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Free Jazz Guitar Lessons online

by Brian Gough

how to improvise and play a jazz solo with confidence

How to play jazz guitar is a study of the techniques and methods used for improvisation and soloing with instruction and tuition in the form of free lessons covering scales, modes, chords, chord progressions and melody as we explore the world of "how to improvise and play a jazz solo with confidence". This jazz guitar page is aimed primarily at intermediate level players but I hope it will be of benefit to beginner guitarists learning to play but wanting to move on and up the ladder of knowledge.

I will have a page of practical examples in tab or notation with transcriptions of jazz standards showing licks and riffs used by top session musicians.

How to play jazz guitar is divided into 3 sections namely:-Simply jazz, chords and improvising and a page of practical examples and analysis.

Part 1: Simply Jazz

Part 2: Chords and Improvising

Part 3: A practical example & analysis

Part 3:-A practical example and analysis.

At this stage I would like to introduce practical examples to help you further understand what we have been covering. I will change the song on a regular basis.

15/10/2009:-

I am putting down a solo by Miles Davis based on a song called 'Autumn Leaves', I am sure it's one you all know.

practical example solo in tab

I sincerely hope and trust you have enjoyed your visit to the Brians Jazz guitar pages and will return again often. The pages will never be static but indeed I will endeavour to add to and develop them all the time. Please have a look around and do call again. If you have any comments please contact me.

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Part 1: Simply Jazz

Part 2: Chords and Improvising

Part 3: A practical example & analysis

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'All the things you are'.

jazz standard practical example notation

Right, lets have a look at the solo above based on 'All the things you are'. I chose this piece because this solo was played in one area of the fretboard ie.the 7th and 8th frets. It is played basically on the Ab scale at the 8th fret. Why can you play in that one position over the above chord changes? Using the substitution charts and 'rules' (I hate that word!) on page 2, lets go through the changes.

Fm is the relative minor of Ab so you can play on Ab.
Bbm7 to Eb7 is the 2-5 of Ab so you can play on Ab.
Dbmaj7 is the 4 chord (tension chord) of Ab so you can play on Ab.
Then there is a temporary key change via the Dm7-G7 which is the 2-5 to Cmaj. so you can play over the Cmaj scale at the 7th fret.
The Cm is a substitute chord for Ab, so back to the 8th fret Ab scale.
Then there is a 2-5 (Fm-Bb7) moving to temporary key change Ebmaj. However the relative minor chord for Eb is Cm. which is a substitute for Ab anyway, so you can just play on the Ab scale.
Then finally there is a 2-5 (Am-D7) to Gmaj. which again is just moving the Ab scale shape down 1 fret.

Ultimately what you are doing is playing one scale shape at the 8th fret (Ab), and twice for the temporary changes to C and G, you move the shape down 1 fret. I keep using the word 'scale' but you can think of the Ab arpeggio with passing notes of your own choice, which as you will know from earlier in the lesson, is how I prefer you to think. It is your choice though!