Jazz Guitar

Explore jazz guitar from chord voicings and comping to improvisation, standards, and the styles of legendary jazz guitarists.

20 articles

Essential Jazz Chord Voicings: Shell, Drop 2, and Rootless Forms Intermediate → The ii-V-I Progression: The Most Important Progression in Jazz Intermediate → Jazz Scales Overview: Which Scales to Play Over Which Chords Intermediate → Chord Melody Basics: Playing Melody and Chords Simultaneously Advanced → Jazz Comping Rhythms: Swing, Anticipation, and Syncopation Intermediate → Introduction to Jazz Improvisation on Guitar Intermediate → Bebop Scales on Guitar: Adding Chromatic Passing Tones Advanced → How to Learn Jazz Standards on Guitar: A Systematic Approach Intermediate → Walking Bass Lines on Guitar: Jazz Bass Technique for Guitarists Advanced → Jazz Rhythm Patterns: Swing, Bossa Nova, and Latin Grooves Intermediate → Freddie Green Comping: The Art of Four-to-the-Bar Jazz Rhythm Intermediate → Wes Montgomery Guitar Style: Octaves, Thumb Picking, and Lines Advanced → Gypsy Jazz Guitar: Django Reinhardt Style and Technique Advanced → Smooth Jazz Guitar: Mellow Tone, Melodic Lines, and Groove Intermediate → Jazz Fusion Guitar Techniques: Where Jazz Meets Rock and Beyond Advanced → The Jazz Blues Form: Blues Progression with Jazz Harmony Intermediate → Altered Dominant Chords: Tension and Resolution in Jazz Advanced → Tritone Substitution: The Jazz Reharmonization Trick Advanced → Modal Jazz Guitar: Improvising Over Static Chords and Modes Advanced → Jazz Guitar Practice Routine: A Daily Plan for Real Progress All →