Jazz Guitar Learning Path
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About this path
TrueFire's Jazz Learning Path is an accelerated, hands-on study plan of video guitar lessons designed to advance your Jazz guitar skills. You'll play your way through the entire curriculum -- no reading music, no boring exercises, no tedious theory to struggle through!
Presented by world-class educators, the Jazz Learning Path focuses on rhythm playing, lick vocabulary, and soloing skills for beginners, intermediate, and advanced guitar players. Intuitive learning tools and supplementary lesson materials further accelerate the learning experience.
The Learning Path system will first help you assess your current level of play, and then present you with a personalized, level-specific curriculum of video lessons for you to study, practice and track your progress with.
What to expect
- Curriculum for all skill levels
- Guidance from GRAMMY winners and top session players
- Supplementary courses to advance your learning
What's included
18 courses • 152 supplementary courses
Learn Guitar 1: First Steps for Beginners (FREE)
About this course
FREE! Your first steps along our Learning Paths are on the house! Download this entire beginner guitar course for FREE -- simply add to your cart and check out (no credit card required). Welcome to Learn Guitar 1: First Steps for Beginners. Since 1991, we’ve taught thousands of people — beginners just like you — how to play guitar. Our accelerated, hands-on method is specifically designed to get you up and running on guitar quickly and painlessly. No reading music, no boring exercises, and no tedious theory to struggle through. You’ll be strumming your first beginner guitar chords, in the very first guitar lesson. In fact, you’ll play your way through the entire course! "At 50 I finally decided to learn to play guitar. With my hectic schedule, I needed something that was ready and available when I had time. Learning Guitar 1 was a fantastic introduction to guitar basics. I love that it started with elementary, straightforward concepts and chords that I could grasp and learn. It even talks about HOW to practice. Then the course built on those simple things by adding other simple chords, strumming, and then working up to simple songs. I'm on my way!" - Daniel Rode, TrueFire Student You’ll learn more guitar chord shapes, how to keep a steady rhythm on guitar, and how to change guitar chords smoothly. By the end of this free guitar course, you’ll also have a handful of guitar songs in your repertoire. Our free beginner guitar lessons are presented in easy-to-digest, bite-sized chunks so that you’ll never feel overwhelmed or frustrated. TrueFire educators guides you through our unique playalong practice sessions every step of the way, unlike other learning methods that send you off to practice on your own. Plus, you’ll be able to apply everything you learn in a musical context by playing along with jam tracks so that you can hear how your bass parts sound with a real band. You will get a download of all the video guitar lessons, all the guitar tab, and charts, plus all of the jam tracks. You can even take your guitar lessons on the go with our free mobile app for iOS or Android too! Access Learn Guitar 1 anytime, anywhere, on any device. Ready to finally learn how to play guitar? Grab your guitar and let’s dig in!
Learn Guitar 2: Next Steps for Beginners
About this course
In Learn Guitar 1: First Steps for Beginners, you learned several essential chords, a variety of rhythm patterns, and added five songs to your repertoire. Here in Learn Guitar 2: Next Steps for Beginners, we’ll continue to expand your chord vocabulary with more chords you must know. We’ll also work on your single-note picking technique, and you’ll learn your first scale. You’ll learn how to arpeggiate chords and incorporate rests into your playing for more dynamic rhythms and strumming patterns. You’ll wrap up the course learning how to play two more popular songs with your new chord vocabulary, along with some new rhythm variations. Learn Guitar 2 lessons are presented in easy-to-digest, bite-sized chunks so that you’ll never feel overwhelmed or frustrated. TrueFire educators guides you through our unique playalong practice sessions every step of the way, unlike other learning methods that send you off to practice on your own. Plus, you’ll be able to apply everything you learn in a musical context by playing along with jam tracks so that you can hear how your bass parts sound with a real band. You will get a download of all the video guitar lessons, all the guitar tab, and charts, plus all of the jam tracks. You can even take your guitar lessons on the go with our free mobile app for iOS or Android too! Access Learn Guitar 1 anytime, anywhere, on any device. Ready to get started? Grab your guitar and let’s dig in.
