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Bebop Scale Guitar: Barry Harris’s Rules for Soloing a 2-5-1
Drop the 2 chord, descend the dominant scale, and add chromatic notes in three spots so chord tones land on the beat. Here’s the…
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All of Me Guitar Chord Melody: A Simple Way In and a Lush One
Start by switching between the melody and shell chords, then move to a fuller arrangement with augmented chords, flat 9s and lush voicings on…
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Jazz Guitar Chord Extensions: 4 Levels to Lush 2-5-1 Chords
Put a 9 or 13 on top of your shell chords, move the 13 to a flat 13, add a tritone sub, then mix…
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R&B Guitar Solo: 6 Pentatonic Challenges Over Just the Two of Us
Five chords, one key center, one F minor pentatonic box. Then five more restrictions that expand it: one string, the blues note, upbeats, double…
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7th Chords on Guitar: 5 Levels to Make One C Major 7 Move
Build C major 7 from the triad, put the whole C major scale on top of it, groove on it, then walk its inversions…
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Diminished Chords on Guitar: 5 Levels From One Shape to Lines
Where the diminished chord comes from, how one shape repeats every three frets, and how to use it as a flat 9, a passing…
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Outside Playing on Guitar: 4 Pentatonic Hacks to Go In and Out
Keep the five-note pentatonic and move its center: inside centers, mixed centers, then tension centers on the dominant of a ii-V-I that resolve sweetly.
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Chord Scales on Guitar: 8 Levels to Know What to Play on a Chord
Hear each note against the chord first, then pick the scale: major 7, dominant 7 and minor chords, with the triad in the center…
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Best Jazz Albums: The 10 Records I Looped Until I Knew Them
My ten favorite jazz albums, from Wes Montgomery to Remember Shakti, with what each one taught me and how I listen when I want…
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Stella by Starlight Guitar Chord Melody, Chord by Chord
A full Stella by Starlight chord melody broken down: harsh opening colors, shell voicings with one melody note on top, and the moves made…
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How to Comp Blues Guitar With Shell Chords and a Moving Bass
Comp a blues in F with low shell voicings, a little bass motion and chromatic passing chords that land the important chords right on…
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How to Find Melodies on Guitar Without Hunting the Whole Neck
A lot of melodies use only seven notes. Find the key center first, pick one position, and the melody you hear in your head…
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