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Neo Soul is a genre that is hard to escape from; it’s everywhere from Instagram and Tik Tok to mainstream pop, bringing guitar talent and inspiring chord playing to new audiences. Neo Soul is a ...
These became commonplace in America's Broadway and jazz world of the 1940s and by the 1950s and '60s they were a mainstay of contemporary music, from Chuck Berry to The Beatles.
In this lesson we're using more complex-sounding chords to outline jazz-style melodies that are great for acoustic and electric guitar players. These shapes all lend themselves nicely to jazz ...
Prior to the advent of electrical amplification, the role of the guitar in jazz was strictly that of a chorded rhythm instrument. But as soon as guitarists could plug into an amplifier, the ...
Jazz guitar has always been a dynamic art form, adapting to new styles while staying rooted in tradition. From the early swing and bebop pioneers to today’s fusion innovators, guitarists have ...
His guitar solos always blow me away, but don’t sleep on his chime-like cluster chord voicings, which reveal a kinship with the piano. (For more of his chordal playing, check out his 1962 solo ...
In the guitar world, you can expect to see lots of interesting chord voicings and extensions as well as some smooth jazz guitar lines. In this lesson we’re going to check out four chords you can use ...
In this lesson we're using more complex-sounding chords to outline jazz-style melodies that are great for acoustic and electric guitar players. These shapes all lend themselves nicely to jazz ...