Jazz Comping Lesson 5: Altered Fifths on the A String In a move that should be familiar by now, we will be using the altered fifth chords from the previous lessons, but using drop-2 voicings rooted on the A string.  We will maintain the rhythm pattern from the previous lesson.

Rhythm in Improvisation Lesson 2 Developing good rhythmic control is an often overlooked element of improvisation.  Scales, arpeggios and licks command the bulk of burgeoning improvisers attention, frequently leading them to hit a wall where they run out of ideas and feel stuck.  Building a strong grasp of rhythmic choices expands our improvisational pallette and

Rhythm in Improvisation Lesson 1 Developing good rhythmic control is an often overlooked element of improvisation.  Scales, arpeggios and licks command the bulk of burgeoning improvisers attention, frequently leading them to hit a wall where they run out of ideas and feel stuck.  Building a strong grasp of rhythmic choices expands our improvisational pallette and

Jazz Guitar Comping Lesson 4: Altered Fifths on the Sixth String In order to accomodate the minor tonality, jazz harmonies alter certain chord tones or tensions by raising or lowering them a half step.  Altering the fifth is among the most common, as the fifth is a chord tone that is not essential in defining

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Puttin It All Together: Em-G-D-A, The Chord Progression to Pumped Up Kicks Now it’s time to combine the four chords we have learned previously into a larger chord progession.  The pattern in which the chords are played in section is called the “chord progression” and these chords just happen to make up the progression to