This is the mode to know when you want to play over dominant chords (not altered). The Mixolydian mode is widely used in jazz and blues music and one of the most important to master.

The Mixolydian mode is built with : root (1), second (2), third (3), perfect fourth (4), perfect fifth (5), sixth (6) and minor seventh (b7).

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Dorian Mode Cheat Sheet - Printable PDF and Jpeg File
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-12-25
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Printable PDF / JPEG Dorian Mode Cheat Sheet

The Dorian mode is the second of the seven musical modes.It is a minor type scale because of its minor third (b3), often the first choice to play over minor chords and one of the most important scales to know.

The Dorian mode is built with a root (1), a second (2), minor third (b3), fourth (4), perfect fifth (5), sixth (6) and minor seventh (b7).

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Ionian Mode Cheat Sheet For Guitar
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-12-25
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Printable PDF / JPEG Ionian Mode Cheat Sheet

The Ionian mode (aka major scale) is the first of the seven musical modes. The other Greek modes are Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian modes. The Ionian mode has exactly the same notes as the major scale and surely the first scale to learn for a beginner musician.

The major scale consists of a root (1), second (2), major third (3), fourth (4), fifth (5), sixth (6) and major seventh (7).

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10 Dominant Octave Licks For Guitarist - YouTube Video Lesson
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-12-18
- In Licks & Transcriptions
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Octave playing technique involves playing the same note on two strings separate by one octave. An octave is 12 semitones higher than the root note. You will find in this blog post a new video from the YouTube Channel, containing 10 dominant octave licks with tabs and standard notation overlayed.

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Inverted Chords - Music Theory Lesson
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-12-16
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This music theory lesson provides some easy examples for a better understanding of what are inverted chords.

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One Note Samba - A.C Jobim - Transcription For Guitar
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-12-01
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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One note samba is a song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim. The title refers to the main melody of the song, which consists of a serie of identical notes (F and Bb in this arrangement for guitar) with a syncopated rhythm typical of bossa nova and a number of chords typical of this genre.

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Extended Diatonic Arpeggios - Infographic
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-11-27
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Extended areggios, Extensions, Upper-Structure of Chords, Superimposition, Secondary Arpeggios, Chords
Extended Arpeggios For Guitar - Upper-Structure of Chords and Superimposition
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-11-23
- In Scales & Arpeggios
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When learning how to play jazz guitar, one of the most important device to master is to play each tone of a chord in order to outline a specific progression.

This is what we call arpeggios.

They are great melodic tools when you want to highlight the chords you are soloing over.

This lesson is focused on diatonic seventh arpeggios and their extensions.

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Three Types Of Minor Blues Scales
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-10-23
- In Scales & Arpeggios
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The minor blues scale is mostly referred to as the minor pentatonic scale with a b5 thus giving the interval pattern 1 - b3 - 4 - b5 - 5 - b7. However, few musicians know that there are three types of minor blues scales depending on wether you incorporate the flat fifth (b5), the major third (3) or the major seventh (7) to the minor pentatonic scale. In this lesson you will learn how to build, play and recognize each of these three minor blues scales.

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Major and Major 6th Arpeggios with Chords - Guitar Infographic
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-10-21
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Major 6 and minor 6 arpeggio shapes with chord diagrams.

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10 Most Popular Jazz Drummers Of All Time
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-10-11
- In Music Reviews
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There’s no doubt about it that if you want to be the best at anything, it pays to borrow a page or two from some of the most popular legends before your time. The swing feel is a fundamental aspect in jazz band music, and if you didn’t know, most of that fire in the rhythm comes from the drummers.

Yes, the other instrumentalists such as the pianist, trumpeter, and guitarist may get more attention, but we can’t overlook the importance of the drummer in jazz music. But back to the earlier mentioned idea, who would you look up to as an aspiring, learning, or practicing drummer in a jazz band? Perhaps you might just find your role model in this list, here are the 10 best jazz drummers of all time. Beginyourdrumming.com/ have compiled a list of their favourite Jazz drummers of all time.

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Triads On Guitar - Close And Open Positions - Lesson With Tabs & Shapes
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-10-08
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Triads are one of the first harmonic tools to study. They are very useful for comping and chordal enrichment.

Learning close and open (aka spread) triads increase your harmonic knowledge and at the same time help you discover your fretboard.

In this lesson you will see the main triad chord shapes including root positions and inversions.

You will also find some ideas on how to use triads over a II V I sequence, in order to create interesting melodic movement in your comping.

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What Are Dominant Seventh Chords ?
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-09-29
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Dominant seventh chords are the most important features in music, you can find them in many styles of music, especially in blues and, of course, in jazz. In this lesson, you will see how to construct drop 2, drop 3 and drop 2 & 4 dominant seventh chords, what is their harmonic function and how to play them on guitar.

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Tetrad Chords Infographic - Drop 2, Drop 3 and Drop 2-4 Voicings
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2018-09-24
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This guitar infographic enables to learn in a fun way the five main most important chord types found in music thru three kinds of voicings : Drop 2, Drop 3 and Drop 2-4.

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