Jazz Guitar Essentials As mattwarnockguitar.com has grown over the years, it’s become tricky to know where to start and where to go next on the site. To help you navigate every guitar lesson on the site, here’s a table of contents with links to every lesson on the website. Just scroll down, ?ind the topic you’re looking for, click the link, and you’ll be right where you need to play better jazz guitar today. Each lesson is also labelled by experience level to make it easy to ?ind the right level for your stage of development. B = Beginner I = Intermediate A= Advanced Before you dig into these lessons, check out my FREE 84-page Beginner’s Guide to Jazz Guitar PDF.
Practice Tools 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
30 Minute Guitar Practice Routines (B) How to Learn Jazz Guitar the De?initive Guide (B) How to Play Jazz Guitar – A Practice Guide (B) The 3 Elements of Music (B) 7 Reasons You Should Read Music on Guitar (B) Practicing Guitar – Keeping a Positive Mindset (B) Beginner’s Guide to Jazz Guitar (B) 30 Days to Better Jazz Guitar (B) Jazz Guitar Practice Guide (B)
Scales 1. Complete Guide to Scales and Modes (I) 2. Bebop Scales (I) 3. Pentatonic Scales (B) 4. Blues Scales (B) 5. Major Scale (B) 6. Dorian Scale (B) 7. Phrygian Scale (B) 8. Lydian Scale (B) 9. Mixolydian Scale (B) 10. Aeolian Scale (B) 11. Locrian Scale (B) 12. Melodic Minor Scale (I) 13. Lydian Dominant Scale (I) 14. Altered Scale (I) 15. Harmonic Minor Scale (I) 16. Phrygian Dominant Scale (I) 17. Diminished Scales (I) 18. Whole Tone Scale (I) 19. Augmented Scale (A) 20. Tritone Scale (A) 21. Chromatic Scale (B)
Arpeggios 1. Guitar Arpeggios Complete Guide (B) 2. Complete Guide to Guitar Triads (I) 3. Triad Pairs for Jazz Guitar (A)
Chords 1. Guitar Chords for Beginners (B) 2. Easy Jazz Guitar Chords (B) 3. 3-Note Jazz Guitar Chords (B) 4. Complete Guide to Chord Melody (I) 5. Jazz Guitar Chords and Progressions (B) (I) 6. Drop 2 Chords (B) 7. Drop 3 Chords (B) 8. Drop 2 & 4 Chords (I) 9. Bass Lines – Walking and Comping on Guitar (I) 10. Essential Chords Scales for Guitar (A) 11. Extended Chords – 9th, 11th, and 13th (I)
Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4.
Guitar Techniques – 60 Scale Patterns (I) 141 Jazz Guitar Licks (I) Easy Jazz Guitar Licks (B) Essential Jazz Lines – 6 Classic Licks (B)
Learning Jazz Tunes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Jazz Blues Chords and Studies (B) Minor Jazz Blues Chords and Studies (B) 10 Beginning Jazz Standards and Chords (B) Top 101 Jazz Standards and Practice Guide (I) Easy Christmas Songs – Solo and Jazz Arrangements (B) Rhythm Changes – Essential Guide (I)
Improvisation 1. 2. 3. 4.
Intro to Jazz Guitar Soloing (B) Intermediate Jazz Guitar Soloing Guide (I) Jazz Phrasing Guide (I) Guide Tone for Jazz Guitar Soloing (I)
Rhythm 1. 2. 3. 4.
Jazz Rhythms for Soloing and Comping (B) Jazz Waltz – Jamming in 3/4 Time (I) Brazilian Jazz – A Performance Guide (I) Modern Time – Jazz Rhythm Essentials (B)
Other 1. 2. 3. 4.
Johnny Smith Interview (B) The Best Jazz Guitar for You (B) 10 Essential Jazz Guitar Albums (B) Fingerstyle Guitar Exercises (B)