Play Jazz Guitar 1: Quick-Start for Beginners
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 1: Quick-Start for Beginners - the first stop on your TrueFire Learning Path journey towards becoming a solid jazz guitar player. If you already know several chords and strumming patterns, and can also play some songs and single note lines, then you’re ready to take on this quick-start guitar course. Otherwise, please check out TrueFire’s Learn Guitar courses to get a grip on those basic skills. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 3 top TrueFire educators: Tom Dempsey, Sheryl Bailey, and Frank Vignola. They’ll guide your development of the essential skills and get up and running quickly -- no reading music, no boring exercises, no tedious theory to struggle through. In fact, you’ll play your way through the entire course. You’ll start off the course learning how to play both rhythm and lead parts for the classic jazz progression, Killer Joe. You’ll also learn some versatile jazz chords, 3 essential jazz rhythms, and even a simple chord melody arrangement for When The Saints Go Marching In. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Play Jazz Guitar 2: Rhythm & Lead Fundamentals
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 2: Rhythm & Lead Fundamentals - the second leg of your TrueFire Learning Path journey towards becoming a solid jazz guitar player. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 3 top TrueFire educators: Tom Dempsey, Sheryl Bailey, and Frank Vignola. They’ll guide your development of the essential skills and get up and running quickly -- no reading music, no boring exercises, no tedious theory to struggle through. In fact, you’ll play your way through the entire course. In Play Jazz Guitar 1 you learned some jazz chords, rhythms, melodies and a couple of songs. Here in Play Jazz Guitar 2, you’re going to venture even further down the path with essential rhythm and lead fundamentals. You’ll learn some hip new jazz chords, walking bass lines, and how to play a ii V I progression. You’ll also learn the pentatonic scale and then how to start improvising with it. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators.
Play Jazz Guitar 3: Tools & Techniques
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 3: Tools & Techniques - the third milestone of your TrueFire Learning Path journey towards becoming a solid jazz guitar player. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 3 top TrueFire educators: Tom Dempsey, Sheryl Bailey, and Frank Vignola. They’ll guide your development of the essential skills and get up and running quickly -- no reading music, no boring exercises, no tedious theory to struggle through. In fact, you’ll play your way through the entire course. In Play Jazz Guitar 1 and 2, you built up your vocabulary of Jazz chords and licks; learned how to play several standard jazz songs; and can now solo and improvise a little bit. Here in Play Jazz Guitar 3: Tools & Techniques, you’ll learn a variety of new techniques including more chord melody and arpeggio concepts. You’ll also work on improvising with the Major scale, tackle some Bebop, and work with more ii V I variations to spice up your harmonic content. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Play Jazz Guitar 4: Rhythm Approaches
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 4: Rhythm Approaches for intermediate to late Intermediate students of Jazz guitar. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 3 top TrueFire educators: Fareed Haque, Frank Vignola, and Howard Morgen. The Rhythm Approaches curriculum is comprised of select Jazz guitar lessons from the educators’ existing TrueFire course libraries. Guitarists spend 90% of their time on the bandstand playing rhythm guitar behind vocals and other musician’s solos, which is why it’s the most important aspect of your playing. Having command of a wide range of chord voicings and rhythm approaches is what distinguishes great players from the mediocre, and it’s also the number one reason that other musicians will want you in their band or invite you back to the jam. The video guitar lessons in this core course will equip you with the skills that you need to take your rhythm guitar playing to the next level. Play Jazz Guitar 4: Rhythm Approaches is organized into 4 sections. In the first section, Fareed Haque guides you through an intensive series of lessons focused on a wide variety of critical comping approaches. Howard Morgen shares more breakthroughs on chord embellishments in Section 2. Frank Vignola serves up 5 jazz standard progression playalongs in Section 3, and then in Section 4, Frank introduces you to chord melody with 3 simple performance studies. When you’ve completed the lessons here in Rhythm Approaches, you’ll find more lessons focused on Jazz rhythm guitar in Rhythm Principles, also a Play Jazz Guitar 4 core course. