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Here I show you the basic rhythm figures on a easy and creative metal guitar riff in E. After you know the basics you can become creative and make combinations of them. 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 :

Cool Jazz Guitar Cat ( Timing & Phrasing ) Playing a cool and solid jazz guitar does not necessarily have to do with speed and runs - it's also about timing, space and phrasing. Miles Davis was the master of time and space in his phrasing so let's have a look at a few easy tricks to get into jazz guitar phrasing by understanding the rhythm which is played. In this case I am showing how to play a blues track and you can use the minor F minor pentatonic or the F blues scale. Jazz blues is mostly in the key of F or Bb - in this case F. Pay close attention to my instructions how to work with timing and how to modify rhythm figures. By understanding rhythm figures you can also start to modify them. The 2 4 feel is the center of all exercises. Play all examples with the 2 4 feel that gives you the right groove and makes you swing correctly. Cool Jazz Guitar Cat.pdf Cool Jazz Guitar Cat.gp cool jazz guitar cat.mp3

In this tutorial you can learn how to play a smooth jazz guitar. when it comes to smooth jazz the guitar lines have to be smooth relaxed and have a great phrasing. It's the phrasing which makes the smoothness and the difference between cool and very smooth jazz guitar lines in this genre. I broke down three main phrasing tricks which you can use to enter this really great genre of smooth jazz even if you're not so experienced in jazz guitar playing. In the first part of the tutorial I get some technical advice how you can build up your speed with the pentatonic or the minor scales and then I show you three rhythm figures and phrasing tricks which you can use in any situation by using any scale you like. When you analize protagonist of smooth jazz like Lee Ritenour, George Benson or other players it more or less leads to these three rhythm figures in any combinations.The combination of those three figures I am showing you if any notes you are using makes you a pro in smooth jazz guitar even if you're not experienced in jazz and you get a lot of fun in this kind of playing. But take your time to build up the speed which is needed to play 16 notes in the genres. Easy Smooth Jazz Guitar Phrasing Tricks.pdf Easy Smooth Jazz Guitar Phrasing Tricks.gp easy smooth jazz guitar phrasing tricks.mp3