Guitars

Welcome to the final article in my jazz guitar basics series! Although we’ve only scratched the surface of jazz, we’ve covered lots of the fundamental topics that a beginning jazz guitarist must know. We’ve discussed the main jazz guitar chords that you need to know, as well as the theory behind those chords. We’ve also […]

Welcome to article #4 of my jazz guitar basics series, where we will go over a list of famous jazz musicians that every jazz musician should be familiar with. This article will not be about guitarists only, because so much of the jazz background and history is centered around non-guitar players. In fact the guitar

Welcome to article #3 in my jazz guitar basics series! I mentioned earlier in this series that chords and tunes are the first thing a beginner jazz guitarist should focus on. In articles 1 and 2 I have focused on chords commonly used in jazz and the theory behind them. Now let’s focus on putting

Knowing the theory about jazz guitar chords is essential to becoming a competent jazz musician. I’m going to tell you the basic theory you need to know to understand chord progressions and why certain chords sound good together. However, I’m not going to run wild on the theory, because I want to keep it practical.

Hello! Thanks for checking out my Jazz Guitar Basics article series. This will be the first of a few articles (not too sure yet, 5-6 should probably cover it) about the basics of jazz guitar. I have designed this series to help those who are intrigued by jazz, but don’t know much about it. Maybe