Posts by jazz-guitar-licks
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Fingerstyle Guitar - Quick Guide For Beginners
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-02-23
- In Guitar Practice Tips
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This guitar lesson focuses on a technique used in many styles of music (blues, jazz, rock, flamenco, pop, bossa nova, etc) called "Fingerstyle" which is to play the strings with the fingers (thumb, index, major and annular) instead of a pick.
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How To Turn A 7th Chord Into A Rootless 9th Chord - Theory Lesson For Guitarists
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-02-15
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This chord theory lesson focuses on how to transform a dominant 7 chord (drop 2, drop 3 and related inversions) into a rootless ninth chord by replacing the tonic (1) with the ninth (9).
This technique will help guitarists expand their harmonic knowledge and also explore their neck in more depth. This can be a useful trick when composing or for chord melody arrangements.
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Dorian Bebop, Dominant Bebop And Chromatic Jazz Guitar Lines - PDF and Video
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-02-12
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In this brief jazz guitar tutorial you will learn how to use three important jazz scales (Dominant Bebop, Dorian Bebop and Chromatic) and also a diminished 7 arpeggio over ii V chord sequences. Short video and free printable PDF available.
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Dominant Bebop Scale, Rootless Chords And Arpeggios - PDF With Tab And Video
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2023-01-17
- In Licks & Transcriptions
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This guitar lesson provides a 12-bar study (free PDF and short video) for practicing the dominant bebop scale, some rootless chords and also three types of arpeggios (min7, dom7 and half-diminished) over a turnaround variation.
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Jazz Guitar Chord Melody Arrangement - In A Sentimental Mood By Duke Ellington
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-12-20
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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This video with tab and diagrams is a chord melody arrangement for jazz guitar of the famous Duke Ellington's jazz tune "In A Sentimental Mood". The aim being to mix the melody and the chords together as a piano player would do.
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Diminished 7 Chords - Connections With Dominant 7 And Minor 6
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-12-11
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In this guitar lesson you will learn how to transform a diminished 7 chord into a dominant 7 and also a minor 6 chord either by lowering or raising only one note in order to get a smooth transition.
Check the GUMROAD shop to get the free PDF.
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Difference Between Fully Diminished 7 And Half-Diminished - Guitar Lesson With Formula Chart And Neck Diagrams
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-11-28
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This blog article dedicated to guitarists answers the question that many beginner musicians ask themeselves :
What is the difference between half-diminished and fully diminished (Diminished 7) ?
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LAVA Guitar ME 3 Review - All-new Finish: Golden Hour
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-11-22
- In Music Gear Reviews - Buyer's Guides
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Guest post by Lava Music
LAVA MUSIC Pushed out LAVA ME 3 in an All-new Finish: Golden Hour Just Before The Season
On November 22, 2022, LAVA MUSIC introduced an all-new finish, Golden Hour, to their most revolutionary guitar LAVA ME 3, taking the product’s color options to seven.
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Differences Between Maj9, add9 and 9 Chords - Music Theory For Guitar With Charts And Neck Diagrams
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-11-16
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This guitar lesson with charts and shapes will help you understanding the differences between major 9, add9 and dominant 9 Chords. How they are built and how to play them on guitar.
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A7 Jazz Blues Lick In The Style Of Joe Pass - Transcription and Video
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-11-01
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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This is a 6 bar jazz blues phrase in A7 inspired by the great Joe Pass, that mixes chromatic passing tones and blues notes with the Mixolydian mode. You'll find here the transcription, an Instagram video et and a brief analysis of the lick.
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Medodic Minor Scale And Altered Dominant Seventh Chords - Guitar Lesson With Free PDF and Short Video
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-09-23
- In Jazz Guitar Lessons
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This guitar lesson provides 10 easy exercises for understanding the relationship between the Melodic Minor Scale and altered dominant seventh chords. This is a free course (or give what you want) with a printable PDF with tab/standard notation and a YouTube short video.
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Dominant 7 To Minor 7 Chords - Drop 2 Voicings Shapes For Guitar
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-09-07
- In Guitar Cheat Sheets, Methods, eBooks, Posters
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This guitar cheat sheet shows the relation between a dominant 7 chord and a minor 7 chord. All the shapes are drop 2 voicings with bass notes on the fifth string. The aim being to move only one note at a time, separated by a half step (one semitone).
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Chromatic Lines And Dyads (Aka Double Stops) Over Dominant 7 Chords - Guitar Lesson With Free PDF (TAB + STANDARD NOTATION)
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-08-31
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This lesson provides a free PDF music sheet with tab containing some easy jazz blues lines to practice dyads and chromaticisms over two dominant chords. This tutorial is also accompanied by a short YouTube video.
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1-2-3-1 Sequence Over Cycle Of Fourths | Warm-Up Exercise For Beginner Guitarists
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-07-29
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This short tutorial provides an effective warm-up exercise for guitar players of all styles and all levels. It comes with a YouTube short video with tab / notation overlayed and a downloadable PDF available for free on the GUMROAD STORE.
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25 Exotic Scales On Guitar - Charts, Diagrams And Audio
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-07-15
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This guitar lesson lists 25 exotic and rare scales from different cultures and countries to add new colors to your playing.
You'll find two-octave guitar shapes, formula charts, audio files in the key of C for each scale and classified into five main categories :
Seven Note Dominant Scales.
Seven Note Minor Scales.
Seven Note Major Scales.
Six Note Scales.
Five Note Scales.
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Relative Minor Chords On Guitar
- By jazz-guitar-licks
- On 2022-06-27
- In Teacher Spotlight - Jazz Guitar Lessons
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Lesson by Mike Hayes
In this video Mike explains what is the relative minor chord and how to use it to create your own chord melody parts on guitar. This step by step lesson will help you understand how this major and relative minor tonal relationship can open up a whole new world of sonic possibilities.
