Jazz Guitar

Take 5 is probably one of the most recognized jazz standards of all time. As the title of the song suggests, Take 5 is in the 5/4 time signature. You will learn how to play Take 5 chords on guitar with both the original groove and a more advanced, syncopated chord study. The post Take Five Chords for Guitar & 5/4 Comping appeared first on Jazz Guitar Online | Free Jazz Guitar Lessons, Licks, Tips & Tricks.. […]

Whisper Not, written by Benny Golson in 1956, is one of those tunes where the melody immediately feels good under your fingers. It’s logical, sits well on the guitar, and flows naturally, which makes it fun to play. Benny Golson played tenor saxophone and was a key composer during the hard bop era. He wrote […] The post Whisper Not (Benny Golson) appeared first on Jazz Guitar Online | Free Jazz Guitar Lessons, Licks, Tips & Tricks.. […]

Jazz guitar chords can look and sound complicated, but you only need a small set of easy jazz chords to get started. This lesson shows you how to play jazz chords and gives you a handy chord chart with 17 must-know chords, along with guitar tabs and exercises to help you practice and learn quickly. […] The post 17 Easy Jazz Guitar Chords (Chord Charts & Exercises) appeared first on Jazz Guitar Online | Free Jazz Guitar Lessons, Licks, Tips & Tricks.. […]

In this lesson, you will work on a comping study for a jazz blues in Bb. This 12-bar chord progression built on dominant chords appears in many jazz standards. You’ll get familiar with essential jazz blues chords that you can reuse in other songs. The goal is to help you develop strong rhythm skills and […] The post Jazz Blues Chords – Guitar Comping Study appeared first on Jazz Guitar Online | Free Jazz Guitar Lessons, Licks, Tips & Tricks.. […]

Moment’s Notice is a hard bop jazz standard composed by John Coltrane. It was recorded for the album Blue Train (1957) in Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in Hackensack. The song is played uptempo (225 BPM) and built on fast-moving ii-V-I progressions that cycle through multiple key centers. Blue Train was Coltrane’s only session as a […] The post Moment’s Notice (John Coltrane) appeared first on Jazz Guitar Online | Free Jazz Guitar Lessons, Licks, Tips & Tricks.. […]

Autumn Leaves is another classic jazz standard that every jazz guitarist should have under his belt. Learn the fun and cool-sounding Autumn Leaves jazz guitar chords based on intervallic ideas and rootless chords. The post Autumn Leaves Jazz Guitar Chords appeared first on Jazz Guitar Online | Free Jazz Guitar Lessons, Licks, Tips & Tricks.. […]

It Could Happen to You is a popular jazz standard from the Great American Songbook. Written in 1943 by Jimmy Van Heusen, the song was featured in the film And the Angels Sing and quickly became a favorite with jazz musicians. In this lesson, you’ll learn Herb Ellis’s chord melody arrangement of It Could Happen […] The post It Could Happen to You (Herb Ellis) appeared first on Jazz Guitar Online | Free Jazz Guitar Lessons, Licks, Tips & Tricks.. […]

Cool Blues is a jazz blues composed by Charlie Parker in 1947. It’s a blues in C and one of Parker’s well-known heads built on a simple, catchy idea. In this lesson, you’ll learn the theme of Cool Blues, a solo chorus based on Grant Green’s recording, and one chorus of my own. Recommended listening: […] The post Cool Blues (Charlie Parker) appeared first on Jazz Guitar Online | Free Jazz Guitar Lessons, Licks, Tips & Tricks.. […]

Four is a 1954 jazz standard first recorded and arranged by Miles Davis and released on his album Miles Davis Quartet. In this lesson, you’ll learn the melody of Four. Although the composition is officially credited to Miles Davis, saxophonist Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson claimed that he wrote the tune and that it was later purchased […] The post Four (Miles Davis) – Melody for Jazz Guitar appeared first on Jazz Guitar Online | Free Jazz Guitar Lessons, Licks, Tips & Tricks.. […]

Joe Pass had a remarkable ability to set the mood of a tune within just a few bars. His intros are never flashy or complicated for the sake of it, instead they establish the key, imply the harmony, and lead naturally into the song. In this lesson, we’ll look at five Joe Pass intros, drawn […] The post 5 Joe Pass Jazz Guitar Intros appeared first on Jazz Guitar Online | Free Jazz Guitar Lessons, Licks, Tips & Tricks.. […]