Chord of the Week Chord of the Week Jazz Guitar Basics Intro to Jazz Guitar Chords Scales Reading Picking Fingering Soloing Comping Lessons from Chops Factory (my old site) Theory Lessons on theory as they relate to jazz improvisation. Concepts about connecting ideas, and more! Respelling Chords/Scales Respelling Chords/Scales II How to Use Triad Arpeggios […]
Fingering Technique Jazz Guitar Technique Andrew Green Paperback: 112 pages E-book Publisher: Microphonic Press ISBN: 0-9700576-1-X Having effective left hand technique means being able to finger a wide variety of musical ideas when improvising, at a variety of tempos. On guitar, unlike many other instruments, […]
Picking Technique Jazz Guitar Technique Andrew Green Paperback: 112 pages E-book Publisher: Microphonic Press ISBN: 0-9700576-1-X The interesting thing about picking is that there are different ways of doing it. George Benson has a different technique than Pat Martino. Wes Montgomery uses a different technique than […]
Jazz Guitar Technique – Grabbing Chords Jazz Guitar Technique Andrew Green Paperback: 112 pages E-book Publisher: Microphonic Press ISBN: 0-9700576-1-X Grabbing Chords Being able to grab chord voicings easily is vital for comping behind melodies and solos, and for filling out your own solos if […]
Jazz Guitar Technique – Phrasing/Articulation Jazz Guitar Technique Andrew Green Paperback: 112 pages E-book Publisher: Microphonic Press ISBN: 0-9700576-1-X Phrasing and Articulation One way to increase the interest within an eighth-note line is by varying attack and volume. This is done to achieve a more […]
Jazz Guitar Technique Jazz Guitar Technique Andrew Green Paperback: 112 pages E-book Publisher: Microphonic Press ISBN: 0-9700576-1-X Playing Across Two and Three Strings The following phrases are a sample from the 5 pages of Two- and Three-String Phrases in the book. Playing Across Three […]
Jazz Guitar Technique – Cross-String Studies Jazz Guitar Technique Andrew Green Paperback: 112 pages E-book Publisher: Microphonic Press ISBN: 0-9700576-1-X TWO-STRING EXERCISES The following exercises are a sample from the six pages of Two-String Studies in the book. Picking across the strings (one note […]
Jazz Guitar Technique Jazz Guitar Technique Andrew Green Paperback: 112 pages E-book Publisher: Microphonic Press ISBN: 0-9700576-1-X Learning the Neck To improvise freely on the guitar, you need to be able to play the same idea in many different places on the neck. Otherwise, […]
Jazz Guitar Technique – Introduction Jazz Guitar Technique Andrew Green Paperback: 112 pages E-book Publisher: Microphonic Press ISBN: 0-9700576-1-X INTRODUCTION When improvising, what your mind hears is more often than not determined by what your body can reproduce on your instrument. Much of your conception […]