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One of the most requested topics out of 30 years of teaching is the topic " how to gain speed on the guitar " in order to play fast runs. In this tutorial I will have a realistic and sustainable look on this topic. I will focus especially on the tasks which are needed on jazz and smooth jazz guitar playing techniques. So I will show you some exercises for patterns, modes in combination with ear training and theory. You can do all those tasks at the same time. This is the only possibility to save some time. This tutorial is a " Must Have " for any aspiring jazz guitar player. If you want to download the technical exercises I am talking about please follow the links below : If you need any further professional advice on this topic please book a privat skype meeting :

In fact yes - sometimes things can change by the blink of an eye. Yes I know there are a few interesting spots in the USA when it comes to music. I think Houston would be a choice because I have a relative there and the Texas Blues scene seems to be something. But at the moment I don't really know - I will see what will come up. The cool thing is - I can operate this website from any spot in the world.

Good stuff...thanks again HP!

Fantastic tutorial, thank you Hanspeter! I will need some time, to get it in my fingers. But I'll try and try. It sounds absolutly cool

Good stuff...........thanks HP!

Jeff you are welcome - this one is really important.

Really good tutorial.......thanks HP!

Here I teach you how to build your own jazz guitar chords from scratch in the 2 major modes : Ionian and Lydian. I talk about guidetones and on how to add the options which are associated to the 2 modes. After the theoretical part I show you a practical use with a chord solo in the Joe Pass style. These files are associated to this tutorial : If you need any further professional assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

If you want to follow chords in blues with adaptiv double stops then voicing leading is the right technique to fulfill the task. Here you show you some examples of how you can follow the chords in a simple blues guitar progression with Bb7 / Eb7. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

It's amazing how your entire life can change instantly. It's obviously not a decision to be mafe lightly, but very exciting to consider the possible opportunities. Maybe consider a vacation to LA before deciding? Maybe also try other music centres like Nashville?

This message is probably a bit short handed - but I will in fact play this guitar night tomorrow. I first thought I would not because I did not have one free day during the holiday season but it will be cool and spontanious - no stress just have some fun. I hope some of you guys will also join the livestream

Hey Jeff, you seem to be a jazz fan. Why not going for this award here ?

Timing is 50% of music and in slow blues it's probably rated even higher. So here you can learn how to get an organic timing and how to build great timing automatisms that you can play freely on any slow blues and sound great because your timing works. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :