Jazz Notes
Instructor: Jerry Arcidiacono
Difficulty: 4-6 (of 10)
Focus: From basic chords to advanced jazz solos - this series gives you the introduction you need to start playing jazz.
Building Jazz Chords
by Jerry ArcidiaconoBasic Jazz concepts. An important feature of Jazz is its more complex chord voicings and we will start by looking at different ways of voicing chords from the major scale.
Tags: voicings, jazz chords, fingerstyle, voicing chords, major scale, tonality, Bb major, major chords, minor 7th chords, dominant chords1Difficulty4
Jazz Triads & Inversions
by Jerry ArcidiaconoIn this second Jazz Notes lesson we will take a look at some basic triads and their inversions. Triads are just about the simplest type of chord you can get.
Tags: triads, jazz, inversions, major triad, augmented triad, major triad, diminished triad, triad positions, learn triads, fretboard, concepts, inverted, positions, shapes2Difficulty3
Jazz Modes Workout
by Jerry ArcidiaconoHow to play modes, with practical examples. All modes played with Alternate Picking technique.
Tags: modes, workout, C Ionian, C Dorian, C Phrygian, picking, modes etude, modal practice, scale shapes, boxes, up and down, learning the fretboard, improvisation3Difficulty3
Jazz Swing Rhythm
by Jerry ArcidiaconoChord progression using jazz chords and a swing rhythm.
Tags: jazz chords, jazz progression, Chord changes, chord progression, fingerstyle, fingerpicking, thumb, groove, timing, jazz feel, jazz groove, comping4Difficulty4
II-V-I Progression: Licks
by Jerry ArcidiaconoSimple Jazz licks over the II-V-I progression in different keys.
Tags: Jazz licks, phrasing, Chord changes, jazz progression, C Major, chord progression, improvisation, improvising, following the chords, Dorian, Mixolydian, Ionian5Difficulty4
Expanding Jazz Blues
by Jerry ArcidiaconoA jazzy solo using the "Bird's Blues" chord progression.
Tags: charlie parker, blues, bird's blues, Chord changes, Blues progression, Diatonic phrasing, improvisation, following the chords, jazz licks, phrasing6Difficulty6
Finding Jazz Voicings
by Jerry ArcidiaconoA quick way to find alternative voicing for chords.
Tags: jazz chords, jazz, voicing, C major, chord shapes, chord inversions, chord boxes, picking, arpeggios, extended chords, extensions, jazz theory7Difficulty5
Extending Jazz Chords
by Jerry ArcidiaconoAbout jazz chords and extensions.
Tags: Extended chords, jazz, jazz chords, chords, inversion, voicing, fingerstyle, chord progression, comping, advanced chords, C major, C minor, C extensions8Difficulty3
Jazz Fingerpicking I
by Jerry ArcidiaconoShort musical piece using the finger picking technique with jazzy chords and harmonics.
Tags: jazz chords, jazz harmonics, fingerpicking, jazz, chords, inversions, voicing, tapping, thumb, comping, chord melody, harmonics, C major9Difficulty5
Jazz Fingerpicking II
by Jerry ArcidiaconoThe finger picking technique used with open strings and a common blues progression. As jazz players we should be able to play also some bluesy chords and lines, which can sound cool accompanying the lead player.
Tags: Fingerpicking, chords, blues10Difficulty5
Jazz Pentatonics
by Jerry ArcidiaconoHow to use the Minor/Major Pentatonic scale to get a jazz sound over a major 7th chord.
Tags: C Major, Pentatonic scale, jazz licks, major 7th chord, A minor pentatonic, D minor pentatonic, E minor pentatonic, B minor pentatonic, improvisation11Difficulty4
Diatonic Improvisation
by Jerry ArcidiaconoA Jazz solo over the progression of "Lover Man". Theory concepts about modes and chords built over minor scales.
Tags: Lover Man, AABA form, 32-bar standard, jazz, C major, improvisation, diatonic scales, use of modes, modal, harmony, theory, tonality, jazz improvisation, playing over standards12Difficulty5
Diatonic Jazz Arpeggios
by Jerry ArcidiaconoExercise to learn diatonic arpeggios of C major key over the neck. Analysis of chord extension using arpeggios to get a jazzy sound.
Tags: sweep picking, economy picking, diatonic, swing, D major, sweeping, jazz improvisation, jazzy, jazz arpeggios, chord extensions13Difficulty4
Jazz Chromaticism
by Jerry ArcidiaconoA solo over the chord progression of Gershwin's "I got rhythm" using chromatic lines to get the typical Jazz sound.
Tags: Rhythm Changes, Anatole, George Gershwin, Swing, Chromaticism, Jazz Sound, I Got Rhythm, Bb major scale, D mixolydian, G mixolydian, C mixolydian, F mixolydian, chromatic notes, improvisation14Difficulty6
Chord Substitutions
by Jerry ArcidiaconoDifferent chord progressions played over the same melody to show how it is possible to change one chord with another. The Tritone substitution technique.
Tags: Tritone substitution, Jazz concepts, harmony, C Major, Chord Progression, arranging, comping, Jazz chords, rearranging, harmonization, reharmonization, theory, dominant chords15Difficulty3
Symmetrical Scales
by Jerry ArcidiaconoA solo using the D whole-step/half-step diminished, the D half-step/whole-step diminished and the D whole-tone scales.
Tags: Diminished scale, whole tone scale, Jazz, diminished chord, dominant 7th b9 chord, D whole step half step diminished, D half step whole step diminished, D whole tone, Jazz improvisation, scales applied, dominant16Difficulty5
Choosing The Scale
by Jerry ArcidiaconoA solo over a Bb7 vamp using four different scales
Tags: soloing over 7th chords, 7th chord, jazz improvisation, altered, ultralocrian, lydian dominant, mixolydian, blues, Bb dominant, combining scales, one chord, dominant, improvisation, soloing17Difficulty5
Latin Comping
by Jerry ArcidiaconoA Latin Jazz short tune which uses extended and altered chords.
Tags: Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova, Samba, Jazz, Classical Guitar, Fingerpicking, Dizzie Gillespie, Stan Kenton, chords, chord shapes, comping, swing, Salsa, Cuban, fingerstyle, A minor, Eb Major18Difficulty4
Bebop
by Jerry ArcidiaconoA Bebop solo over the chord progression of Charlie Parker's Ornithology
Tags: Charlie Parker, Bebop, Ornithology, Jazz Scales, Improvisation, Bb Mixolydian Bebop, A Dorian Bebop, G Major Bebop, improvisation, concepts, soloing, lead guitar, following the chords, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Christian, Thelonious Monk, fast tempo, harmonic substitutions19Difficulty7
Jazz-Funk Modal
by Jerry ArcidiaconoA solo over the chord progression of Herbie Hancock's Cantaloupe Island
Tags: Herbie Hancock, Jazz, Funk, Fusion, Modal, F Dorian, Db Mixolydian, D Dorian, improvisation, soloing, Cantaloupe Island, modal jazz, modes, concepts, tools20Difficulty4
Minor Blues
by Jerry ArcidiaconoJazz solo over a Minor Blues chord progression.
Tags: Jazz Minor Blues, Melodic Minor, Blues phrasing, Altered, Superlocrian, C Melodic Minor, C Blues, F Dorian, Ab Mixolydian, G Superlocrian, Jazz standards21Difficulty4
Playing Outside
by Jerry ArcidiaconoA solo over the chord progression of It Don't Mean A Thing by Duke Ellington, using different techniques to play outside the changes (but not randomly).
Tags: Playing outside, Duke Ellington, It Don't Mean A Thing, Jazz, Improvisation, G Minor, G Blues, concepts, improvisation concepts, jamming, outsides22Difficulty6
