Using the m7b5 Chord to Comp and Solo By Matt Warnock published 3 January 19 Comping and chord soloing over minor ii V i chord progressions can be a tough hurdle to get over when learning jazz guitar.
Thinking Two Chords at a Time: Tritone Side-Stepping for Guitar By Matt Warnock published 11 December 18 Bring a more modern sound into your jazz solos.
An Introduction to the Bebop Scale By Matt Warnock published 4 December 18 A quick review of the Bebop scale, how it’s built and where you can use it in your solos.
Jazz Guitar Corner: How to Use Triads to Outline Maj7 Chord Extensions By Matt Warnock published 13 November 18 Different triads you can use in order to outline maj7, 6, maj9 and maj7#11 chords, without having to learn anything beyond the basic triad shapes that you already know.
Three Easy Steps to Creating Killer Arpeggio Licks By Matt Warnock published 5 November 18 Expand your knowledge of arpeggios.
Jazz Guitar Corner: Unorthodox 4th Chords for Jazz Guitar By Matt Warnock published 26 October 18 Learn the different inversions of 4th chords on the middle four strings, and work on learning the chord scales associated with these chords.
Half-Whole Diminished Harmony for Jazz Guitar By Matt Warnock published 16 October 18 One of the most commonly used but tricky scales in jazz guitar is the half-whole diminished scale. Learn how to master it here.
How to Solo with Extended Jazz Guitar Arpeggios By Matt Warnock published 3 October 18 Learn arpeggios up to the 13th for each of the four “basic” chords and how to apply this concept to major and minor key progressions.
Jazz Guitar Corner: Learn to Play Three Classic Jazz Blues Licks By Matt Warnock published 20 September 18 You'll have plenty of musical ammo for your jazz-blues solos once you pick up these licks.
Expand Your Melodic Colors with 9th Arpeggios By Matt Warnock published 12 September 18 Add a bit of harmonic color to your ideas with 9th arpeggios.
One Quick Trick to Solo Over 7b9 Chords By Matt Warnock published 4 September 18 Learn how you can use harmonic arpeggios to build interesting lines when using a 7b9 diminished scale in your soloing ideas.
How to Swing Guitar Scales Like a Horn Player By Matt Warnock published 21 August 18 Try out a picking exercise that mimics the way horn players tongue their notes in the jazz style.
Jazz Guitar Chord Exercises By Matt Warnock published 14 August 18 An exercise that uses all the inversions of any chords you're learning, while playing them in a common chord progression at the same time.
Using Two-Note Chords to Play the Blues, Part 1 By Matt Warnock published 27 July 18 There are some easy-to-play and effective shapes you can learn in order to quickly outline any tune or progression.