The Genius of Joe Pass: Mastering Jazz Chords

Joe Pass is one of the most influential jazz guitarists to ever pick up a guitar. Even if you don't spend months transcribing and learning entire songs, you should still learn important lessons from his comping, so you get away from sounding like you are playing random jazz chords without groove or flow!

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Content:
00:00 Joe Pass - Jazz Guitar Master
00:55 Don't Be Afraid Of A Clear Groove!
05:19 Joe Pass' Law About Fills
10:25 How Joe Pass Makes It Practical
14:28 The Best Jazz Blues Solo
14:45 Like the video? Check out my Patreon page!

My name is Jens Larsen, a Danish Jazz Guitarist and Educator. The videos on this channel will help you explore and enjoy Jazz. Some of them teach you how to play jazz guitar, but other videos focus on Music Theory, like Jazz Chords, or offer advice on practicing and learning Jazz on guitar or any other instrument.

The videos are mostly jazz guitar lessons, music theory, song analysis, and videos on jazz guitars.

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[JensLarsen]

What is your top 3 guitarists when it comes to comping? 🙂

[jazzterboi]

Anything that Joe has ever said about playing needs to be learned. Really looking forward to this one.

[mandylupton]

Another great comping lesson, thanks Jens!

[agger]

I love how tasteful Joe’s playing is with Ella. Really beautiful mutual respect. This album is perfection! I also enjoy seeing how much @jenslarsen enjoys the music 😁

[richardmerrylees]

Thanks for demystifying Joe’s brilliance in everyday language Jens, which is in itself brilliant 👌

[JackFlaps]

Joe was just always in the right place at the right time

[mauricerobillard]

Brilliant video. Everything Joe played was alway perfect. The man played with white gloves. Every note and chord so clear and melodic

[johnjoyce]

The pragmatic approach. Love your open mind Jens.

[sla]

Invaluable as a Genius speaks with exceptional warmth and cordiality about another Genius.

[padzazor]

Ah Jens, thanks for this. It really just lovely and that style with Ella is the dream.

[rickjensen]

Joe was a fantastic musician - always something special to learn from him.

[bobtaylor]

Hi, Jens, from one of jazz's first homes, northwest Indiana. I can't think of anyone whose jazz guitar channel rivals yours.

[FilipPandrc]

I love how Joe Pass used some voicings that don't include 3rd. It goes to tell that "always include 3rds and 7ths in voicings" is a suggestion, not a rule.

[CareyCollins-np]

I liked this lesson because you took some more time with the details

[markrollinger]

Thanks for this wonderful bit on Joe Pass. So useful! When working on chord/melody, this is the "bread & butter" that helps.
Thanks for the link to his Jazz/Blues. Wonderful stuff.

[DadPhone-vroq]

One of my weaknesses is trying to be too rhythmically intricate. I appreciate Jens pointing out the simplicity of Joe Pass.

[RobKandell]

Joe is obviously the man, but not starting out in jazz myself, the guitarist that first sent my in this direction was João Gilberto.

[barrycooper]

Brilliant Jens. As an aside Joe rarely spoke of flat five or tritone substitutions.He prefered describing this as approaching the target chord from a semitone above.It is the KISS principle!!!

[analogalien]

Bravo, Jens. Yet another great lesson. You can't go wrong with Joe Pass.

[frankoi]

Beautiful explanation. Joe Pass is such a source with his damn attractive playing.