Shaping Up: Dominant Double Stops for Guitar By Matt Warnock published 24 April 18 When learning how to play jazz guitar, we often spend time working out scales, arpeggios and single-note riffs, as well as chord shapes and common progressions.
Finger Twisters: Re-Thinking Solos Over the I IV V Progression By Richard Rossicone published 27 March 18
Employing Chromatic Passing Tones to Connect Phrases and Fretboard Positions By Andy Aledort published 20 March 18
Devising Creative Chord Patterns and Voicings from the A Aeolian Mode By Andy Aledort published 26 February 18
10 Steps to Learning Jazz Guitar Standards By Matt Warnock published 9 February 18 One of the biggest problems I encounter with jazz guitar students is that they have learned a ton of chords, scales and arpeggios, but they can’t play a tune or jam on a standard.
Pure Firepower: Eric Clapton's Bluesbreakers and Cream Fretwork By Andy Aledort published 8 February 18
Stealing Guitar Solo Ideas from Miles Davis By Matt Warnock published 1 February 18 Miles Davis' album Kind of Blue and his song "So What" are often a gateway into jazz for many musicians with a rock, pop and blues background.
Using Out-of-the-Box Scale Fingerings to Master the Fretboard By Matt Warnock published 18 January 18 Two of the most common questions I hear from students are, “How do I break out of box patterns?” and “How can I learn the notes on the neck without just memorizing each fret?”
Paul Gilbert’s "World Changing" Trick for Better Blues Licks By Christopher Scapelliti published 12 January 18 If you’re tired of playing stock minor pentatonic runs when you solo over a rock or blues progression, guitar virtuoso Paul Gilbert has a couple of neat tricks you can use to jazz up your licks.