Matt Otten Learn Jazz Guitar/Blues Forms for Jazz Guitar

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Blues Forms for Jazz Guitar

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  • 64 Lessons

A basic 12-bar blues is based on 3 chords, and often a single pentatonic scale. A 12-bar jazz blues may use 20 chords and multiple different scales: still they are related. In this course you go from the basic blues to advanced jazz blues in 10 steps. Along the way, a lot of jazz concepts, chords and improvisation are explained.

About Blues Forms

In this course we will make a journey from basic 12 bar - 3 chord blues all the way to sophisticated jazz blues. Step by step, jazz concepts and techniques are introduced, gradually making the transition from the most basic blues form to jazz blues, with multiple scales, extended chords, etc. Playing the blues is also an essential part of jazz playing in any setting or style. The blues form is also great to learn jazz guitar concepts and skills, scales, chords,  soloing, and structure .

Contents

Introduction

Blues Forms for Jazz Guitar is a journey from basic 3 chord blues to fully developed and advanced jazz blues in 10 steps. One single melodic theme is played throughout the whole course, while the chords, the style, and the soloing evolves from basic blues soloing with a pentatonic scale, to jazz blues, with many added and extended chords, and multiple types of scales. But, all the time, the underlying structure is that of a twelve bar blues. In this way, you learn how all these forms are related, and you also learn where all these jazz sounds are coming from, and you learn how to play them! 
The main content consists of videos where concepts are explained and demonstrated. At the end of each blues, there is a solo video with animated fretboard. There is also a support file (pdf) that provides supporting material such as used chord shapes, and scales, so you can use that next to the video. Every blues has a backing track track that you can use for practice.
Blues Forms Introduction
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11x Blues: from basic blues to jazz
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Blues Forms for Jazz Guitar Guide

This section contains supporting information for the whole course, with general notes, and explanations of each of the blues lessons.
Blues Forms for Jazz Guitar
Practical information

Blues #1 - The Basics

We start with the very basic blues, 12 bars, 3 chords. Introducing the melodic theme of the course, and using the pentatonic scale for soloing.
Blues #1 - Part 1
Blues #1 - Part 2
Blues #1 - Part 3
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Blues #1 backing track loop
Blues #1 backing track with ending

Blues #2

Blues #2 - Part 1
Blues #2 - Part 2
Blues #2 backing track with ending
Blues #2 backing track loop

Blues #3

Blues #3 - Part 1
Blues #3 - Part 2
Blues #3 - Part 3
Blues #3 backing track loop
Blues #3 backing track with ending

Blues #4

Blues #4 - Part 1
Blues #4 - Part 2
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Blues #4 backing track with ending
Blues #4 backing track loop

Blues #5

Blues #5 - Part 1
Blues #5 - Part 2
Blues #5 - Part 3
Blues #5 - Part 4
Blues #5 backing track with ending
Blues #5 backing track loop

Blues #6

Now we are going to extend the blues chord progression with additional chords, and different turnarounds.
Blues #6 - Part 1
Blues #6 - Part 2
Blues #6 - Part 3
Blues #6 - Part 4
Blues #6 backing track with ending
Blues #6 backing track loop

Blues #7

Blues #7 - Part 1
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Blues #7 - Part 2
Blues #7 - Part 3
Blues #7 backing track loop
Blues #7 backing track with ending
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Blues #8

Blues #8 - Part 1
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Blues #8 - Part 2
Blues #8 - Part 3
Blues #8 - Part4
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Blues #8 backing track with ending
Blues #8 backing track loop

Blues #9

Blues #9 - Part 1
Blues #9 - Part 2
Blues #9 - Part 3
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Blues #9 - Part 4
Blues #9 backing track loop
Blues #9 backing track with ending

Blues #10

Blues #10 - Part 1
Blues #10 - Part 2
Blues #10 - Part 3
Blues #10 backing track with ending
Blues #10 backing track loop
Blues #10.pdf

Wes' Blues

This is kind of a bonus: the blues theme that we have been playing all along in a slightly modified Wes Montgomery style, with two fretboard solos to study and play!
Wes' Blues - Part 1
Wes' Blues - Part 2
Wes' Blues - Part 3
Wes' Blues - Part 4
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Wes' Blues backing track with ending
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Wes Blues backing track loop
Wes' Blues on Youtube
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