5 Licks That Will Help You Understand Jazz Guitar

Jazz might seem impossible to learn, but often it is made more complicated than it is. These 5 examples will show you the most important things to get started making your own Jazz licks so that you can hear how it works.

👉The 3 Bebop Licks You Need To Know:

✅ The 5 Solos That Will Teach You Jazz Guitar 😎

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Content:
00:00 Intro
00:40 #1 Dig Into The Chords
01:25 The Most Important Chord Progression in Jazz
02:17 #2 The Solo Needs Energy And Direction
03:21 #3 Shortcut To Better Melodies
04:34 #4 Try Some Funny Notes
06:04 #5 You Can Change The Chords To Create New Sounds
07:28 The 5 Solos That Will Teach You Jazz Guitar
07:35 Like the video? Check out my Patreon page!

My name is Jens Larsen, Danish Jazz Guitarist, and Educator. The videos on this channel will help you explore and enjoy Jazz. Some of it is how to play jazz guitar, but other videos are more on Music Theory like Jazz Chords or advice on how to practice and learn Jazz, on guitar or any other instrument.

The videos are mostly jazz guitar lessons, but also music theory, analysis of songs and videos on jazz guitars.

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[JensLarsen]

What is important for sounding like Jazz?
👉The 3 Bebop Licks You Need To Know:
✅ The 5 Solos That Will Teach You Jazz Guitar 😎

[jumemowery]

Great reference to Sisyphus! In my case I'm sitting at the bottom of the hill admiring the boulder.

[JimmyDeLocke]

Well, now, don't let this go to your head but you are the best jazz guitar teacher on the web

[deanc.]

I love it but my brain hurts sometimes with the theory, I'm years away from solo's, I'm working on changing jazz chords smoothly, learning chords first. We must drink beer, learn jazz! At the end of your lesson, can you play for a few minutes so we can see, hear and chill👏👏👏🍺👍🎶I will practice.

[rob]

This is brilliant. I'm a beginner at jazz, I wanted to play jazz violin for decades but never had any idea how to get anywhere with it until I got hold of a jazz theory book a few years ago. I'm working my way very slowly through a few jazz standards. I find your video lessons are incredibly clear and helpful, and are pitched just right. I wish I had known about some of these things decades ago, but better late than never and I am really enjoying the journey. Thanks for posting such awesome videos!

[somtingwongwai]

That's some serious stuff condensed into 7.43 mins, love it

[robertdouglas]

As an older fella, I just started to revisit music again, let alone stepping out the door. Jazz is also a state of mind, if you love the sound, your more then halfway there, continue the good work my friend, if I may say.

[benkatof]

Nice Jens - roadmap material in a nutshell! I must say that after following you for a couple of years, this stuff has sunken in and I feel like a much different beginner now. With time and practice, it all works. Thank you!

[LocolHoost]

Thank you very much for the useful information. I watch all your videos. JAZZ - is COOL!

[boomerdell]

Fantastic! These videos always help reinforce and enhance what I’m learning from you in the Jazz Guitar Roadmap course. Such incredible content all the way around. Thanks, Jens!🙏🏽

[adamscastle]

I am learning a lot about soloing off the 3rd of the chord and using enclosures here. I need to work on this more especially when soloing over changes, but this video helps. Thanks!!

[johnholohan]

Your greatest video. You summed up jazz in just a few minutes!!! Love it!

[marccavanaghpop-rock-jazz-]

I was looking for this Scofield album yesterday, I didn't remember the title. Flat out! Cool, thank you for the video!

[paulpmanhowland]

Great video. I've got the stubbornness part going for me, I appreciate the guidance on what to work on.

[marioprietomonzon]

Stuck on this part, this video is useful and inspiring at the same time, thanks

[HiwattW]

What a lesson, you packed so much extremely useful information into 8 minutes! Thank you very much!

[csipkefamily]

Hi Jens, a great lesson again! Be alert, that the tablature at 2:40 shows different things than the video. The note are right but in the tab you reach out from the area while in the video you stay within the same box.

[RealinDealer]

Keeps me inspired. Or should I say: hanging on. Thanks!

[OMPYE]

I love your production style. The Jazz GOAT! Hopefully one day I know how to start playing Jazz Guitar, it seems so confusing. Thanks Jens.

[ricklaino]

Great lesson Jens....
Much food for thought...!!!