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Supplementary courses
Jazz Chord Melody Playbook
Frank Vignola
Jazz Trio Comping
Mimi Fox
Jazz Comping Factory: Chord Options
Frank Vignola
Creative Jazz Comping
Sean McGowan
Jazz Comping Handbook
Ted Ludwig
Song Lesson: How High the Moon
Frank Vignola
30 Jazz Guitar Rhythms You MUST Know
Frank Vignola
Take 5: Jazz Chord Colors
Frank Vignola
Walking Bass & Comping for Jazz Guitar
Sean McGowan
Bebop Dojo: Essentials
Sheryl Bailey
Fingerboard Breakthrough
Howard Morgen
Jazz Harmony Handbook
Frank Potenza
Jazz Guitar Fakebook: Rhythm Vol. 1
Frank Vignola
Magic Gypsy Chords & Rhythms
Tierra Negra
Chord Revolution: Foundations
Robben Ford
Play Jazz Guitar 4: Rhythm Principles
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 4: Rhythm Principles for intermediate to late Intermediate students of Jazz guitar. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 5 top TrueFire educators: Larry Carlton, Sheryl Bailey, Frank Vignola, Howard Morgen, and Frank Potenza. The Rhythm Principles curriculum is comprised of select Jazz guitar lessons from the educators’ existing TrueFire course libraries. Guitarists spend 90% of their time on the bandstand playing rhythm guitar behind vocals and other musicians’ solos, which is why it’s critical to develop solid rhythm skills. Having command of a wide range of chord voicings, rhythm patterns and creative approaches is what distinguishes great players from the mediocre, and it’s also the number one reason that other musicians will want you in their band or invite you back to the jam. The video guitar lessons in this core course will equip you with the technical and creative skills you need to take your rhythm guitar playing to the next level. Play Jazz Guitar 4: Rhythm Principles is organized into 5 sections. In the first section, Sheryl Bailey introduces you to the principles of bebop comping. You’ll work through a series of jazz harmony applications from Frank Potenza in the second section. In Section 3, Howard Morgen presents a series of lessons focused on triads. You’ll comp your way through 5 standard jazz progressions with Frank Vignola in Section 4, and then Larry Carlton shares some comping insight and 2 performance studies in the final section. When you’ve completed the lessons here in Rhythm Principles, you’ll find more lessons focused on Jazz rhythm guitar in Rhythm Approaches, also a Play Jazz Guitar 4 core course. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Supplementary courses
30 Jazz Progressions You MUST Know
Tom Dempsey
Song Lesson: Black Orpheus
Frank Vignola
Jazz Guitar Comping Playbook
Tom Dempsey
Jazz Comping Survival Guide: Minor
Fareed Haque
Jazz Song Practice Playbook
Mimi Fox
Licks to Riffs Guidebook: Jazz
Ton van Bergeijk
Solo Guitar Handbook
Fareed Haque
Jazz Comping Survival Guide
Fareed Haque
1-2-3 Jazz Chord Melody
Frank Vignola
Jazz Guitar Fakebook: Rhythm Vol. 2
Frank Vignola
Guitar Gym: Triad Chord Scales - Major
Chris Buono
Play Jazz Guitar 5: Lick Vocabulary
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 5: Lick Vocabulary for intermediate to late Intermediate students of Jazz guitar. