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Category: Jazz Guitar

Altered Scale for Guitar – The Easy Way

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The altered scale for guitar is a difficult concept to grasp for a lot of players. This is because you get told

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July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Graham Tippett
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Blues Soloing Tricks: How to Easily Jazz Up Your Blues Soloing

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It’s been a while since we’ve looked at blues soloing, so I thought I’d add to the Blues Soloing Tricks series of

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May 11, 2018October 6, 2018 Graham Tippett
Blues, Improvisation, Jazz Blues, Jazz Guitar, Soloing, Soloing Over Chord Changes improv, jazz-bluesLeave a Comment on Blues Soloing Tricks: How to Easily Jazz Up Your Blues Soloing

10 Effective Ways to Learn How to Play Jazz Guitar

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I’m a huge fan and student of jazz guitar, but I’m definitely not an expert. If you’ve ever tried to get into

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November 21, 2017November 5, 2018 Graham Tippett
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Guitar Hacks for Soloing Over Complicated Chords

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If you’re comfortable soloing over major/minor and seventh chords, but things get a little shaky when you have to come up with

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October 11, 2017November 27, 2018 Graham Tippett
Chord Inversions, Chords, Improvisation, Jazz Guitar, Soloing, Soloing Over Chord Changes chords, improvLeave a Comment on Guitar Hacks for Soloing Over Complicated Chords

Soloing Over Changes: How to Be Melodic

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The transition from pentatonic soloing to fusion or jazz improvisation can be a depressing time for guitarists as the good old pentatonic

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October 5, 2016July 12, 2019 Graham Tippett
Jazz Guitar, Mike Stern, Soloing, Soloing Over Chord Changes jazz, playing over changesLeave a Comment on Soloing Over Changes: How to Be Melodic

Guitarists and the Improvisational Mindset

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Soloing is one of the main attractions of the guitar, and something that we guitarists spend endless hours trying to perfect. So

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January 22, 2016October 29, 2019 Graham Tippett
Creativity, Improvisation, Jazz Guitar, Soloing improvLeave a Comment on Guitarists and the Improvisational Mindset

4 Approaches to Jazz Guitar Improvisation

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One of the main differences between rock and jazz soloing is that the one-scale-fits-all (usually pentatonics) method doesn’t really cut it in

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July 2, 2015November 5, 2019 Graham Tippett
Improvisation, Jazz Guitar, John Scofield improv, jazz guitar, ScoLeave a Comment on 4 Approaches to Jazz Guitar Improvisation

How to Play Over Changes: Lick Mining

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When you start getting into playing over changes, whether in jazz or blues, it can seem like a daunting task to have

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May 2, 2015November 5, 2019 Graham Tippett
Guitar Hacks, Improvisation, Jazz Guitar, John Scofield jazz guitar, licks, ScoLeave a Comment on How to Play Over Changes: Lick Mining

How to Go from Rock to Jazz Guitar

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Making the transition from rock to jazz playing can sometimes be a bewildering experience. You suddenly feel like a fish out of

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February 23, 2015November 7, 2019 Graham Tippett
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