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)
For me the word chord is a synonym of the word comfort, meaning that for a chord to gain access to my brain, it must be comfortable to play and extremely easy to finger. While this might sound like the height of laziness, you’re obviously going to remember something that falls as nicely under your … Read moreThe Lazy Ass Guitarist’s Guide to Jazz Chords