Jazz Guitar with Matt
In this lesson set, Matt will teach you everything you need to know to fluently play jazz guitar.
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Matt Brown explains the fundamental concepts involved in jazz guitar playing. You will learn how to accompany ("comp"), improvise, and play melodies in the jazz style. Matt also provides you with music theory concepts necessary to composing your own jazz solo arrangements.
Lessons in this Series:
Lesson 1
Intro to Jazz
Check out this lesson to learn some basic jazz theory & chord voicings.
Length: 31:36 Difficulty: 3.0 Member Only
Voicings & Melodies
Learn some more advanced chord voicings as well as the Charleston rhythm.
Length: 19:13 Difficulty: 3.0 Member Only
Set II Voicings
Learn a handful of Set II voicings & round out your knowledge of the basic jazz chords.
Length: 27:08 Difficulty: 3.0 Member Only
Applying Chords / Solo Ideas
Apply the chords you've learned & experiment with some solo ideas.
Length: 32:47 Difficulty: 3.0 Member Only
Scales and Chords Together
Learn which scales work with which jazz chord voicings.
Length: 43:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Member Only
Circle of Fifths
Matt sheds some light on the circle of fifths.
Length: 28:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Member Only
Proper Practicing
Learn how to get the most out of your time when practicing.
Length: 31:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Proper Practicing Part 2
Here's the second installment of Matt's proper practicing lesson.
Length: 32:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Member Only
Physicalities of Playing
Learn how to avoid carpal tunnel and other hand injuries by using proper technique.
Length: 46:19 Difficulty: 1.0 Member Only
All of Me
Matt Brown teaches the jazz standard "All of Me."
Length: 31:12 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Lead and Scales
Matt Brown explains how to improvise over the changes to "All of Me."
Length: 7:54 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Estudio No. 1.
Matt Brown begins talking about solo arrangements in this lesson. He teaches Carcassi's "Estudio No. 1" as an introduction to this concept.
Length: 18:10 Difficulty: 2.5 Member Only
Reviewing the ii V I Progression
Matt Brown returns to his Jazz series with a review lesson. He applies the standard ii V I progression to the circle of fifths.
Length: 18:10 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Turnback Progression
In lesson 14, Matt discusses the turnback progression in the jazz style.
Length: 22:20 Difficulty: 1.5 Member Only
Set Three Voicings
Matt brown discusses and demonstrates the set three voicings used in jazz guitar.
Length: 25:42 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Jazz Solo Arrangement
In this lesson, Matt demonstrates how to practice jazz solo arrangements by taking a look at "Here's That Rainy Day."
Length: 35:10 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Expanding on the 12 Bar Blues
In lesson 17, Matt reviews and expands on the jazz version of the 12 bar blues form.
Length: 23:20 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Adding Voices
In this lesson, Matt adds to your voicing repertoire while playing the Charleston rhythm.
Length: 14:22 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Key of B Flat Major
Matt Brown talks about lead options when playing a blues in B flat major.
Length: 23:35 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Key of F
Matt Brown provides instruction and examples of playing jazz heads in the key of F. Once again, all examples follow the 12 bar blues form.
Length: 18:22 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Jazz Heads in B Flat
Matt Brown takes another look at blues heads in the key of B flat. In this lesson, he covers a head by Thelonious Monk.
Length: 10:03 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Tools for Solo Arrangements
Matt Brown takes a look at a solo arrangement and provides thoughts and tools necessary to complete this type of guitar playing.
Length: 23:13 Difficulty: 2.0 Member Only
Introduction to Bossa Nova
Matt Brown starts breaking down the rhythmic tendencies and patterns to the Brazilian Bossa Nova style of playing.
Length: 17:56 Difficulty: 0.0 Member Only
Blue Bossa #1
In lesson 24 of his Jazz series, Matt takes a look at the melody to Blue Bossa.
Length: 9:12 Difficulty: 0.0 Member Only
Blue Bossa #2
Matt Brown takes a look at the available chord voicings for Blue Bossa.
Length: 10:39 Difficulty: 0.0 Member Only
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