Matt Otten Learn Jazz Guitar/Blues Forms for Jazz Guitar

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Blues Forms for Jazz Guitar

  • Course
  • 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
  • 5 mins
  • 280 MB
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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
    • 1.2 MB
    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
      • 7 mins
      • 449 MB
      Blues #1 - Part 2
      • 7 mins
      • 464 MB
      Blues #1 - Part 3
      • 1 min
      • 59.4 MB
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      Blues #1 backing track loop
      • 2 mins
      • 18.2 MB
      Blues #1 backing track with ending
      • 2 mins
      • 21.8 MB

      Blues #2

      Blues #2 - Part 1
      • 4 mins
      • 158 MB
      Blues #2 - Part 2
      • 1 min
      • 32.4 MB
      Blues #2 backing track with ending
      • 2 mins
      • 1.68 MB
      Blues #2 backing track loop
      • 2 mins
      • 1.47 MB

      Blues #3

      Blues #3 - Part 1
      • 4 mins
      • 242 MB
      Blues #3 - Part 2
      • 7 mins
      • 404 MB
      Blues #3 - Part 3
      • 2 mins
      • 87.3 MB
      Blues #3 backing track loop
      • 2 mins
      • 10.8 MB
      Blues #3 backing track with ending
      • 2 mins
      • 13.5 MB

      Blues #4

      Blues #4 - Part 1
      • 7 mins
      • 459 MB
      Blues #4 - Part 2
      • 3 mins
      • 156 MB
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      Blues #4 backing track with ending
      • 2 mins
      • 11.4 MB
      Blues #4 backing track loop
      • 1 min
      • 8.81 MB

      Blues #5

      Blues #5 - Part 1
      • 4 mins
      • 238 MB
      Blues #5 - Part 2
      • 6 mins
      • 359 MB
      Blues #5 - Part 3
      • 6 mins
      • 393 MB
      Blues #5 - Part 4
      • 2 mins
      • 86.5 MB
      Blues #5 backing track with ending
      • 2 mins
      • 12.9 MB
      Blues #5 backing track loop
      • 1 min
      • 9.69 MB

      Blues #6

      Now we are going to extend the blues chord progression with additional chords, and different turnarounds.
      Blues #6 - Part 1
      • 9 mins
      • 583 MB
      Blues #6 - Part 2
      • 4 mins
      • 224 MB
      Blues #6 - Part 3
      • 6 mins
      • 362 MB
      Blues #6 - Part 4
      • 6 mins
      • 224 MB
      Blues #6 backing track with ending
      • 2 mins
      • 2.74 MB
      Blues #6 backing track loop
      • 2 mins
      • 18.2 MB

      Blues #7

      Blues #7 - Part 1
      • 3 mins
      • 182 MB
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      Blues #7 - Part 2
      • 5 mins
      • 325 MB
      Blues #7 - Part 3
      • 2 mins
      • 49.7 MB
      Blues #7 backing track loop
      • 1 min
      • 8.08 MB
      Blues #7 backing track with ending
      • 1 min
      • 9.42 MB
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      Blues #8

      Blues #8 - Part 1
      • 2 mins
      • 123 MB
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      Blues #8 - Part 2
      • 6 mins
      • 403 MB
      Blues #8 - Part 3
      • 9 mins
      • 553 MB
      Blues #8 - Part4
      • 1 min
      • 52.7 MB
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      Blues #8 backing track with ending
      • 2 mins
      • 18 MB
      Blues #8 backing track loop
      • 2 mins
      • 13.9 MB

      Blues #9

      Blues #9 - Part 1
      • 4 mins
      • 224 MB
      Blues #9 - Part 2
      • 7 mins
      • 276 MB
      Blues #9 - Part 3
      • 1 min
      • 57.2 MB
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      Blues #9 - Part 4
      • 1 min
      • 33.2 MB
      Blues #9 backing track loop
      • 1 min
      • 6.93 MB
      Blues #9 backing track with ending
      • 1 min
      • 8.38 MB

      Blues #10

      Blues #10 - Part 1
      • 6 mins
      • 349 MB
      Blues #10 - Part 2
      • 4 mins
      • 227 MB
      Blues #10 - Part 3
      • 2 mins
      • 121 MB
      Blues #10 backing track with ending
      • 2 mins
      • 18.5 MB
      Blues #10 backing track loop
      • 2 mins
      • 16.2 MB
      Blues #10.pdf
      • 33.4 KB

      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
      • 5 mins
      • 299 MB
      Wes' Blues - Part 2
      • 7 mins
      • 483 MB
      Wes' Blues - Part 3
      • 3 mins
      • 130 MB
      Wes' Blues - Part 4
      • 1 min
      • 45.1 MB
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      Wes' Blues backing track with ending
      • 3 mins
      • 22.2 MB
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      Wes Blues backing track loop
      • 2 mins
      • 10.8 MB
      Wes' Blues on Youtube
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