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 2 top TrueFire educators: Frank Vignola and Sheryl Bailey. The Lick Vocabulary curriculum is comprised of select Jazz guitar lessons from the educators’ existing TrueFire course libraries. Music is a language. In the same way that words and sentences are connected to form stories, musical licks and phrases are connected to form solos. And just like any language, the more robust your musical vocabulary is, the more interesting and diverse your solos will be. The video guitar lessons in this core course will equip you with an essential vocabulary of licks along with the technical skills required to take your soloing skills to the next level. Play Jazz Guitar 5: Lick Vocabulary is organized into 3 sections. In the first section, Sheryl Bailey shares key bebop principles for arpeggios, voice leading, the swing feel, syncopation and common tones. In Section 2, you’ll apply those principles learning 6 bebop licks for 2-5-1 minor and 2-5-1 major applications. Frank Vignola stokes up your jazz lick vocabulary in Section 3, with 18 essential jazz licks in a variety of styles. When you’ve completed the lessons here in Lick Vocabulary, you’ll find more lessons focused on building your vocabulary in Lick Lexicon, also a Play Jazz Guitar 5 core course. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Supplementary courses
Play Jazz Guitar 5: Lick Lexicon
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 5: Lick Lexicon for intermediate to late Intermediate students of Jazz guitar. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 5 top TrueFire educators: Sheryl Bailey, Tom Dempsey, Tom Wolfe, David Hamburger, and James Hogan. The Lick Lexicon curriculum is comprised of select Jazz guitar lessons from the educators’ existing TrueFire course libraries. Music is a language. In the same way that words and sentences are connected to form stories, musical licks and phrases are connected to form solos. And just like any language, the more robust your musical vocabulary is, the more interesting and diverse your solos will be. The video guitar lessons in this core course will equip you with an essential vocabulary of licks along with the technical skills required to take your soloing skills to the next level. Play Jazz Guitar 5: Lick Lexicon is organized into 2 sections. In the first section, Tom Dempsey reveals a fretboard navigation system based on 5 tonality shapes. Learn this system and you’ll be able to play in any key, in any position on the fretboard. In Section 2, Sheryl Bailey, Tom Dempsey, Tom Wolfe, David Hamburger, and James Hogan contribute to a diverse collection of 50 jazz licks for you to add to your lick lexicon. When you’ve completed the lessons here in Lick Lexicon, you’ll find more lessons focused on building your vocabulary in Lick Vocabulary, also a Play Jazz Guitar 5 core course. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Supplementary courses
Fretboard Phenom
Tom Dempsey
50 Hard Bop Blues Licks You MUST Know
Tom Wolfe
Song Lesson: On Green Dolphin Street
Frank Vignola
50 Soul Jazz Licks You MUST Know
Tom Dempsey
50 Essential Bebop Licks You MUST Know
Sheryl Bailey
50 Jazz-Blues Licks You MUST Know
David Hamburger
30 Sax Licks for Guitar You MUST Know
Bill Evans
Play Jazz Guitar 6: Soloing Principles
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 6: Soloing Principles for intermediate to late Intermediate students of Jazz guitar. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 2 top TrueFire educators: Sheryl Bailey and Fareed Haque. The Soloing Principles curriculum is comprised of select Jazz guitar lessons from the educators’ existing TrueFire course libraries. Solid rhythm chops may get you the gig but it's your soloing chops that gets you the spotlight and the opportunity to electrify the audience with your musicality. Creativity, technique, and vocabulary are the essential skills you’ll need to master the art of improvisation and develop into a great soloist. The video guitar lessons in this core course will equip you with the requisite tools and guidance to take your soloing skills to the next level. Play Jazz Guitar 6: Soloing Principles is organized into 5 sections. Fareed Haque presents the first 4 sections, which are focused on bebop soloing principles. You’ll be guided through a series of applications for turning chord into arpeggios, arpeggios into scales, and soloing over specific chord types. In Section 5, Sheryl Bailey guides you through 3 playalongs and 1 performance studies. When you’ve completed the lessons here in Soloing Principles, you’ll find more lessons focused on soloing in Soloing Approaches, also a Play Jazz Guitar 6 core course. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Supplementary courses
The Soul of Jazz
Mark Whitfield
Trading Solos: Bebop
Sheryl Bailey
Take 5: Jazz Chord Tone Soloing
Frank Vignola
