Grab your guitar, because in today’s practice session you learn how to play fun & cool-sounding chords for the Bb jazz blues progression.

When learning how to play jazz blues, you often learn big, bulky, chords that are tough to play and honestly...don’t sound like jazz at all.

In this lesson, you learn how to play killer jazz blues chords that are easy to play, sound great, and bring an authentic jazz sound to your comping today.

First, you learn each four-bar section one at a time, memorizing the chord shapes as you play.

Next, you add rhythms to your comping as you play the full 12-bar jazz blues progression.

To finish, you comp with these jazz chords over my walking bassline as you jam a full jazz blues progression in less than 15 mins.

Have fun as you learn these chords, add them to your comping, and elevate your jazz chord vocabulary all in one fun practice session.

Get the TAB and practice tips for these chords here.

https://www.mwgcourses.com/p/jazz-blues-chord-progression

Lesson Content

0:00 – Intro

0:21 – What You Learn

0:50 – Bb13 Chord

2:05 – Eb9 Chord

4:38 – G7#9 Chord

6:32 – Cm7-F7#9 Chords

7:40 – Blues Turnaround Chords

9:12 – Bb Jazz Blues Progression

10:00 – Charleston Rhythm

12:08 – Jazz Blues Picking

13:35 – Bb Jazz Blues Jam

14:42 – Where to Go Next

Grab your guitar, because today you’re learning 1 easy arpeggio that makes soloing over minor ii-V-I progressions a piece of cake.

When learning jazz guitar, you often spend a ton of time on major ii-V-I soloing devices and concepts.

It’s an easy progression to get started on as you can use the major scale to outline each chord in the beginning. Plus…

There are tons of famous major ii-V-I phrases and licks to learn and add to your jazz guitar solos.

But.

What happens to many of us, myself included when I was first learning, is you nail major ii-V-I lines and then just kind of guess or fumble through minor ii-V-I’s.

Yes, minor ii-V-I’s are tougher to solo over than their major cousin. But…

That doesn’t mean there aren’t shortcuts you can take to solo over minor ii-V-I’s today, sound good, and build a foundation for further study down the road.

In this lesson you do just that.

First, you learn how to play a Cm7b5 arpeggio.

Next, you slide that arpeggio up the neck to solo over F7alt with the exact same shape.

To finish, you slide the shape up again to solo over Bbm7 with a m7b5 arpeggio.

One arpeggio, three chords, endless possibilities.

Oh, and you put a strong focus on developing melodies in your jazz solos as well with these interactive exercises.

Have fun soloing over minor ii-V-I’s in this practice session. And…

Grab the TAB and practice tips for these arpeggios here.

Lesson Contents

0:00 – Intro

1:05 – Cm7b5 Arpeggio

4:24 – F7alt Arpeggio

8:06 – Melodic Development

10:03 – Bbm7 Arpeggio

14:14 – Repetition Exercise

15:28 – Further Study

Grab your guitar, because in today’s practice session you’re playing one of my favorite minor ii-V-I chord patterns.

When learning jazz guitar chords, you spend a lot of time on major ii-V-I’s, jazz blues, and other progressions.

But.

What about minor key jazz progressions?

Yes, they can be more challenging than major key ii-V-I’s at first. And…

With some helpful voicings, a fun practice routine, and some reps on your fretboard, you’ll be nailing minor key ii-V-I chords in no time.

In this lesson, you begin by comping some of my favorite minor ii-V-I chord shapes.

Next, you learn how to apply an essential jazz rhythm to those chords, before separating the top note from the chord to sound like 2 guitars.

How cool is that?

Then, you finish by personalizing the chords in your comping as you and I jam together over the minor ii-V-I progression.

Have fun as you learn new chord shapes, build up your minor chord progression skill set, and expand your creative comping vocabulary in this lesson.

Go here to get the TAB and practice tips for this lesson.

https://www.mwgcourses.com/p/easy-jazz-progression-minor

Lesson Content

0:00 – Intro

0:48 – Am7b5 Chord Shape

2:10 – D7b9 Chord Shape

3:47 – Gm11 Chord Shape

5:45 – Gm9 Chord Shape

8:15 – Jazz Rhythm Pattern

11:56 – Jazz Picking Pattern

14:59 – ii-V-I Progression