Welcome to Jazztheorylessons.com, the best place to find lessons on jazz theory and improvisation. If you are looking to learn jazz theory then our free jazz lessons will help you. We will be adding new and interesting jazz theory lessons each week. Our site is here to make learning jazz theory fun and interesting. We have lessons on scales, jazz chords, modes, arpeggios and jazz repertoire. If you are looking for some jazz guitar inspiration then this list of amazing jazz guitar albums might help you out. There are so many great jazz guitar CD’s out there that choosing ten great ones is a tricky task. I have tried to pick some great albums which span as many genres and time periods as possible. Bear in mind these are just my opinion and there are many great jazz guitar CD’s I have probably missed out. I recommend getting hold of all of these albums if you are serious about learning jazz guitar.
Read More…
This is another installment in our guide to intervallic sequences in jazz. Playing through these interval sequences will improve your overall technique, give you interesting musical ideas and also improve your aural skills. You should ideally be able to recognize the sounds of all of these intervals instantly.
Read More…
Sequences are on of the most effective way of learning new scales and improving your technique. Another great thing about sequences is that they sound a lot more musical than simply running straight up and down the scales and should make your practice time more interesting and rewarding. In this lesson I will show you the thirds sequence which is a very commonly used practice tool and musical device.
Read More…
Welcome to this lesson on jazz blues chord progressions. The blues form is often one of the first things we learn when we pick up an instrument and chances are you will have heard a standard blues progression played many times before. The blues is a very common structure in jazz and thousands of songs have been written around the blues form.
A jazz blues is similar to a regular blues progression but it uses more complex chord substitutions to create a more interesting harmony. One reason for the popularity of the blues structure is that it is easy to improvise over and has become a standard way for musicians to warm up at jam sessions. If you play in a jazz group for any length of time, then changes are you will be asked to play a blues at some stage.
Read More…
I am happy to announce that JazzTheoryLessons.com is now a dofollow blog and any comments you post on this blog will automatically have the nofollow tag removed. If you post any comments on this blog you will get some link love passed back to you via the magic of dofollow. Enjoy.
The Lydian Dominant mode is the fourth mode of the melodic minor scale and is used in jazz music mainly to play over dominant seven chords with a flat 5th note. The Lydian dominant mode can also be called the Lydian flat seven mode because it contains a sharp fourth and flattened seventh note.
Read More…
Welcome to the third part of our guide to chord theory. Notice how all the chords we have looked at so far are built with either a major, minor or diminished triad as the base structure. The other notes we use can be seen as colour tones added to the triad to make the chords more interesting.
Five note chords
Once we start building five note chords we start to produce some really dense jazzy chords. Here we show you a few examples of commonly used five note chords.
Read More…
