Basic Jazz Guitar Chord Sequences - Martin Taylor

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In this Fingerstyle and Chord Melody Masterclass, Martin shares how he internalizes the core framework of any piece of music and then builds upon it utilizing melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic variations to add dimension and color to an improvisational performance.
“Martin Taylor is one of the greatest and most impressive guitar players in the world.” - Chet Atkins
As a solo jazz and fingerstyle guitarist, I’ve found great joy in exploring the many dimensions of jazz composition and improvisation. I’m excited to share how I approach adding dimension and color to jazz standards for solo guitar performance and improvisations.
We’ll explore three popular jazz standards; A Foggy Day in London Town, In A Mellow Tone and Body & Soul. For each standard, I’ll demonstrate the 9 levels of exploration that I use myself to craft all of my solo arrangements.
We’ll start by learning the basic chord sequences for each, breaking them into smaller intervals, and adding the elements of accompaniment and feel. We’ll then learn the melody, build a basic chord melody arrangement, and learn to improvise using harmonic movement, melodic variation, and embellishments. Finally, I’ll give you two performances for each song to illustrate how I use this approach in my own improvisations.
My hope is that once we work through these 3 standards together, you’ll be able to craft your own arrangements in your own voice.”
”He out-shreds all of us put together - I’ve never seen anything like it!” - Jeff Beck
You’ll have all of TrueFire’s advanced learning tools at your fingertips to personalize your workspace and learn at your own pace.
You can loop, slow down, or speed up any section of a lesson. Plus, all of the tab and notation is synced to the videos for the optimal learning experience. You’ll also get tab and standard notation files to print out, Guitar Pro files, and all of the backing tracks to practice with.
Grab your guitar, and let’s dig deep with Martin Taylor!
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[@trevorhosken4506]

Thanks Martin for sharing this. Really appreciate it. Bless you.

[@marysiaferreira5426]

Thank you, very nicely laid out approach..

[@davidmiller4078]

Hi Marttn neat presentation love your stuff i missed you at Thurso in 2008 but got yr CD with Midnight at the Oasis on it Spookily enough i used to live round the corner from legendry guitarist Ike Issacs in Wembly in 1968 i heard you had some lessons with him back then ? i met him about 6 months after i started teaching myself guitar with the aid of lots of sheet music and ears According to my mum he played with my late Dad in one of the 50s Dance bands Oscar Rabin ? or Ted Heath ? he was very encouraging to a 17 year old guitar nerd im still a gutar nerd 50 years on lol and like you i love the so called great american song book from all those marvalous classic background tunesmiths blues ballads bossa and bop etc ive played pubs resturaunts weddings etc and look up to you as an ispiration and guiding light and thank you for your dedication and love of music Its good to have hobbies and learning an instrement and new songs is one of the best

[@thouston0]

Thanks so much for sharing. I've been a fan since we first met back in '97 in Columbus OH..

[@titosmith7942]

IO 😀

[@clyderichardson6475]

Thanks!