How and where to outline chord substitutions within the blues form In the last lesson blog we talked about using some of the most common scales, arpeggios and minor pentatonic scales that can be used over a basic B flat jazz blues. https://guitartipsandtrix.blogspot.com/2019/06/how-to-solo-over-basic-jazz-blues-part-1.html In this lesson we will talk about how…

Devilette Transcription for guitar I’ve been doing a lot of transcribing lately and if anybody is interested I will be posting the solo transcriptions of my favorite jazz artists. This month featured artist is tenor sax player Dexter Gordon. If any of my fellow jazz guitar players are interested in…

How to solo over a Basic jazz Blues Here is a guide on how to get started on improvising over a Bb jazz blues for beginners. Click on the images to view the examples of the the types of scales I use when improvising over a Bb jazz blues. Here is a sample of how you can mix and use these diffent Scales over a basic Bb Jazz Blues:

- If the student is going through a beginner guitar method book make sure to supplement it with a book that has some familiar songs that he or she (the student) is familiar with. Learning to read the melodies of a pop or rock song that the student is familiar…

The beginners guide to Rhythm Guitar: In the last article learning to strum your first few chords was a basic introduction to rhythm guitar. Now the next level for the beginner guitarist is to move on to barre chords. Barre chords can be quite physically demanding for your hands if…

The Grip Master can be used for guitarist and all musicians to keep your fingers in shape if you don’t have time to practice. The Grip Master is a hand grip devise that has built in weights where you can add the desired and appropriate tension. Notice the key word…

Strengthen your fingers with these 3 Basic Exercises Beginner, (intermediate and advanced guitar lesson)

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Subscribe to our Newsletter In my featured artist of the month blog, I decided to start with new and local talent. I like to reiterate the fact that this guitar lesson blog is intended for my music students that I teach privately and online, but it is also open to…