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Jazz Guitar Lessons
with Dave Stryker
Basic Jazz Guitar
Welcome to the Jazz Guitar School
Dave Stryker: How I Got Started
Getting Started - Introduce Yourself & Find Your Starting Point
Elements of Sound - The Nuts & Bolts of Jazz Guitar
Tuning
Learning the Neck with Warm Ups - “Old MacDonald” Across the Neck
Learning the Neck with Warm Ups - Chromatic Scale Exercise
Learning the Neck with Warm Ups - Finger Patterns
Jazz Comping Rhythms
Strike's Machines - Basic Major 2-5-1 Chord Voicings
Strike's Machines - Basic Minor 2-5-1 Chord Voicings
Jazz Chords - Root on the E String
Jazz Chords - Root on the A String
The 6 Positions of the Neck
The 6 Positions - Unlocking All Available Notes in Each Position
Basic Improvising with Intervals
Minor Pentatonic Patterns Over Bb Blues
Minor Blues Scale - Key of Bb
Minor Blues Scale - Key of F Major
4 Bar Major 2-5-1 - Basic Melodic Phrasing Ideas
4 Bar Minor 2-5-1 - Basic Melodic Phrasing Ideas
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in F - Pattern 1
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in F - Pattern 2
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in F - Pattern 3
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in F - Pattern 4
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in F - Pattern 5
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in F - Pattern 6
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in Bb - Pattern 1
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in Bb - Pattern 2
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in Bb - Pattern 3
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in Bb - Pattern 4
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in Bb - Pattern 5
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in Bb - Pattern 6
Introduction to Modes & Chord Scales
Dorian Minor - Improvising Using a Scale/Mode
Dorian Minor - Improvising with Pattern Ideas
“Blue Bossa” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“Blue Bossa” - Melody
“Blue Bossa” - Basic Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Song For My Father” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“Song For My Father” - Melody
“Song For My Father” - Solo Ideas Using the Minor Blues Scale
“Song For My Father” - Solo Ideas Using Minor Arpeggios
Guide Tones - Using 3rds & 7ths
“Autumn Leaves” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“Autumn Leaves” - Chord Melody
“Autumn Leaves” - Solo Ideas Using Jazz Phrase and Minor Pentatonics
“Autumn Leaves” - Solo Ideas Using Guide Tones
“Autumn Leaves” - Solo Ideas Using a 5,4,3 Approach Pattern
“Satin Doll” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“Satin Doll” - Chord Melody
“Satin Doll” - Solo Ideas Using Guide Tones
“Satin Doll” - Solo Ideas Using Extended Patterns
Essential Jazz Scales
How to Practice Effectively
Miscellaneous Topics
Andreas Oberg Jazz & More - Video Exchange Archive
Intermediate Jazz Guitar
Getting Started - Introduce Yourself & Find Your Starting Point
Tips for Transcribing
Jam Session Etiquette
4 Bar Major 2-5-1 - Extended Melodic Phrasing Ideas
4 Bar Minor 2-5-1 - Extended Melodic Phrasing Ideas
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #1 Ascending
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #2 Descending
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #3 Ascending
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #4 Descending
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #5 Ascending
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #6 Descending
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #7 Ascending
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #8 Descending
Phun with Phrygian - Soloing Over E Phrygian Mode
Dorian Minor - Improvising with Extended Pattern Ideas
“So What” Melody
“So What” - Solo Ideas Using Dorian Minor
“Blues for Wes” - Introduction to Octaves
“Another Blues for Wes” - Octaves in the Key of Bb
Blues Soloing Using MSTABI: Minor Sub Triplet Arpeggio Blues Idea
Major 7th Chords - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Blue Bossa” - Extended Solo Ideas for Improvising
“On Green Dolphin Street” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“On Green Dolphin Street” - Melody
“On Green Dolphin Street” - Solo Ideas for Improvisation
“Corcovado” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“Corcovado” - Chord Melody
“Corcovado” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Recorda Me” - Chords & Melody
“Recorda Me” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Here's That Rainy Day” - Chord Melody
“Here's That Rainy Day” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Autumn Leaves” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Misty” - Chord Melody
Intro Ideas on a Ballad Using “Misty”
Ending Ideas on a Ballad Using “Misty”
“Girl From Ipanema” - Chord Melody
“Girl From Ipanema” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Ladybird” - Chord Melody
“Ladybird” - Solo Ideas Using Arpeggios
Miscellaneous Topics
Andreas Oberg Jazz & More - Video Exchange Archive
Advanced Jazz Guitar
Getting Started - Introduce Yourself & Find Your Starting Point
4 Bar Major 2-5-1 - Advanced Melodic Phrasing Ideas
4 Bar Minor 2-5-1 - Advanced Melodic Phrasing Ideas
“Stella By Starlight” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“Stella By Starlight” - Chord Melody
“Stella By Starlight” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Have You Met Miss Jones” - Chords & Melody
“Have You Met Miss Jones” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Ladybird” - Solo Ideas Using Chromatics
“All the Things You Are” - Intro, Chords & Comping Rhythm
“All the Things You Are” - Chord Melody
“All the Things You Are” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Rhythm Changes” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“Rhythm Changes” - Solo Idea #1
“Rhythm Changes” - Solo Idea #2
“Rhythm Changes” - Solo Idea #3
“Giant Steps” - Chord Melody
“Giant Steps” - Solo Idea #1
“Giant Steps” - Solo Idea #2
Miscellaneous Topics
Andreas Oberg Jazz & More - Video Exchange Archive
Bonus Lessons
The 5 Positions of the F minor Pentatonic Scale
“Blue Bossa” - Using Minor Pentatonic II V I
Playing Chords - Comping with Walking Bass Lines
"Mr. P.C." - Playing over Minor Blues
“All the Things You Are” - Using Melodic 3rd & 7th Guide Tones
“All the Things You Are” - Using 5,4,3 Guide Tones
“The Christmas Song”
“Christmas Time is Here”
“Autumn Leaves” - Solo Guitar Chord Melody Improv Chorus
“I Remember You” - Chord Melody
“I Remember You” - Solo Ideas
"Solar"
Minor Sub Arpeggio Idea on F Blues -NEW!
"Sugar" -NEW!