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This is one of those lessons that will probably make your head spin a little. It is rather theory intensive. In the same breath, it is also a very useful lesson for learning to break free of the traditional grind in order to incorporate a bit more jazz style into your playing.
LARRY CORYELL: Jazz minor scales part 1
LARRY CORYELL: Jazz minor scales part 2
Here are a few videos covering some interesting ideas to help you begin to develop more of a Jazz feel to your playing–especially in a blues context.
LARRY CORYELL: Jazz Guitar Lesson Blues In C
BILLY WILKIE: Jazz & Blues
PETER VOGAL: B FLAT MIXOLYDIAN MODE LICKS
By Corey Bray
You are probably wondering why I am bothering you with jazz. What does jazz have to do with becoming a great shredder or even a great guitarist for that matter? In all honesty, jazz is the doorway to moving beyond the ruts and boredom of everyday repetitious playing. Some of the most exciting passages I’ve created in my rock instrumentals came from being able to add a touch of jazz to the mix to give the work that much needed spice. Though you may not want to become a full blown jazz guitarist, what jazz helps you to do is to think more coherently about how you are approaching the use of chords and notes in your playing. Here is a simple example of how to approach chords differently than in, say, a strict rock setting, which can help you to start thinking outside of the box.
JAZZ ANTICIPATION
This next video gets more into the heart of jazz and helps you to focus in on working in a walking bass line with your chord changes, which could be used as a nice break from the normal rock approach, to demonstrate that you have more to offer with your playing than just a jumble of quick notes.
WALKING JAZZ BASS
So, I hope this little introduction to jazz technique has helped you to recognize not only how jazz opens the door to greater freedom in your playing, but also how it can make a piece sound more interesting, even if used in a subtle way to enhance your songs.
The time you spend in front of the television could probably be used doing more important things, but why not simply do other things while you watch television? I’m a big believer in killing two birds with one stone where I can. Some of the things I find very convenient to get out of the way while filling my brain with senseless movie mania are as follows:
1. Flaussing (makes my dentist happy)
2. Catching up on email
3. Exercising
4. Cooking
5. Balancing my checkbook
6. Tapping my foot in time with a steady beat
7. Repetitive guitar exercises
If you think about it, there are probably a whole list of tedius things you can get out of the way while you are watching television, which really don’t require a whole lot of concentration. One reason I like to spend time practicing guitar in front of the television is because my mind is not locked into play mode. I can really slow things down and work on those finger exercises that would otherwise be absolutely boring to do, if there wasn’t something else going on in the background to occupy my mind. The pay off is that I get in a good half an hour to hour’s worth of quality practice, which helps out to improve my playing tremendously. Plus, by distracting my mind from the guitar while I learn to play many of these patterns, I’ve noticed that it becomes far more natural when I go to execute the exercise in a real situation.
If it weren’t for practicing while watching television, I probably never would have put in the time to learn how to pick tap entire scales. It was one of those two handed exercises that I really wasn’t all that great at starting out. But, over the course of a month or so, working diligently in front of the television, it just began to feel more and more natural. Today, I can pick tap my way through scales and runs that are just mind blowing. And what is great is that you can do things like that too. So, instead of wasting your time just sitting in front of the television, start using that time to make subtle improvements to your abilities as a musician while you are watching your favorite show. You won’t believe how time well spent adds up to huge rewards in just a few short weeks.
These are links to my guitar lessons on Blink Nation, a social network for the blind. Please enjoy!
Guitar Lesson 2: Tuning The Guitar
Guitar Lesson 3: Basic Finger Exercise and Intro to Intervals
Guitar Lesson 4: Intervals Continued and a New Finger Exercis
Guitar Lesson 5: Identifying Notes on the Guitar Neck
Guitar Lesson 7: A More Complete Notation For Blind Guitar Players
Guitar Lesson 8: The C Major Scale
Guitar Lesson 9: The C Major Scale as a Finger
Guitar Lesson 10: Taking Our Picking More
Guitar Lesson 33: Q & A with Corey
MARTY FRIEDMAN
Marty demonstrates ways to approach developing your own scales
Marty Friedman on scales:
MARTY FRIEDMAN
Demonstrates a couple of cool arpeggios and discusses how he avoids difficult stretches.
Marty Friedman on arpeggios:
To find out more about Marty Friedman, visit:
www.martyfriedman.com
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN
Five Part Guitar Lesson
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Joe Satriani:
Great Lesson On Applying Modes
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