Jazz Guitar Fakebook: Soloing Vol. 1
Frank Vignola
Song Lesson: Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Frank Vignola
335 Blues Motifs
Larry Carlton
Trading Solos: Jazz Standards Vol. 1
Frank Vignola
Jazz Inspirations
Henry Johnson
Street Theory for Guitarists
Jeff Scheetz
Soul Jazz Signatures Guidebook
Rory Ronde
Pentatonic Palettes for Jazz Guitar
Sean McGowan
Jazz Expressions
Henry Johnson
Bebop Improv Survival Guide
Fareed Haque
Essentials: Bebop Etudes
Sheryl Bailey
Jazz Anatomy
Mimi Fox
Jazz Scales Handbook
Tom Dempsey
Creative Arpeggio Design
Tim Miller
Guitar Gym: Scales Workouts
Chris Buono
Play Jazz Guitar 6: Soloing Approaches
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 6: Soloing Approaches for intermediate to late Intermediate students of Jazz guitar. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 4 top TrueFire educators: Larry Carlton, Frank Vignola, Fareed Haque, and Mimi Fox. The Soloing Approaches curriculum is comprised of select Jazz guitar lessons from the educators’ existing TrueFire course libraries. Solid rhythm chops may get you the gig but it's your soloing chops that gets you the spotlight and the opportunity to electrify the audience with your musicality. Creativity, technique, and vocabulary are the essential skills you’ll need to master the art of improvisation and develop into a great soloist. The video guitar lessons in this core course will equip you with the requisite tools and guidance to take your soloing skills to the next level. Play Jazz Guitar 6: Soloing Approaches is organized into 5 sections. In the first 3 sections, Fareed Haque introduces you to modal improvisation approaches with a series of demonstrations, playalongs and workouts. In Section 4, Larry Carlton shares a collection of very versatile and insightful soloing approaches. In the final section, you’ll unleash all of your new found soloing approaches over a series of performance studies from Larry Carlton, Mimi Fox and Frank Vignola. When you’ve completed the lessons here in Soloing Approaches, you’ll find more lessons focused on soloing in Soloing Principles, also a Play Jazz Guitar 6 core course. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Supplementary courses
Jazz, Blues, & Boogaloos: Lead
Sean McGowan
Song Lesson: In A Mellow Tone
Frank Vignola
Take 5: Jazz Super Arpeggios
Sheryl Bailey
Trading Solos: Jazz Blues Vol. 1
Frank Vignola
Trading Solos: Jazz
Henry Johnson
Essentials: Jazz Standard Soloing
Frank Vignola
335 Improv
Larry Carlton
Modal Improv Survival Guide
Fareed Haque
Jazz Performance
Mimi Fox
Jazz Up Your Blues
Frank Vignola
Play Jazz Guitar 7: Style Variations
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 7: Style Variations for intermediate to late Intermediate students of Jazz guitar. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 5 top TrueFire educators: Fareed Haque, Carl Verheyen, Brad Carlton, Paul Brown, and David Blacker. The Style Variations curriculum is comprised of select Jazz guitar lessons from the educators’ existing TrueFire course libraries. One of the qualities that attracts all of us to the guitar is the virtually infinite range of styles and techniques that are possible on the instrument. Having a grasp on a wide variety of styles and techniques not only broadens your musicality, it opens the door to many more playing opportunities with other musicians. You’ll gain more clarity on the instrument overall and expressing yourself on it will become a richer experience. The video guitar lessons in this core course will diversify your skill set and help take your playing to the next level. Play Jazz Guitar 7: Style Variations is organized into 5 sections. In the first section, you’ll explore some serious jazz rock with Carl Verheyen. A taste of Smooth Jazz from Paul Brown is featured in the second section. Section 3 passes on a versatile collection of jazz funk chord studies from Brad Carlton. In Section 4, Fareed Haque gives you a taste of acid jazz. David Blacker rounds the course out with a series of swing blues studies, in the final section. When you’ve completed the lessons here in Style Variations, you’ll find more lessons focused on technique variations in Style Diversity, also a Play Jazz Guitar 7 core course. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Supplementary courses
