Guitar was never meant to be this hard…
There comes a time in every rock/blues guitarist’s life when they feel the urge to get into jazz or go from being a guitarist to becoming a real musician that happens to play guitar. As you know, jazz guitar is a bitch to master but most guitarists’ good intentions to move beyond mediocrity are usually … Read moreThe Easiest Way to Go from Rock to Jazz
In Part 1, we looked at how to hit those chord tones when soloing over a blues to make it sound like you know what you’re doing. In Part 2, we look at a couple of other quick and dirty ways to get great results without breaking our heads. Check out this ii-V-I in C: … Read moreQuick and Dirty Chord Tone Soloing (Part 2)
There’s nothing more time-consuming on guitar than learning to solo over chords, except for sweep-picking if you don’t do it right in the first place, which is why you probably need a couple of quick and dirty ways to get some joy. By far the greatest benefit of having some idea of how to solo … Read moreQuick and Dirty Chord Tone Soloing (Part 1)