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Here you can learn the theme of the very standard jazz standard " Misty " by Erroll Garner. I will show you the version which is written in the Real Book and also how to make slight variations on the theme. In the 2nd part I show you chords which go along with the melody. Those ones are probably not for beginners, but those really work together with the theme of the song. In the 3rd part I show a very easy way to improvise to this tune by using the Eb major scale together with the blue note. In the B section I just follow the melody a bit and make variations out of it. With this method you will sound nice and smooth and are able to improvise even with very little knowledge about jazz music theory. Here you can download the tabs and the backing track :

Here I show you the guitar parts of the song " Eye Of The Tiger " by Survivior and I analyze the composing technque of the best motivation song ever ! Here you find the tabs of the guitar parts I explained : Eye Of The Tiger - Guitar Parts.pdf The full score is available in the Guitar Pro software as a purchase.

Crazy Dorian Smooth Jazz Guitar Ideas Here I give you some crazy ideas for a dorian smooth jazz guitar improvisation if you want to start to play more outside the box. I work with upper structure arpeggio ideas, chromatic ideas and some Wes Montgomery ideas all in combination with the regular " inside the box " ideas. Even if these ideas are for advanced smooth jazz guitar players they might give beginners and intermediate players some ideas of what else is out there in the guitar universe. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : Here you find additional exercises for the arpeggio's I am using in this tutorial : If you are new to sweep picking you might first check out these exercises : If you need any further assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Jazz Guitar Studies ( Basic I VI II V Major ) If you want to learn serious jazz guitar improvisation you can not skip your studies on progressions, chords and arpeggios. Here we start with jazz guitar studies around a I VI II V progression in G. This means that we are talking about this chord progression here : Gmaj7 / Em7 / Am7 / D7. I will explain the theory to you and then give you some basic examples of how you can learn to follow the chords, the modes and the arpeggio's in your jazz guitar improvisation. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for any upcoming jazz guitar player ! Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial here : If you need any further assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Watermelon Man ( Herbbie Hancock ) - Jazz Guitar Lesson Here you can learn the theme of one of the most overplayed tunes at jam sessions. Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock. I arranged a really cool sounding version for you which will make you the " go-to guy " at any jam session. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Oleo - Jazz Guitar Lesson Here you can learn the jazz tune " Oleo " by Sonny Rollins. I show you the theme with 120 bpm, the chords and give you some basic improvisation tips and ideas. Here you can download the tabs and the backing track :

Easy Jazz Blues Guitar Improvisation Here I teach you to understand the form of a typical jazz blues in F, which modes are used on which chord and how to create a simple jazz blues guitar improvisation with rhythm motives and following the chords. The chords are : F7 / Bb7 / F7 / F7 / Bb7 / Bb7 / F7 / D7 / Gm7 / C7 / F7 D7 / Gm7 C7 Here you can download the files which are associated to this tutorial : If you have any questions please ask it in this post below or book a private online guitar lesson.

The Girl From Ipanema - Jazz Guitar Lesson Here you can learn the melody and the chords of the world's most famous bossa nova tune by Jobim - The Girl From Ipanema. I will show you how to play the melody exactly as it is written in the real book, some basic chords and I will give you some tips, tricks and modes for the improvisation at the end of this tutorial. Here you can download the files attached to this tutorial :

Jazz Guitar - Timing Essentials Timing and rhythm makes up 70% in jazz guitar so it makes sense to break down timing, rhythm notation and do some essential timing work to master all the rhythm figures in a perfect manner. In this tutorial I talk about quarter notes, 8th notes, triplets and quarter triplets and show you some simple exercises that you can practice in detail. Here you can download all files attached to this tutorial :

Here you can learn how to play and use the harmonic minor scale. As an example if you have a song with the chords Am and E7 you use harmonic minor on the E7 chord. Here you find some advanced exercices on harmonic minor. You find all modes and all related chords with 3 note per string patterns for E and A typ chords in the exercises. Take your time on them. technik uebungen _ diatonische tonleitern _ harmonisch Moll.pdf

Here you can learn how to work on your timing to get it really tight. If you never done this before you should do these exercises even if you are an experienced player ! Timing Basics.pdf

Here you can learn how to do pinch harmonics and play a bit in the style of Zakk Wylde.

yes this is an important thing to know - if you are into distorted lead guitar.

All your videos bring a smile to my face .... thank-you for being there for us newbies HP !!!

Here you can learn an easy way of understanding all essential minor modes and the connection they have together. Minor Mode Essentials.pdf

Thats a good thing to do. ?

I've spent some considerable time learning the mode shapes/patterns, but never concentrated much on the actual note names. After watching this lesson, this is now going to change ....

Here you can learn my tricks how to use the chorus effect and also how to create a chorus effect without any effect pedal. Chorus Chords.pdf chorus rock.mp3

Here you can learn the Kill Switch Trick - a cool trick in rock guitar.

Here you can learn the basics of the shuffle groove which you normaly hear in blues. If you never did this exercise before follow this tutorial even you are an advanced player. It's worth. Shuffle Groove Basics.pdf shuffle blues A7 only.mp3

Here you can learn to understand the penatonic in depth and to play in horizontal on one string. First theoretical then 2 examples of practical use. A minor pentatonic licks - on one string.pdf Mollpentatonik auf einer Saite.pdf old love blues.mp3

Here you can learn a small selection of runs which are played in the blues scale. The blues scale has the advantage that runs work out very easy there. Cool Blues Scale Runs.pdf The backing track I have used is this one here : https://itunes.apple.com/album/funk-rock-am-95-feat-hanspeter-kruesi/668781969?i=668782011