Jazz Guitar Improvisation for Beginners
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- Опубліковано 6 лис 2015
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In this post I demonstrate how easy it is to learn jazz guitar improvisation. The main reason a lot of people struggle with improvisation on guitar is not that they lack the ability to do it, but that they haven’t really nutted out their method for learning it and process for practicing it. There is nothing mystical about the ability to improvise - it is a musical skill that anyone serious about music can learn, and should learn, due to the new possibilities that it can open up for you on your instrument.
Rather than get too technical into the nuts and bolts of the theoretical concepts about what to do harmonically over the chord changes and so on, this lesson takes a simple minor pentatonic pattern and improvise with using some standard jazz chord changes.
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I would like to give a shout out to Matt Warnock who I credit for first showing me the process I go through on the video.
Thanks for watching and I wish you the very best on your improvisation journey!
Peace,
Greg
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My god. I think this video may have unlocked jazz for me. I can’t wait to play my guitar and watch at the same time.
Same bro i was interesting to try new styles and this vid unlocked me
I'm watching this Video late at night..the only reason why i can't pick mine up is that the Neighbours are will hear the sound and complain..This is something I've also been searching for a long time..👌😎
@@rittis013I unlocked so hard bro
You wanna play Jazz ,here you have everything you need to know , now get your guitar and go practice , I'll do that too
Thank you Maestro 🎸
nice break down, the 4ths really do sound horn like.
Finally, someone who really knows how to teach beginning Jazz. Thank you!!!
Thanks Joel! Glad you enjoyed the video
Excellent tutorial, the best on how to start jazz improvisation. Thank you.
Glad you found it helpful!
Six long years but yet the best video on approach to Jazz solos..
Thanks so much Stevie glad you have found this helpful!
I've been trying to teach myself jazz now for 2 years, finally someone has given me the info I've been looking for💫Bravo sir!👌🏻these bits of information, have brought my skill level to the next step, and put my playing of smooth fusion/rock/jazz to the next awaited level.
Wish I had this video recommended 8 years ago 😭. Great work!!!
So glad you found it helpful Abraham!
Finally a simple useful approach for those who want learn jazz improvisation. Thx m8.
This is like the Rosetta Stone for rock metal soloists to transition into jazz
Glad this was helpful Roko!
Learning jazz guitar for 5 or 6 years, still can't solo - great and clear layout of the basics, thanks Greg, this is a big help! Subscribing and heading to your web site right now
Glad you found this helpful Alan! Yes check out my website - lots of resources on how to build your improvisation skills there 👍
My eyes have been opened with this I been struggling for a while with improvisation this has helped so much
nice simple explanation of something I have always known yet never articulated, thus my playing is sort of sloppy...thanks, this was a good lesson, very clearly explained
Tremendous lesson so well explained.
Thank you so much for teaching us how to start driving towards the Jazz road.
This might be the best jazz soloing video I’ve ever watched. Solid, to the point, and with practical tips that you can put into action right now. Great work and thank you!
NICE LESSON ... played the minor pentatonic scale instinctively before I ever knew what it was ... all of my solos were built around it ... this now gives me some new options to incorporate ... not so random but with a focus on specific basics for riffs ... COOL ... makes for great phrasing ...
NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN ... THANKS !!!
this concept really quickly brings you to the jazz guitar improv, that i like. making lines with these licks and permutations. hear the lines in your head and bringing it to the guitar, thanks fret dojo, another great video.
Thank you so much! These tips will help me improvise a lot better playing other styles. Best video on improvising I have seen.
I will thank you so much. This single lesson just change completely my way to approach, as blues student, the jazz guita playing! Well done!!!
This is literally EXACTLY the video I was looking for. Thank you so much.
Well done! You are correct in saying that most people trying to learn the jazz vocabulary just haven't found the right way of learning for them. I absolutely love jazz but haven't been able to make sense out of it in a way that translates to lyrical improv. I stumbled on your site and finally found a way of learning that works for me. Thank you for posting your knowledge. I have been having so much fun and even my wife said my playing improved over night.
This video is exactly what I've been looking for. Extremely helpful, thanks
OMG!! This is golden!!! This is what I’ve been looking for since I remember playing the guitar, this is a game changer right here! 🙌🏾
I LOVE YOU. Finally. Simple. To the point. So HELPFUL
This is soooooo good and clear!! You are amazing. It’s like we finally see how magic trick works for the first time. Thank you!!
Great to see some of the techniques broken down into easy to practise parts
This is the type of vid I've been looking for. Good one
OMG.I am so lucky to have found your channel. Thank you for your amazing lesson.
Excellent for my level of Jazz - very helpful - much appreciated.
Excellent!
In this way, the approach is simple and results are immediately tangible.
So you can be encouraged to study.
Thank You!
Half way through this video i cant wait to pick up my guitar and have a blast at using fourths in a jazz style in ascending and descending. Fabulous video, ps 5am in 🏴 and played for many years. Just never Jazz so im intrigued. Thanks 👍👍
Hey Greg, this is awesome! I've always loved the jazz improvisation sound but could never figure out how they do it. This "simple" video shows me how to get that sound without having to get bogged down in all the theory of it. For me, this is a MAJOR step forward! Thanks for posting it. I hope there's more of this kind of teaching on your website... I'm headed there next.
+Jeff Lewis Hi Jeff, glad you enjoyed the post! My site www.fretdojo.com is fairly new at the time of writing however just published a new post on jazz chord melody playing. There will be lots of new material on jazz guitar playing coming soon. Cheers, Greg
This is such a huge benefit of trying to get that jazzy sound ! love it dude keep it up !
+Jordy Boy Thanks for watching Jordy!
The way you explain makes everything easier to understand!! Thanks so much!
Great to hear you found this helpful Arthur!
Really solid and excellent been trying to find Lucid explanation like this for years
Thank you so much 😘 for your ideas
Dude, thanks so much for sharing this knowledge.
Simple! Very good teacher 🎉
They you so much for this! I've been trying to finding the right lesson for me to start of my improvision but i'm still a beginner at preforming jazz.
Many thanks! This is a really helpfull and very good lesson!
Thanks, haven't found anything like this on you tube, been playing a long time, but having difficulty ,trying to sound jazz like , just this one lesson, I'm getting the idea, thanks for taking the time to unveil the mystery!!! Please keep it up!
when I try to sound jazz, I sound like I'm just playing a pop guitar solo in A major scale.
Thanks alot. This helps me play jazz solos better.
Great video! Thank you for posting! Greetings.
This is the best for my level! You're a very good teacher! Many thanks!
Thanks, Greg. I am a member of Matt's jazz guitar group. A great teacher. Looks like he did a great job with your talents.
This helped me a lot. Thank You!
I love the positive message behind being bored with your playing. Thanks for the video.
Fantastic, I Was waiting for this long time- it opened up the new world me... thanks- great job!
This is the way I learned to play years ago. One thing I would like to point out is by practicing these techniques in each position first and then learn each closed position of the natural, harmonic, melodic, and blues scales , all of the approach notes and enclosed notes exist within each of the minor scale variations. Not just the particular minor key but its relative and parallel major. Very cool. Thanks for the refresher!!
Very informative lesson...Thank You so very much...
Amazing material bro! Muchas gracias
I've been playing for roughly ten years. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR. I've memorized all of the pentatonic patterns, but I've always stayed to a blues style, and haven't been able to break out of my usual bluesy vocabulary. Can't wait to smoke a legal joint (Canada things, woot woot) and chill out to this. Thank you so, so much!!
This taught me so much, glad I found this video.
Fantastic lesson!!! Thank you!!! 🎉
This really helps me, thanks you so much!!!!
Love it 😀 I must learn this. Thank you
For doing slow for beginners like me.
Very good stuff!! thanks a lot!!
Wow....really brilliant. Thank you!!
super intuitive way for experienced players to learn some jazz techniques thanks so much
Thank you so much from Thailand. I finally got somewhere to start having an idea.
Excelente aula, professor! Estou estudando aqui!!!
Great lesson Greg 👏
thank you so much for this lesson. it's so helpful
This video is excellent! Your approach is so simple and useful for guitarist looking to get into jazz. Thanks for putting this together.
This is great! Thank you so much.
Great insight into the approach and mindset to jazz soloing! I'd love to see more videos on "jazz guitar vocabulary". Subscribed! 👍
Approach notes and enclosure notes on the pentatonic !!! wow, thanks man, thats a great lesson, cheers mate.
This is a great lesson for people like me who have been playing for awhile and really want learn how to improvise.
Fret muito bom sua aula mestre, parabens Deus abençoe
This is the best thing I've come across for a very long time. Really useful approaches without getting too caught up in the theory like many do. Thanks very much. Subscribed
Oh my God this is the best explanation ever. Thank you so much, you're the man!
thank you so very much! best jazz solo tutorial, I really improved my skillz in 1h! :)
finally someone breaks it down properly!
Very nice formula simple but effective. thanks again.
Man, such simple techniques, but they sure make playing look and sound full and skillful!
Wonderful jazz vibes from a pentatonic. Great video!!
That a very good lesson. Without complicated teorical concepts. Thanks a lot!
thank you for this, excellent explanation
Never thought the day id finally learn to improvise guitar would be today. thank u!
thank you so much! Very helpful!
Very helpful, thanks!
Such a different yet highly effective approach to playing jazz solos. Thank you!!
It's a pleasure KJ - glad you enjoyed!
Wow, very helpful, I will incorporate into my own playing!
Brilliant tutorial - thank you...
Thank you! Very well broken down!
Been playing guitar for 35 years and Jazz for 33. The secret: there is no secret. You have to study, practice and have some (not too much) natural talent. Shortcuts are very useful for people who do not want to study and practice.
But there is no UA-cam 35 years ago...
Great lesson. Thanks.
Matt.
great lesson !
man thnx so much for this video ive learned so much from it
This is gold.
Sweet i just played a jazz solo over one of my songs i wrote today is a great day cheets mate
Fabulous Lesson
Used to play pentatonic up and down and now trying do this i got my fingers "do not move " to play jazz lol..i know need to practice more..great video for us beginers..
This is an incredible approach to teaching jazz for begginers. Amazing tutorial. Dude you should write a book.
Really cool!
very cool and simplified
Great lesson...so quiet and cool...thanks for sharing...Greetings from North Germany
Thanks
That was very cool thank you.