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Jazz Guitar Fakebook: Soloing Vol. 1

Learn How to Solo Over 10 of the Most Popular Jazz Standards

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Jazz Guitar Fakebook: Soloing Vol. 1
Frank Vignola

Frank Vignola

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About this course

The best way to learn how to play jazz is to learn how to play songs, and learning songs starts with learning the accompaniment, which you focused on in the Jazz Fakebook: Rhythm, Vol. 1. In that edition, you learned the chords, rhythms, and comping approaches for the jazz progressions used in 30 of the most popular jazz standards.

In this Soloing edition of the Jazz Guitar Fakebook from Frank Vignola, you'll learn how to solo over the first 10 jazz standards featured in the Rhythm edition: A Day in the Life of a Fool, All of Me, All the Things your Are, Bernie’s Tune, Blue Bossa, But Beautiful, Bye Bye Blackbird, Cherokee, Deed I Do, and Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me.

”For each of these 10 jazz standards, I’ll demonstrate and breakdown a simple melodic-based approach focused on chord tones and expression, an embellished approach adding chromatics and extensions, and then finally an advanced approach just like I would play myself on the bandstand.”

Frank will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches along the way. You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own as well.

Grab your guitar and let’s solo over some standards with Frank Vignola!

What you'll learn

  • Navigate complex jazz progressions including half-diminished and diminished chords
  • Target key chord tones (3rds, 7ths, major 7ths) during solos
  • Use voice leading to connect ii-V progressions smoothly
  • End phrases with blues licks for tension and release
  • Internalize chord progressions through daily practice with rhythm tracks
Release date: 05/11/2020 • 2h 03m runtime
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What's included

32 lessons • 10 charts • 10 Jam Tracks

Jazz Guitar Soloing Fakebook Vol. 1
Hi, I'm Frank Vignola and welcome to this Soloing Edition of the Jazz Guitar Fakebook.

The best way to learn how to play jazz is to learn how to play songs, and learning songs starts with learning the accompaniment, which we focused on in the Jazz Fakebook -Rhythm Edition where you learned the chords, rhythms, and comping approaches for jazz progressions in 30 of the most popular jazz standards.

In this Soloing edition of the Jazz Guitar Fakebook, you'll learn how to solo over the first 10 jazz standards featured in the Rhythm edition: "A Day in the Life of a Fool", "All of Me", "All the Things You Are", "Bernie's Tune", "Blue Bossa", "But Beautiful", "Bye Bye Blackbird", "Cherokee", "Deed I Do", and "Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me".

For each of these 10 jazz standards, I'll demonstrate and breakdown a simple melodic-based approach focused on chord tones and expression, an embellished approach adding chromatics and extensions, and then finally an advanced approach just like I would play myself on the bandstand.

All of the performances are transcribed and you'll be able to sync the tab and notation to the video using TrueFire's learning tools. All of the live-band backing tracks are included, and you can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace.

Ready to get started? Grab your guitar, and let's go.
The Life of a Fool
This is based on the chords for the classic, "A Day in the Life of a Fool", also known as "Black Orpheus". It's in the key of A minor, please listen for the 2-5-1 minors and the 2-5-1 majors.

In the first chorus, I play melodically - I'm trying to make a melodic statement while emulating the rhythm of the original melody and putting in my own notes to start out the solo. In the second chorus, I lift it up a little by using some bluesy licks as well as some chromaticism to increase the intensity. Let's take a listen.
The Life of a Fool
Here is a performance of the soloing study.
The Life of a Fool
Here is a detailed breakdown of the soloing study.
All About Me
This is based on the chords for the classic, "All of Me". It's in the key of C, and a really cool tune because it goes around the "cycle of 5ths". It goes from C to E7, then around the cycle from E to A to D. So, listen for that.

In the first chorus, I keep it melodic again, using chord tones with the idea being that it's as close to the last chord tone that I hit. In the second chorus, we do a little more of that, using chromatics to connect the different chord tones. In the third chorus, we're adding in the blues, because without blues, there is no jazz! Let's check it out.
All About Me
Here is a performance of the soloing study.
All About Me
Here is a detailed breakdown of the soloing study.

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Reviews

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Django1956

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01/05/25

Frank's facts

Excellent explanations of material. 3 way video is superb and really hi def! The best part of the teaching is Frank's tempos. Most, if not all of the tunes are at a slow or moderate tempo. If you need to go faster tempo is adjustable. The tunes are based on jazz standards with rewritten melodies.

tjgqbyron

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12/07/24

Practical advice and tasteful playing.

RWR79

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12/23/22

Playing through these arrangements is both enjoyable and educational.

Bernard

09/29/22

Progress while having fun playing.because the solos are beautiful and well explained. Thanks FranK :)

I have just worked on three solos and I really like this course. Frank is really both a very good musician and a very good teacher. The solos are beautiful which allows us to work on them for a long time with pleasure in order to internalize them so that they become our musical baggage. Franck then explains the construction of the solo well. I am French and the most is that he speaks clearly and that I understand what he is saying. His explanations are simple and easily understandable. In short, I progress while having fun.

briandelaney

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04/03/22

Brian Delaney

Love this course. I've made a commitment to get a set of standards under my belt and I've found this a great resource. The solos start fairly simple and compliment the melody - continuing this melodic focus as they grow in complexity. Because these solos are ones you can sing along to, they really help you get an ear for the song. Great stuff.

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