Jazz Guitar Chord Variations Lesson: How to Comp Like a Pro

If you want to learn how you can play 5 jazz standards well within just 6 months, GUARANTEED, check this out:

Ever watched jazz legends like Joe Pass or Wes Montgomery in action? Their guitar playing is on another level! Unlike rock or blues guitarists, jazz players don't just stick to a chord —they spice up every bar with rich, complex variations.

Want to learn how to sound like a pro jazz guitarist? In this video, we'll break down those advanced techniques and show you how to play with the same creativity and finesse. Get ready to transform your jazz guitar skills and start comping like the masters!

Staple Voicings:

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:36 Solution
1:55 Advantages
2:48 Shells
3:55 Shell + 1
4:52 Shell + 2
6:19 Recap
7:25 Strings
9:20 Scale incorporation
14:50 Harmonization
18:30 Flexibility
22:38 Outro

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[robhendriks]

Great lessons lately marc, youve really upped your game 😊😊.

[martinopinto]

I think you are the best jazz guitar teacher, you really get to the point and you have a very rational approach, without getting too many complications that make playing more difficult actually😂

[awol]

Wonderful approach to unlocking chord soloing and chord melody

[ChrisCorrigan]

You continue to offer such accessible content in such a profoundly simple way. This is my new practice regime for the rest of the month, getting all these sounds and colours under my fingers and in my ear. Thanks Marc!

[mauricesoudre]

Très bon concept de navigation harmonique.Excellente leçon.Merci

[dougbrownpee]

Thank you Mark another great insight, working on it now.

[gatesisawanker]

Another great video Lesson. Thanks Marc.

[lestercano]

Thanks Marc…as always very practical advice. I would add having a method for deconstructing the fretboard…like CAGED…is good but not always optimal. The Guitar is like tripping through a Forest. There’s an infinite number of ways of getting through the Trees, some are easier than others. Be safe…thanks. Joe Diorio does a nice job talking about use chord fragments as lead lines. Your 3-7 inversion is one…Wes played numerous chord fragments, including inversions. The Chord forms give you all the basics of harmony…the work is learning how to use that harmony in your playing. Thanks for all the hard work, and the JGF site…I learned a lot from you over the years. Take care…Winter is Coming😊

[vincetaylor]

Nice video but link to the staples is incorrect. Links to JGF video rather than resources.