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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

Starting Guitar This course here is the starting point for all guitar players who want to start guitar and they enter a guitar lesson with no experience. This one tutorial is the one which you first should pay attention to. Here you can learn all you need to learn in the first 3 – 6 months of your journey when you are starting the guitar. From my experience as a guitar tutor and guitar instructor since 1999 it always turned to be those topics I am talking about here. The threshold to go further is the barréchord. That one is the tricky part which can make the first steps harder and longer time to get stuck in the beginners phase. The good news is with regular practicing you can really make it in 3 months. I experienced this myself when I started the guitar at the age of 20. So i pretty much remember those steps. Be patient and just practice regular and suddely those things I am showing here work out for you and you are ready to get to the next level of guitarplaying. If you want to make sure that you are practicing right please open up your blog and share your practicing routines. Here you can download the basic chords which I am talking about in the tutorial : To learn the pentatonics you might want to work on the pentatonic patterns. I would start with pattern 1 as you can see in these files here but the main problem is the flexibilty of your fingers. This will take some time - so you can use this time to already work on all pentatonic patterns. This will work on the same problem you are facing as a beginner. You can also work either on the the minor or on the major pentatonics. I strongly recommend that while you learn your pentatonic patterns you start to learn the intervals which you can see in these patterns. As a beginner you only need to know where the root note of each pattern is. The root note is marked with a " 1 " You are ready as soon as you can play the basic chords with basic strumming fluently. This will take as mentioned approx. 3 months if you practice them 3 times daily ( at least 5-10 Min ) and as soon you can include the barré chord fluently with basic strumming you are ready to go into the direction which you want. The pentatonic patterns should be played in 8ths fluently with alternate picking like with 80 bpm and you should always know where the root note is. Then you can start with more creative playing and start working on the genre which you would like to learn. Next step would be now to start checking tutorials which are marked with " easy " : blues guitar easy rock guitar easy easy jazz guitar A really great spot is to start with blues because most modern music finds it's root in blues. All improvisation concepts in other genres are in fact coming from blues. I would recommend to really go through the Basic Blues Guitar tutorial : --------------------------- If you need any help you can open up your blog and write about your guitar journey or you can book a private online lesson to make sure you learned everything right !

It's hard to define what exactly the basics in jazz guitar are since Jazz is an advanced genre but here I found a way where even beginners can enter the world of jazz with only basic theoretical knowledge and still sound great. Here you find the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I teach my basic jazz guitar improvisation concept where you can lay the foundation for all future jazz guitar improvisations. In jazz it's all about time and space and therefore you need to train your abilities to master time and space while playing the guitar. Once you have your foundation you can get creative and free in your expression on jazz guitar. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " ! Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you 3 easy methods to improvise over an easy jazz blues with the chords below by using the modes attached to each chord. With this simple method you lay the foundation of your future sophisticated motive based jazz guitar improvisation. F7 / F7 / F7 / F7alt Bb7 / Bb7 / F7 / F7 C7 / Bb7 / F7 / C7 Here you can download the files attached to this tutorial :

In Jazz guitar the phrasing is a very important part of your groove and your laid back feel which makes even simple melodic motives sound smooth and cool. In this tutorial I show you the main tricks which are needed to start to sound smooth and cool on a jazz guitar. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for all fans of jazz guitar. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you the theme, the chords and an easy improvisation approach to Gershwin's Summertime. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : If you need any further assistance pleace book a private online guitar lesson : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Timing and Time Control are very important in jazz guitar. In this tutorial I show you with a very simple example of 2 notes how you can stretch the timing of a simple melodic motive by moving around the timing points with different methods which I show you here in this tutorial. It is very important that you practice everything with your feet on 2 and 4. Only if you can do that you can master the timing and timing stretch. This tutorial is a " must have " for any jazz guitar player. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : If you need any further assistance please book a private online guitar lesson : 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.

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 :

Smooth Jazz Guitar - 3 Phrasing Tricks Here you can learn 3 phrasing tricks which work great in any smooth jazz guitar setting. Pay close attention to the rhythm figures which are used and which I explain to you in detail. The more precise you play them the better and the more smooth and sophisticated your smooth jazz guitar solo sounds. Here you find the files which are associated to this tutorial :

Easy Improvisation Concept Autumn Leaves - Jazz Guitar The jazz standard " Autumn Leaves " is a very standard jazz tune because the chord progression with Cm7 / F7 / Bbmaj7 / Ebmaj7 /Am7b5 / D7 is a very important modul in any jazz improvisation. You find this chord progression in many other jazz tunes and autumn leaves in the raw model for it. It makes sense to have an improvisation concept related to this chord progression. The concept is very easy to play and easy to understand but if you have never done it before I strongly recommend that you do so. You can download the tabs and the backtrack here : if you want to learn the theme on this standard check this tutorial here :