Jazz

How to Play 2nd 4 Bars From J.Coltrane´s Giant Steps On Jazz Guitar

How’s it going, guys? My name is John McClennanand I’m here with guitarcontrol.com, excited tobring you this video lesson. We’re looking atJohn Coltrane’s standard, “Giant Steps” today.I’m showing you some chords. We’ve been workingthrough the first four bars of the tune, and nowwe’re going to work through the cycle of chordsthat begins on the next

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Claude Johnson

How to Do Easy Jazz Chord Progression on Guitar

If you’re looking for Jazz Common Chord Progression in Gmaj7 – Easy Jazz Guitar Lesson on Chords then you’re in the right place. Jazz can be intimidating for many, but this lesson will give you the tools you need to get started playing jazz guitar. Claude Johnson on Jazz Guitar Hey, how’s it going this

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Jazz

How to Play Diminished Guitar Lick On Lead Guitar

How’s it going, guys? This is John McClennan and I’m here with guitarcontrol.com, bringing you this lesson. What the heck was that? That was a crazy, out diminished sounding lick, a lick that uses notes and devices that come from the diminished scale. So check this out. The chord that I’m playing this over is

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Jazz

How to Play Jazz Guitar Lick in the Style of Wes Montgomery

How’s it going, guys? This is John McClennan andI’m here with guitarcontrol.com, showing youanother lick here from one of the masters,Wes Montgomery. This is a great lick. I love it.It’s from a tune called “Missile Blues” and thispart of the lick is so great because it sounds likea bluesy pentatonic line harmonized with diminished chords.

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Jazz

How to Play A Jazz Chordal Lick in the Style of Howard Roberts

What’s happening, guys? This is John McClennan and I’m here with guitarcontrol.com, bringing you this video lesson. I’m showing you a Howard Roberts chord lick today and if you’re not familiar with the jazz guitar player Howard Roberts, you should check him out, a phenomenal player and I think pretty underrated. He was a studio

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Jazz

How to Play Octave Notes in the Style of Wes Montgomery

Please check out Jon´s course in DVD `PLAY FROM THE HEART´ Hi. I’m John McClennan and I’m here with guitarcontrol.com, bringing you this video blog. What I’m going to show you today is a real nice way of outlining a minor chord in octaves, a la Wes Montgomery. Again, with Wes Montgomery, he played with

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Jazz

How to Play The Jazz Chord Lick in G Major

How’s it going, guys? This is John McClennan and I’m here with guitarcontrol.com, excited to bring you this lesson. What we’re working on right now is a jazz chord lick. This is just something that could be played all over a G major chord. What I dig about this is on top there’s a melody

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Jazz

How To Do Old School Jazz Comping Django Reinhardt Style

How’s it going, guys? This is John McClennanhere with guitarcontrol.com, bringingyou this video lesson. I want to show you sort ofa Django-style comping. Definitely an old school way.You’ll hear it in jazz as well. We’re going to start on a G major 7 here: 3rd fret,4th fret, 4th fret, 3rd fret, and on all thesechords

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