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Here I talk about the basics of a jazz improvisation on a II-7b5 V7 I-7 progression. In this case Bm7b5 E7 Am7. I talk about the modes, the arpeggios and show you some easy licks to start your jazz guitar improvisation. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Found it 😊

I also will do " You Are The Sunshine Of My Life " in the near future. 😏

That's also a nice version -- but I guess I will go for a jazz guitar version. I'll check out if I find the sheetmusic for it.

I discoverd this version here 😊

Hey guys - please tell me your wishes what type of tutorial you would like to see. Since I don't have too much time for research I would welcome suggestions about tutorials about current songs which just came out or where tutorials are missing but which are popular or a least interesting to check out the guitar work in those songs.

Hey guys, here's now the newsletter March 25 with some amazing news. First of all there is a brand new system available now. It looks very different and has some really cool new features. This is how it looks now. The most obvious thing now is that the navigation bar is on the sidebar which allows you to switch very fast from one department to another. To understand all the new features I strong recommend that you watch the new " Best Use " Video which is approx. 9 min long : I want to highlight the new department of the premium member features : Music Download https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/files/category/13-music-download/ Here I will make my inofficial and offical new music recordings available which will complet the picture you get from the tutorials, tabs and backing tracks and the overall content. There I have already added 2 recordings : Sunny Side Of The Street : A rendition of the popular new orleans style jazz tune. Chilling Finger Style Blues Guitar : Here is a recording of a mid tempo guitar blues in the key of A. On this recording I for the first time tried my new finger style technique I have been working on for a while. and also the brand new " Search Tags " system which will allow you to find the exact content you are looking for and to follow that content : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/announcement/5-search-tags/ and I strongly recommend that if you have any personal questions use either the Students Forum : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/forum/79-students-forum/ or for more sophisticated support the premium member blogs : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/blogs/ And now lets move on to the new tutorials in the HPCrazy Guitar Academy Blues Slow Drop D Blues Guitar : Here I show you a very cool slow blues guitar riff in the key of A but played with a drop D tuning. This gives the overused key of A a completely new and cool new vibe. Love it ! Damn Right, I've Got The Blues ( Buddy Guy ) : Here I show you the main parts of Buddy Guy's Blues " Damn Right, I've Got The Blues " and give you some insight into his picking technique and the general philosophy of blues guitar. Rock Easy Creative Metal Guitar Riff : 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. Rock Guitar Secrets - Basic Alternate Picking : Timing and precision in rhythm are top priority topics when it comes to rock lead guitar. This is the basic exercise in rock alternate picking which will set the foundation of a solid and precise rock lead guitar. If you have never done this exercise before this tutorial is an absolute " MUST HAVE " for all players. Jazz Smooth Jazz Guitar - Chilling Licks : Here I show you 3 different smooth jazz guitar chilling licks which give you a really chilling and laid back vibe in your smooth jazz guitar. New ! I want to start to check out more modern and accurate artists in any genre. I started with a song " Ashes To Ashes " by the Tarbox Ramblers. You might don't know the band but the song got featured in the very popular TV series " Sons of Anarchy " - so this is a first shot. Modern blues or rock artists often use either droped tunings or 7- or 8 string guitars. This one I showed on " The Cat " our friendly 7 string guitar from the neighbourhood. Music News I have been very busy the last month with playing concerts and events. I am currently doing 2 Farbmusik concerts per month. Slowly but surely I am getting some fans and the audience is getting bigger and bigger. I know the concept works because everybody who has been at a Farbmusik show fell in love with it. The main problem is to get this off the ground running with no budget for advertisment or for additional manpower. I can only highlight that if you love the work I am doing please support either with a premium membership or a donation : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/clients/donations/ I also relaunched the HPCrazy Guitar Show with a first performance in a club in Aegeri ( Switzerland ) - everybody loved it and it will continue. Now I am looking for additional venues and probably I will start the live streaming concerts again. I took a longer pause because I felt I first need to develop more as a guitarist since there are so many great talents out there who are just great. Of course everybody is talking about Matteo Mancuso and his technique is breathtaking for any guitarist on this planet. For me it was an inspiration that fingerstyle guitar can work on electric and distorted guitar and so I have been working over a year on my technique to redefine my playing style and just yesterday I played a full concert with that new technique and I am ready now to do live performances again. You can check it out on this recording here. It's the first recording with this technique. It's now fast and flashy but has way more potential of emotional and personal expression : So that about all news now. Thanks for supporting my work with your time, your link sharing and of course also with your premium member subscription or donation. Best HP

Checked the chords now - take these ones here : The problem you might noticed is that the voicings of these chords are above the melodyline from the theme but these are the classic old style chords which you would use on new orleans type jazz songs. To avoid the described problem just play the theme one octave higher. 😊

Hey Richiie - thanks for the feedback about the " Best Use " video. I am glad it was helpful for you. Well you can use the forum of the Students Club as you are already doing here or better since you are a premium member - open up your own member blog that all questions related to your learning process are stored in a timeline. Post that question direct in the post of the " St. Louis Blues " there I can add something to anwser your question and then everybody else who is interested can see it. 😊

Here I talk about the song " Ashes To Ashes " by the Tarbox Ramblers as heard in the series " Sons Of Anarchy ". Here you find more tips and tricks about compression and microphon settings :

Inspired by Matteo Mancuso's great fingerstyle technique I got encouraged to work more on my personal fingerstyle technique. I always felt that I have a better touch for the strings when I was playing fingerstyle guitar but I thought it's now possible to reach a certain level in your playing abilities without using a pic. Matteo Mancuso in fact was a great inspiration to start working more on my fingerstyle technique even though my goal is not speed but having the total tonal and inspiration control over my playing. I have been working over a year to get my technique ready and this is now my first recording. It's not flashy but I love the relaxed and chilling vibe I could create. This was a first take recording as most of my recordings.

These guys are really impressive and inspirational - having hardly any followers but I guess this will change soon.

Here's now the new " Best Use " video since there has been a major update here on the website. Check it out to learn all continued and all new features.

Here I show you the main parts of Buddy Guy's Blues " Damn Right, I've Got The Blues " and give you some insight into his picking technique and the general philosophy of blues guitar. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

This one will come this week :)

Here I show you some basic tips, tricks and licks if you want to get into Santana Style Rock Guitar. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Now the upgrade is completed. What is completly new is that the navigation bar is now on the sidebar if you access this site with a computer or tablet. Now all main departments and sections of this site can be seen very fast which shall make the navigation way easier. This is now the concept how this site will keep on running in the next and long lasting future. It might take a few minutes till you get familiar with the new navigation but once you learned it you will see the great benefit of it. I have also added a new lifetime subscription package if you feel that you love this site and you will be a longlasting visitor of this site. https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/subscriptions/ The search options and the search tag system has update which make you find the content you are looking for. https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/announcement/5-search-tags/ Please also check out the referral system. If you are able to sell a lifetime subscription with your referral link you will get 10% which you can redeem in the online store here on this website.

I have now proceeded this major update. If you have any trouble with your member account or your subscription please don't hesitate to contact me. This is a major update and it's possible that some things still need to be checked out. I'll help you if you have any problems - don't hesitate to contact me. HP

Here I show you 3 different smooth jazz guitar chilling licks which give you a really chilling and laid back vibe in your smooth jazz guitar. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :