Learn Jazz Guitar

This is now the 3rd tutorial of the Basic Smooth Jazz Guitar course which takes you step by step into the world of smooth jazz guitar. Here I give you some more exercises with modes, arpeggio's, rhythm on a new backing track. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you the melody and the chords of the jazz tune " Night And Day " by Cole Porter. In the 3rd part I give you tips which modes and tricks you can use on the improvisation. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

This is now the 2nd tutorial of the " Basic Smooth Jazz Guitar " course. Here I talk about building up some speed with runs using the blues and bebop scale and mixing the scales and modes with each other in a simple way. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you some basic movements of the old style comping technique for jazz guitar. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

This is the first of many tutorials to come where you can take your step from an intermediate blues guitar player to a solid intermediate smooth jazz guitar player. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you the basic phrasing exercises which are crucial to have a cool and laid back swing phrasing. These exercises seem to be very basic but you have to do all of them with your foot on 2 & 4. This is the most crucial thing when you want to have a really cool jazz guitar phrasing. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you how to play the theme and the chords of Wayne Shorters tune " Footprints " which is a minor blues in 3/4. Beside that I give you tips which modes to use on the improvisation and some tricks on how to improvise in 3/4. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Black Orpheus - Jazz Guitar Lesson ( Bossa Nova ) Here you can learn the theme, the chords and an easy improvisation of the jazz standard " Black Orpheus ". First I show the theme as written in the real book, then the chords and then how you can improvise by playing around the melody. Here you can download the tabs of the melody and the chords displayed & the backing track I have used :

Here I show you some pro minor smooth jazz guitar licks which you can use on most of any smooth jazz guitar tunes which are in a minor key. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you some nice and tasty minor smooth jazz guitar licks over the progression Fm7 / Fm7 / Db7 / C7 It's not only the licks - it's also about understanding how they are buildt and how you can start building your own licks and lines over standard progressions. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you some very useful exercises for jazz guitar improvisation. The tips and tricks are adapted to the chords of the first part of the tune " Autumn Leaves " which is a very common chord progression in jazz. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I give you an introduction into melodic minor which is mostly used in the jazz or classical genre. I love the spooky sound of it. To follow this tutorial you need to already understand the modes a bit. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I give the basic exercises which are need if you are serious about getting into jazz guitar and improvising with modes. II V I in G major. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you the chords and the theme of Stevie Wonder's - Isn't She Lovely. In the 3rd part of the tutorial I give some tips for a cool and laid back improvisation. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you the theme and some basic chords to play the popular jazz standard " Fly Me To The Moon " - at the end of the tutorial I give you some tips to build up an easy improvisation by following the 3rds of the chords. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here you can learn 2 very basic smooth jazz licks which work out great in any variation you make of them. The track is basicly a vamp with the chords G-7 / C9 - so those 2 chords repeat themselfs all the time. smooth jazz basics.pdf smooth jazz gm.mp3

Guitar Secrets - Minor Smooth Jazz In this guitar secrets tutorial I talk about minor smooth jazz. I am giving you a whole bundle of ideas how you can work out on a typical minor smooth jazz chord progression. In this case I made it pretty simple for you. This is the chord progression I have used : Fm7 / Fm7 / Db7 / C7alt First I show you the chords I have used and then I give some really deep insight how to play a great lead guitar over this progression. So the first step is to analyze what kind of modes can be played over each of the chords. For beginners in the smooth jazz topic it's the F minor blues scale which can be used over the entire track.…

Creative Smooth Jazz ( Lee Ritenour Style ) - Guitar Lesson Here you can learn a few creative tricks how to play a creative smooth jazz guitar in the style of Lee Ritenour or others. The trick is to have a few rhythm figures together in a really secure way that you can start to play around with them in a creative way and you can start to move motives and ideas around those rhythm ideas. Creative Smooth Jazz.pdf Creative Smooth Jazz.gp creative smooth jazz.mp3

Here I show you the song " Moonriver " by Henry Mancini for jazz guitar in the Joe Pass style. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

3 Pro Mixolydian Smooth Jazz Guitar Licks Here I show you 3 professional mixolydian licks which you can use on any smooth jazz guitar song or and modal improvisation in mixolydian. The licks are played with D mixolydian mode and I also show you the 3 patterns I am using and also give you some ideas how to include those licks into a great professional improvisation in combination with the D blues scale. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial here : If you have any detailed question or need more advice on this topic please book some private online guitar lessons here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category…

Here you can learn everything about the famous jazz standard " Autumn Leaves " as a smooth jazz version. The tutorial is devided into the following chapters : Introduction 0:07 Chords 3:42 Scales 10:29 Melody 20:03 Easy Improvisation 27:52 Advanced Improvisation 35:57 The chords which I used are displayed here : C-7 / F7 / Bbmaj7 / Ebmaj7 A-7b5 / D7#9 / G-7 / G-7 C-7 / F7 / Bbmaj7 / Ebmaj7 A-7b5 / D7#9 / G-7 / G-7 A-7b5 / D7#9 / G-7 / G-7 C-7 / F7 / Bbmaj7 / Ebmaj7 A-7b5 / D7#9 / G-7 C7/ F-7 Bb7 Eb7 / D7#9 / G-7 / G-7 The modes used are : G-7 - aeolian C-7 - dorian F7 - mixolydian Bbmaj7 - ionian Ebmaj7 - lydian A-7b5 - lo…

Here you can learn some cool licks and tricks which you can use on the smooth jazz version of the famous jazz standard sunny. The key is the phrasing and the smoothness. Licks - Sunny.pdf sunny smooth jazz.mp3

My Funny Valentine - Jazz Guitar Lesson Here I show you how to play the jazz standard " My Funny Valentine " the easy way. I show you hot to play the theme, how to make variations on the theme and give you some basic improvisation tips and tricks by playing around the theme of the song and using quarter tripplets and Wes Montgomery style. This tutorial is specially made for those guitar players who have only little knowledge about jazz and modes but who want to enter the world of jazz guitar. My funny Valentine.pdf My funny Valentine.gp my funny valentine jamtrack.mp3

Take Five ( Dave Brubeck )- Jazz Guitar Lesson Here you can learn the theme, the chords, the modes and the roadmap to play the great jazz tune " Take Five " by Dave Brubeck. This tutorial is one way of interpretation on the modes, chords, possible reharmonization or modal interchange. This is the very basic way of playing this great tune. Take Five.pdf take five.mp3 If you are a jazz guitar beginner please first learn Basic Jazz Guitar + Basic Jazz Guitar 2 :

Billies Bounce ( Charlie Parker ) - Jazz Guitar Lesson Here you can learn the theme of Charlie Parker's " Billies Bounce " - I show you my version of it with an ideal fingering and give you some easy to understand improvisation tips and tricks on how to play to a jazz blues in F. Billies Bounce.pdf Billies Bounce.gp Jazzblues F 140.mp3