Jazz Blues Pathways
Tim Lerch
Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Survival Guide
Sean McGowan
Trading Solos: Soul Jazz
James Hogan
Take 5: Jazz Blues Soloing
David Hamburger
Soul Jazz Survival Guide
Fareed Haque
Smooth Jazz Handbook
Paul Brown
Jazz Rock Workshop
Fareed Haque
S.W.A.T. Sessions: Jazz Rock
Carl Verheyen
Swing Blues Survival Guide: Rhythm
David Blacker
Focus On: Fusion
Joe Pinnavaia
Play Jazz Guitar 7: Style Diversity
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 7: Style Diversity for intermediate to late Intermediate students of Jazz guitar. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 4 top TrueFire educators: Fareed Haque, Frank Vignola, Reinier Voet, and Jason Loughlin. The Style Diversity curriculum is comprised of select Jazz guitar lessons from the educators’ existing TrueFire course libraries. One of the qualities that attracts all of us to the guitar is the virtually infinite range of styles and techniques that are possible on the instrument. Having a grasp on a wide variety of styles and techniques not only broadens your musicality, it opens the door to many more playing opportunities with other musicians. You’ll gain more clarity on the instrument overall and expressing yourself on it will become a richer experience. The video guitar lessons in this core course will diversify your skill set and help take your playing to the next level. Play Jazz Guitar 7: Style Diversity is organized into 4 sections. You’ll start by adding some bossa nova spice to your jazz bag with Fareed Haque in Section 1. In the Section 2, Frank Vignola shows you 3 chord melody etudes. Gypsy Jazz licks is next with Reinier Voet in the third section, and Jason Loughlin passes on 10 country jazz licks you should know. When you’ve completed the lessons here in Style Diversity, you’ll find more lessons focused on technique variations in Style Variations, also a Play Jazz Guitar 7 core course. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Supplementary courses
1-2-3 Jazz Chord Melody
Frank Vignola
Fingerstyle Jazz Handbook
Sean McGowan
Trading Solos: Folk Jazz
Adam Levy
1-2-3 Bossa Nova
Fareed Haque
30 Country Jazz Licks You MUST Know
Jason Loughlin
Dimensions of Solo Jazz Guitar
Martin Taylor
50 Gypsy Jazz Licks You MUST Know
Reinier Voet
Jazz Chord Melody Playbook
Frank Vignola
Chord Melody with Peter Einhorn
Peter Einhorn
Essentials: Chord Melody Etudes
Frank Vignola
Gypsy Jazz Duets
Andreas Oberg
Gypsy Jazz Guitar Guidebook
Reinier Voet
Play Jazz Guitar 8: Advanced Rhythm Principles
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 8: Advanced Rhythm Principles for late intermediate to advanced students of Jazz guitar. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 3 top TrueFire educators: Fareed Haque, Frank Potenza and Howard Morgen. The Advanced Rhythm Principles curriculum is comprised of select Jazz guitar lessons from the educators’ existing TrueFire course libraries. Guitarists with advanced rhythm guitar skills write their own ticket with respect to paying or playing opportunities. Other musicians love to round out their rhythm section with solid, versatile rhythm guitarists. Pros will always get the most lucrative gigs, and amateurs will always get to play with the very best. The video guitar lessons in this core course will focus on strengthening and broadening your rhythm skills to an advanced level. Play Jazz Guitar 8: Advanced Rhythm Principles is organized into 3 sections. In the first section, Fareed Haque reveals more of his insightful “Trade Secrets” for jazz comping. Howard Morgen shares chord concepts, which he demonstrates over two performance studies. Frank Potenza wraps up the course with jazz harmony applications in the third and final section. All three sections will advance your understanding of the key underlying harmonic qualities for the rhythm parts and comping applications you’ll be crafting at this level of play. When you’ve completed the lessons here in Advanced Rhythm Principles, you’ll find more lessons focused on rhythm in Advanced Rhythm Approaches, also a Play Jazz Guitar 8 core course. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Supplementary courses
Song Lesson: It Don't Mean a Thing
Frank Vignola
Modern Jazz Progressions
John Stowell
Creative Jazz Comping
