Triads Are Powerful For Jazz Soloing - 3 Steps

Triads are great for Jazz solos, and here are 3 steps for you to make strong Jazz Licks and combine basic triads with chromatic enclosures to add some Bebop flavor to your playing.

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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.

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[imNqt]

Exactly something I've been looking, and can Understand, Thank you <3

[bobasquid]

Triads always feel so natural when soloing or just playing a line. It's a good go to when coming up with phrases. You have great content as always! 🙌

[kevindonnelly]

Thanks Jens ! This video is so powerful. It explains things in a clear and logical fashion. I wonder why I never thought of these concepts myself or why no one else on Youtube explains things so well. I've known heaps about scales, modes and arpeggios for years - but this stuff is 'the key to unlocking the improvisation door !' Wicked !!

[davidtardio]

Amazing what you can do with just 3-5-7-9. I’ve been doing just that on the first 8 bars of Recordame in the shed lately

[robhead]

I love this lesson series! I send them to myself. Via email to practice later. Thank you!

[nicohauptmentalist]

I love triads plus enclosures. Although this bears the risk of not playing through the changes but on them.
but it is a good way (for me) to create the bebop sound.

[paulafranceschi]

So when the chord changes, do you figure out what the third of that chord is, and play...what?

[kingsecho]

That melody sounded like one of the Super Mario bros video games