>New Lesson: Jazz Guitar Licks

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>We have two new Jazz Guitar Lessons available.

Solo in G by Billy Wilkie is a Quicktime video lesson where you will learn how to play a complete jazz solo. This downloadable lesson covers how to play a 15 measure solo over a jazz blues progression in G. Billy will break down the solo measure by measure and discuss what is happening at different times. This lesson should add some more tricks to your bag as well as give you an idea of how to piece a solo together. Watch a sample clip from this lesson.

Also, we have More Benson Style Licks by Billy Wilkie is a Quicktime video lesson covering a variety of jazz guitar licks in the style of George Benson. In our first Benson style lesson we focused on his approach to playing bluesy licks. In this video Billy will cover George Benson’s unique way of utilizing and manipulating chromaticism in his solo lines. We’ll learn eight licks in the key of G minor and then practice them over a jam track. Watch sample clips from this lesson.

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>Jazz Guitar Greats

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>The Guitar Resource has a post on what he learned from Guitar Player Magazine this month. Mainly from an interview where Pat Martino discusses improvising, listening, and playing in the moment. If you’re intrigued you can learn some Pat Martino style lines in our Classic Jazz Licks II lesson.

Also, while I was digging around on the Guitar Player website I found this article on the Top Ten George Benson Riffs of All Time. Unfortunately on their online article Guitar Player isn’t allowed to include the tabs. However they do have lengthy explanations of each lick as well as time notation of when the lick occurs in the recordings. So you should be able to pieces everything together with a little work.

If you’re looking to go ahead and have the tab smack dab in front of you… we have two Benson inspired lessons. Our first Classic Jazz Licks lesson featured licks inspired by George Benson and Joe Pass. Billy Wilkie also has a second lesson called More Joe Pass Style.

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