More Bossa Nova style jazz guitar chords and rhythms – 10:23 min

In this lesson Mike Scuilli teaches more Bossa Nova style jazz guitar rhythms and techniques. This is Mike’s interpretation of a popular tune that he has taken inspiration from. Mike first teaches the chords that he will be utilizing in this lesson; Cm7 – Bdim7 – Bbm7 – Adim7 – Ab13 – Dbmaj9 – Dm7b5 – G7b13 – D7#5#9 – Cminmaj9. Get the chord voicings down and then Mike teaches how to play the Bossa Nova style rhythms and melodies for this lesson. Mike uses a pretty straight forward Bossa Nova rhythm as taught in the previous lessons. Be sure to get that thumb to play the bass notes – very important to get that sound and feel for the vibe of the Bossa Nova sound. Try these rhythms, chords, and melodies and put your own spin on them – have fun and stay creative!

Jazz guitar lesson for beginners on jazz chords and walking bass lines – 6:20 min

In this lesson Mike Scuilli teaches some fun and easy beginner jazzy moving bass lines and jazz chords. This lesson is in the key of C major and the progression is a pretty standard 1 – 6 – 2- 5 or  Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – A7. Mike then teaches the moving half step baselines move the bass notes a half step below or above the chord. Once you learn the move of the sliding half steps that pattern is repeated for all the chords. Try out slow at first with just two chords back and forth to get the pattern down. Mike plays the low bass notes with his thumb finger style but you can use a pick. Mike goes over the finger style on the right hand so you can see up close how he plays the bass notes. Its a great style to incorporate into your playing – remember, slow and first and work up the speed over time. Try these bass line devices for other progressions and have fun with them! 

SAMBA GROOVES – comping chords jazzy lesson over samba grooves – 6:54 min

In this jazzy lesson Mike teaches how to comp or sub chords over a fun Samba groove. Mike explores the chord, bass notes, and rhythm possibilities over samba. This lesson will help open up your musical avenues and teach you some new and different chord voicings and choices. Samba is another type of Brazilian style of music faster than Bossa Nova. Samba has the quicker tempos and Mike teaches you the count utilized in most Sambas. This is a very mellow style of comping that lays down a steady groove. Chords used at first in this lesson are a Cm9 – Fm9 – Dm7b5 – G7#5 – Db9

So those are the base chords to learn first and then Mike gets into adding bass lines, the rhythms, and comping chords for variation. Enjoy and keep on rocking! 

Spice up your jazz chords and learn more chord comping Jazz lesson – 8:09 min

In this lesson Mike teaches you ways to spice up your jazzy guitar chords as well as different ways to comp jazz chords. Learn some popular and hip new jazz chord voicings to color your chords. Mike demonstrates the techniques using a 2-5-1 progression in the key of C, (Dm – G7 – Cmaj7). Mike then gets into comping or substituting chords in a jazzy style. Learn to play a minor 6th, 7#5#9, 7#5b9, 6/9, maj6#11 – all great sounding chord subs. Mike then continues with more comps that can be subbed in the progression. Learn these new chords and use them in your playing – so important to have a large catalog of chords in your playing arsenal – enjoy!

ALAN HOLDSWORTH inspired lesson on jazzy chords and progressions – 8:23 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie teaches a jazz guitar lesson on chords inspired by Alan Holdsworth. This lesson will help you understand how this player puts chords together in such an interesting way. This lesson is in the key of C major.  The key here is to view the neck as a whole and not necessarily start from the root note all the time. Dave goes through the chords in the key of C – and he shows the triads for each chord. Remember that there are 7 notes in a major scale and there are 7 chords that correspond to those notes and they are all related and built from the notes in a C major scale. Dave then teaches some cool chordal embellishments and different ways to play and construct chords. Give these a try and let them inspire you to craete and embellish chords and put them in your songs and enjoy! Stay creative and keep on rocking!