Music Theory

The Circle of Fifths (or Fourths?)

The V7 of V7

 

Jazz Solos to Transcribe by Ear

The 5 solos that will teach you Jazz guitar

5 Easy Solos to Learn by Ear (article)

The Solos You Need to Learn by Ear (article)

How To Learn Jazz Solos by Ear (Step-by-step)

Jazz Improvisation

Jazz Improvisation Ideas

Jazz Hints by Dan Haerle

http://danhaerle.com/books.html

Basic Improvisation Facts
The II-V-I Progression
Digital II-V-I Patterns
Magic Motives (excerpts from book)
Motive Exercises

Practice Diatonic Arpeggios

The most important scale exercise in Jazz (article)

You need to practice this for ii-V-I solos (article)

How to start soloing on a ii-V-I progression (article)

How to solo with diatonic arpeggios (article)

Jazz Standards Practicing

Jazz Standards

Jazz Chord Studies
Satin Doll (Duke Ellington)
Love Letters
There Will Never Be Another You
Sunny

Jazz Standards Chord Studies

There is no better way to learn how to play jazz guitar chords than practicing jazz standards. The following chord studies each focus on certain type(s) of chords as they are applied to jazz songs.

https://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/jazz-guitar-chords/

This is an excellent collection that includes:

• Jazz Standards Chord Studies
• Jazz Chord Progressions
• Jazz Guitar Chord Exercises
• Bossa Nova Chords

Also check this video out (shell voicings)

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Satin Doll

“Satin Doll” is a tune written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn in 1953 with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. This was a very popular Ellington Band tune and inspired many other jazz artist to record and perform it such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson and Frank Sinatra.
This tune is most commonly played in the key of C major.

The following links to videos of great performances (Ellington, Monk, Joe Pass, Bucky Pizzarelli)

https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/jazz-standards/satin-doll/


Satin Doll - Play Along

For harmonic analysis see here

http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/satindoll.MusicandLyricsAnalysis.htm
http://danhaerle.com/Satin%20Doll.html


Chord Chart

https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/wp-content/uploads/chord_charts/Satin_Doll_C_Instruments.pdf

Easy Chord Melody

https://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/satin-doll/

See also

Satin Doll solo practice with pentatonic scales

Transcript: https://jenslarsen.nl/standard-pentatonics-satin-doll/

Satin Doll - Kenny Burrell solo

Transcribed solos (Filadelfo Castro)
https://www.guitarinstitute.it/p/tutorials-transcriptions-pdf-lesson-guitar-backingtrack

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TNSQkxTcfsM39JyBsKuQ6N4pIs2BCXkn

Satin Doll - Wes Montgomery solo

Transcript of Wes Montgomery solo

Satin Doll - Barney Kessel

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Love Letters

Stanley Turrentine

Solo Analysis

Sonny Rollins

Joey DeFrancesco, Larry Corryel

Guitar

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There Will Never Be Another You

The following link has great performances

https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/jazz-standards/there-will-never-be-another-you/

Lester Young

Oscar Peterson

Max Roach

Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley

Joe Pass

Kenny Burrell

Wes Montgomery

Lead Sheet

https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/jazz-standards/there-will-never-be-another-you/


Analysis and solos

There Will Never Be Another You is one of my favorite jazz standards. I love the melody and the chord changes are easy, but not too easy to improvise over. The song was first recorded in 1942 by clarinetist Woody Herman but wasn’t very well known until Chet Baker recorded his vocal rendition in 1954.

To help you get this tune under your fingers this lesson will introduce you to the theme and takes you through a voice leading study, a scale study, a chord comping study, and an arpeggio study.

https://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/there-will-never-be-another-you/

Frank Vignola Lesson

Frank teaches the jazz classic, There Will Never Be Another You. This is an excerpt taken from Frank's online Jazz Studio.

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Sunny

Jazz Chords and How to Practice Them

Jazz Chords and How to Practice Them

Easy Jazz Chords
Shell Jazz Chords
Drop 2 Chords
Drop 3 Chords
Jazz Chords and Altered Dominants
Dominant Chords
Diminished 7th Chords
Dominant 7b9 Chords Guide
Inner Chord Voicings
Essential Jazz Chord Exercises
Jazz Chord Studies

Easy Jazz Chords

Jazz guitar online is a great resource for organizing ideas around cords and how to practice them.