Sean McGowan
Solo Jazz Pathways: Chordal Improv
Tim Lerch
Bebop Guitar Fakebook: Rhythm
Sheryl Bailey
Jazz Comping Survival Guide
Fareed Haque
Jazz Harmony Handbook
Frank Potenza
Fingerboard Breakthrough
Howard Morgen
Chord Creativity Guidebook
Richard Hallebeek
Guitar Gym: Triad Chord Scales - Melodic Minor
Chris Buono
Guitar Gym: Triad Chord Scales: Harmonic Minor
Chris Buono
Play Jazz Guitar 8: Advanced Rhythm Approaches
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 8: Advanced Rhythm Approaches for late intermediate to advanced students of Jazz guitar. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 4 top TrueFire educators: Frank Vignola, John Stowell, Brad Carlton, and Sheryl Bailey. The Advanced Rhythm Approaches curriculum is comprised of select Jazz guitar lessons from the educators’ existing TrueFire course libraries. Guitarists with advanced rhythm guitar skills write their own ticket with respect to paying or playing opportunities. Other musicians love to round out their rhythm section with solid, versatile rhythm guitarists. Pros will always get the most lucrative gigs, and amateurs will always get to play with the very best. The video guitar lessons in this core course will focus on strengthening and broadening your rhythm skills to an advanced level. Play Jazz Guitar 8: Advanced Rhythm Approaches is organized into 4 sections. The first section focuses on chord melody with 3 chord melody arrangements from Frank Vignola and 1 modern chord melody from John Stowell. In Section 2, Frank Vignola presents an extensive series of C major chord inversions just to get you started -- this section includes an 800-page manual containing over 2,500 Root, 1st inversion, 2nd inversion and 3rd inversion chords. Brad Carlton passes on 15 jazz turnarounds in Section 3. Frank Vignola and Sheryl Bailey each present a chord solo performance study in Section 4. When you’ve completed the lessons here in Advanced Rhythm Approaches, you’ll find more lessons focused on rhythm in Advanced Rhythm Principles, also a Play Jazz Guitar 8 core course. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Supplementary courses
30 Bebop Chordal Licks You MUST Know
Sheryl Bailey
Jazz Guitar Fakebook: Rhythm Vol. 2
Frank Vignola
Harmonic Supernova for Jazz Guitar
Peter Mazza
Inversion Excursion
Frank Vignola
Modern Chord Melody
John Stowell
Jazz Rock Workshop
Fareed Haque
Song Lesson: Night and Day
Frank Vignola
Chord Studies: Jazz Turnarounds Vol. 1
Brad Carlton
Chord Studies: Jazz Turnarounds Vol. 2
Brad Carlton
Play Jazz Guitar 9: Advanced Lick Vocabulary
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 9: Advanced Lick Vocabulary for late intermediate to advanced students of Jazz guitar. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 6 top TrueFire educators: Sheryl Bailey, Tom Wolfe, David Hamburger, Tom Dempsey, Bill Evans, and James Hogan. The Advanced Lick Vocabulary curriculum is comprised of select Jazz guitar lessons from the educators’ existing TrueFire course libraries. As your technical skills advance, you’ll be able to call on a more sophisticated vocabulary in your solos and improvisations. The vocabulary in this advanced core course is designed to stimulate you creatively and further advance your skills with challenging right and left-hand techniques. Learn these licks as presented and then use the ideas and technical approaches to craft your own vocabulary. Play Jazz Guitar 9: Advanced Lick Vocabulary is organized into 7 sections, each focused on a particular sub-genre of jazz. You’ll start of with 5 bebop licks from Sheryl Bailey in Section 1. Section 2 features 6 licks paying homage to jazz masters, and Section 3 features 3 soul jazz licks, both presented by Tom Dempsey. Tom Wolfe shares 11 of his favorite hard bop licks in Section 4. David Hamburger’s 13 jazz blues licks are presented in Section 5. Bill Evans and Mike Stern show you how to take a sax licks and make it sing on guitar in Section 6. And finally in Section 7, you will be put to the task of learning 14 jazz rock licks from James Hogan. All in all, these 62 licks will majorly advance and diversify your jazz lick vocabulary. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Supplementary courses
Song Lesson: East of the Sun
Wolf Marshall
30 Jazz 2-5-1 Licks You MUST Know
Ted Ludwig
