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When we start playing jazz getting a good understanding of altered chords is a must, but unfortunately they can be confusing when you first see them. Here is a quick guide to altered dominant chord tones and how they work. We will use a simple C7 chord as the basis for all our alterations in this example. Perhaps I think differently about altered chords but this is my method for understanding altered chord tones.
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Welcome to the third part in our guide to intervallic sequences. Playing through these interval sequences will improve your jazz technique and aural skills as well as making scale practice more interesting. So far we have covered the 3rd interval and also the 4th interval.
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Yesterday I showed you how to practice playing through the C major scale using thirds and now it is the turn of the fourth interval. If you read the previous lesson then you probably have a good idea about how these interval sequences are done. Fourths have a very modern and open sound to them but they are pretty tricky to play on guitar due to the nature of the instrument. If you play piano or any other instrument then you shouldn’t have too much trouble with these sequences.
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In this lesson we are going to take a quick look at turnarounds in jazz and how you can play over them. A turnaround is simply a chord sequence which happens at the end of chord progression which takes you back to the beginning. There is a lot of room to experiment with jazz turnarounds because usually there is not much happening in terms of the melody when you get to the last few bars of a song. This means that jazz turnarounds are an ideal place for chord substitutions. Generally turnarounds in jazz are two or four bars long.
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This is a review of the most complete guide to jazz theory you will find. The Jazz Theory Book
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I thought for today’s lesson I would take a look at some chromatic picking exercises for guitar which have really helped me with my technique. Although they are not particularly the most exciting exercise from a musical point of view, chromatic picking exercises are a great way to improve your alternate picking on guitar. Because jazz is such a technically demanding style of music these kind of exercises can really help improve your jazz playing.
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This is a lesson that will help you learn jazz improvisation. Jazz theory and improvisation can be a tricky subject to master and difficult to teach but it is easy to start improvising on your instrument. Here are four great tips to help you get started with jazz improvisation.
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