Start with the following:
https://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/17-essential-jazz-guitar-chords-beginners/

Includes a great practice idea (Kenny Burrell vamp)

Kenny Burrell vamp
Practice Video

Shell Jazz Chords

Basic three note chords (aka guide tone chords) - work great for walking bass accompaniment
https://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/shell-jazz-guitar-chords-beginners/

Drop 2 Chords

Drop 2 chords are seventh chords that are built by dropping the second highest note of a closed position chord down one octave, making that note the bass note of the chord.

https://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/drop-2-chords/

Drop 3 Chords

Drop 3 chords are seventh chords that are built by dropping the third highest note of a closed position chord down one octave, making that note the bass note of the chord.

https://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/drop-3-chords-and-inversions/

Jazz Chords and Altered Dominants

Nice video clearly explaining the theory behind altered dominant chords (Andrew Wasson).
Most common altered dominant chords involve #5, b5, #9 or b9 (#11 or b13 less common - #11 = b5 and b13 = #5).

https://www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/jazz-guitar-chord-chart-beginners

Dominant 7th (b5) or Dominant 7th (#11) Chord Shapes

Dominant 7th (#9) Chord Shapes

Dominant 7th (#5) and Dominant 7th (b13) Chord Shapes

Dominant 7th (b9, b13) Chord Shapes

Dominant 7th (b9, b5) Chord Shapes

As with the root in the #9 chord earlier, it's easier to avoid the root altogether in the shape on the left. The bass player will usually take care of it, anyway!

Dominant 7th (b5, #9) Chord Shapes

Furthermore, it’s more convenient NOT to play the root in the C7(b5 #9) shape on the left. 

Dominant 7th (#5, #9) Chord Shapes

So, it’s more convenient NOT to play the root in the C7(#5 #9) shape on the left. 

Dominant Chords

In music theory, a dominant seventh chord, or major minor seventh chord, is a chord composed of a root, major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh. It can also be viewed as a major triad with an additional minor seventh.

https://www.jazzguitarlessons.net/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-dominant-chords-for-jazz-guitar

A Few Basic Dominant (Mixolydian) Chord Shapes

Diminished 7th Chords

Have you ever seen a chord with a diminished 7th symbol and not understood the harmonic function?
Perhaps you weren’t sure how to play the chord on the guitar.
Or maybe you could play it, but did not understand how the harmonic function.
This lesson teaches you everything you need to know about diminished 7th chords.

http://www.jamieholroydguitar.com/diminished-7th-chords-guide-for-jazz-guitar/?utm_source=Jamie+Holroyd+Guitar+Newsletter&utm_campaign=4dda5fbb9e-How_to_Seperate_Melody_From_Chords8_3_2015_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_44ba7ca65c-4dda5fbb9e-90744845

Dominant 7b9 Chords Guide

The b9 is the most commonly used extension on resolving dominant 7th chords. The natural tendency of a b9 in both soloing and comping is to resolve. Dominant 7b9 chords also act as diminished 7th chords.

Inner Chords Voicings Guide

Inner chord voicings are chords which fundamentally stay the same while notes within the chord change. These inner notes can change the chord quality or add an inner extension. You will learn how to change inner voicings within each of the four main jazz chord types. After this, you will learn three etudes demonstrating how inner chord voicings are used in repertoire. These chords will help provide more harmonic motion in your chordal playing. This lesson aims to teach you what harmonic potential can be achieved by changing the “core” intervals within a chord type.

http://www.jamieholroydguitar.com/inner-chord-voicings-guide/?utm_source=Jamie+Holroyd+Guitar+Newsletter&utm_campaign=700b150bb8-How_to_Seperate_Melody_From_Chords8_3_2015_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_44ba7ca65c-700b150bb8-90744845

Dominant 7b9 Chords Guide

The b9 is the most commonly used extension on resolving dominant 7th chords. The natural tendency of a b9 in both soloing and comping is to resolve. Dominant 7b9 chords also act as diminished 7th chords.

Essential Jazz Chord Exercises

To help you expand your playing from memorizing shapes to comping with confidence over jazz tunes, here are 5 essential jazz chord exercises for guitar. Each of these exercises will take your chord playing to the next level, expanding your confidence and chord vocabulary at the same time.

https://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/jazz-chord-exercises/

Jazz Standards Chord Studies

There is no better way to learn how to play jazz guitar chords than practicing jazz standards. The following chord studies each focus on certain type(s) of chords as they are applied to jazz songs.

https://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/jazz-guitar-chords/

This is an excellent collection that includes:

• Jazz Standards Chord Studies
• Jazz Chord Progressions
• Jazz Guitar Chord Exercises
• Bossa Nova Chords

Also check this video out (shell voicings)