30 Smokin' Jazz Guitar Licks You MUST Know
Frank Vignola
50 Hard Bop Blues Licks You MUST Know
Tom Wolfe
50 Essential Bebop Licks You MUST Know
Sheryl Bailey
50 Soul Jazz Licks You MUST Know
Tom Dempsey
50 Jazz Rock Licks You MUST Know
James Hogan
50 Jazz-Blues Licks You MUST Know
David Hamburger
Play Jazz Guitar 10: Advanced Soloing Principles
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 10: Advanced Soloing Principles for late intermediate to advanced students of Jazz guitar. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 5 top TrueFire educators: Pat Martino, Larry Carlton, Sheryl Bailey, Mimi Fox, and Fareed Haque. The Advanced Soloing Principles curriculum is comprised of select Jazz guitar lessons from the educators’ existing TrueFire course libraries. The ability to improvise freely, and creatively, over any given groove or changes is one of the key skills that distinguishes the advanced and pro player. The insight and performance studies in this core course will advance your technical, creative, and improvisational skills. Learn the soloing examples note-for-note and then use the ideas and technical approaches to craft your own solos and improvisations. Play Jazz Guitar 10: Advanced Soloing Principles is organized into 5 sections. In the first section, Fareed Haque goes deep on soloing over chord substitutions with 4 principles and accompanying demonstration. Sheryl Bailey presents 3 bebop soloing etudes with performances and breakdowns in Section 2. You’ll learn 3 of Larry Carlton’s hit instrumentals in Section 3. Pat Martino shares priceless insight in a series of demonstrations and performances in Section 4. Mimi Fox wraps things up in Section 5 with a performance study and extensive breakdown. When you’ve completed the lessons here in Advanced Soloing Principles, you’ll find more lessons focused on soloing in Advanced Soloing Approaches, also a Play Jazz Guitar 10 core course. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Play Jazz Guitar 10: Advanced Soloing Approaches
About this course
Welcome to Play Jazz Guitar 10: Advanced Soloing Approaches for late intermediate to advanced students of Jazz guitar. This Jazz Learning Path core course is presented by 5 top TrueFire educators: Larry Carlton, Fareed Haque, Carl Verheyen, Frank Vignola, and Tim Miller. The Advanced Soloing Approaches curriculum is comprised of select Jazz guitar lessons from the educators’ existing TrueFire course libraries. The ability to improvise freely, and creatively, over any given groove or changes is one of the key skills that distinguishes the advanced and pro player. The insight and performance studies in this core course will advance your technical, creative, and improvisational skills. Learn the soloing examples note-for-note and then use the ideas and technical approaches to craft your own solos and improvisations. Play Jazz Guitar 10: Advanced Soloing Approaches is organized into 5 sections. In the first section, Frank Vignola presents 4 soloing performance studies along with an extensive series of lessons focused on comping and soloing a jazz blues. Larry Carlton lights up the second section with a collection of the approaches he uses when improvising. In Section 3, Carl Verheyen presents 4 jazz rock performance studies that should keep you majorly busy in the shed for many moons. Fareed Haque goes big time modal in Section 4 with 5 improvisational playalongs. Tim Miller wraps up in Section 5 with 3 etudes based on his creative arpeggio applications. When you’ve completed the lessons here in Advanced Soloing Approaches, you’ll find more lessons focused on soloing in Advanced Soloing Principles, also a Play Jazz Guitar 10 core course. The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own. Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators. Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Supplementary courses
Modal Improv Survival Guide
Fareed Haque
Essentials: Bebop Blues Etudes
Sheryl Bailey
335 Improv
Larry Carlton
Uncaged Jazz Improv
Wolf Marshall
S.W.A.T. Sessions: Jazz Rock
Carl Verheyen
Jazz Up Your Blues
Frank Vignola
Fingerboard Breakthrough
Howard Morgen
The Language of Improvisation
Bill Evans
Modern Jazz Improv
John Stowell
Modern Jazz Progressions
John Stowell
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