30 Days to Better Jazz Guitar Comping

I am new here and I play a telecaster for jazz, and love the sound of the lipstick pickup.

For all the other jazzers out there I thought I'd pass along a cool blog series I've being following on developing jazz guitar comping, heres the latest article


http://jamieholroydguitar.com/double-your-dominant-7th-chords-in-less-than-10-minutes (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/double-your-dominant-7th-chords-in-less-than-10-minutes)

Looking forward to checking this place out!

Welcome aboard...

Jamie is a member here and posts from time to time
..good guy and good player too!

We need more jazzers here.

Welcome and thanks for posting, dude!

I'm also singing under the jazzers group ;)
Love to play it on any guitar, but the Tele sure is sweet - and, incidentally, I'd say you can pull out a jazzy sound from almost any pickup config (at least on my MP!)

Yeah man, come on in!

Welcome to the forumn and thanks for sharing my article. This is a great place with lots of experienced players.

Just incase anyone is interested I did a follow up article to this lesson today.

Here's the follow up article on my earlier lesson on doubling dominant 7th chord inversions about symmetrical diminished chords.

Double Your Dominant's Again Just By Changing One Note - JamieHolroydGuitar.com (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/double-your-dominant-chords-again-just-by-changing-one-note)

Cheers

Welcome to the forumn and thanks for sharing my article. This is a great place with lots of experienced players.

Just incase anyone is interested I did a follow up article to this lesson today.

Here's the follow up article on my earlier lesson on doubling dominant 7th chord inversions about symmetrical diminished chords.

Double Your Dominant's Again Just By Changing One Note - JamieHolroydGuitar.com (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/double-your-dominant-chords-again-just-by-changing-one-note)

Cheers

hey, first time I've seen your 30 day lesson blog, looks very helpful, and there's definitely more than 30 days of material there! Just wanted to say thanks for a great free resource.

hey, first time I've seen your 30 day lesson blog, looks very helpful, and there's definitely more than 30 days of material there! Just wanted to say thanks for a great free resource.


Thanks man, yeah it's called 30 days cas I am posting a new lesson every day, but take as long as you need on one lesson before moving on!

Here's the latest addition for all those wanting to feel like they're on a beach in Brazil....

Bossa Nova Comping (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/how-play-bossa-nova-guitar)

Here's a new one on how to work on time, hopefully useful for anyone regards of what style you play...

Who Else Wants Good Time? (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/how-to-practice-with-a-metronome)

Hi everyone,

Just passing along an article I wrote on how I teach some of my students to take jazz guitar chord solos that some of you might enjoy.

4 Steps to Creating Jazz Guitar Solos (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/4-steps-to-creating-jazz-guitar-chord-solos)

Cheers

How to Play Chords and Single Lines Together Using a Phrase Chart (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/how-to-play-chords-and-single-lines-together-using-a-phrase-chart)

How to Play 4th Voicings on Guitar (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/how-to-play-4th-voicings-on-guitar)

Just passing along an article I wrote about closed position voicings that folk might enjoy adding to chord melody arrangements, etc.

How to Play Johnny Smith Style Closed Position Voicings - JamieHolroydGuitar (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/how-to-play-johnny-smith-style-closed-position-voicings)

I've never tried a Gibson JS but I often wonder if he had a small neck fitted to that guitar to get some of those streches....

10 Must Know I VI II V Subs (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/10-must-know-i-iv-ii-v-substitutions)

After you get the above changes down here's a bunch of sub'd and alt I vi ii V's

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yqdquL3U6EI/SdZhjkZ59xI/AAAAAAAABRk/5Z_F1jbql1U/s472/Turnarounds+I+VI+II+V.jpg

In minor ...

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7kscCgKyWlU/Sda50kswXPI/AAAAAAAABS0/bfkO8ZQTJmY/s472/I+IV+II+V+MINOR.jpg

After you get the above changes down here's a bunch of sub'd and alt I vi ii V's

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yqdquL3U6EI/SdZhjkZ59xI/AAAAAAAABRk/5Z_F1jbql1U/s472/Turnarounds+I+VI+II+V.jpg

In minor ...

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7kscCgKyWlU/Sda50kswXPI/AAAAAAAABS0/bfkO8ZQTJmY/s472/I+IV+II+V+MINOR.jpg

Great sheets klasaine!

Also here's today's lesson about shell voicings:

What Are Shell Voicings and How Can They Effect Your Jazz Guitar Comping? (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/shell-voicings)

How to Comp Rhythm Changes (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/how-to-comp-rhythm-changes)

Great stuff... Thanks !

No worries, glad you enjoyed the lesson!

Just thought I'd share this article on a few easy solo jazz guitar arrangements tips and tricks that might you might find useful for chord melody arrangements and such.

Essential Solo Jazz Guitar Arrangement Tips - JamieHolroydGuitar.com (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/essential-solo-jazz-guitar-arrangement-tips)

Here's an article about jazz guitar intros

Jazz Guitar Intro Guide - JamieHolroydGuitar.com (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/jazz-guitar-endings)

Final article! How to Play Triads on Guitar (http://jamieholroydguitar.com/how-to-play-triads-on-guitar)

This series now has to be one of my most useful online resources. What a treasure! Thanks so much. I am not even coming at this from the standpoint of learning jazz. I just want to be a better player, period and this material is gold.

Thanks so much for the kind words sir, glad to know the work is appreciated!