Chord Solos - How To Get Started The Easy Way

I am sure you have heard a great chord solo by Wes, George Benson or Joe Pass, and it is a great sound that seems almost impossible to get into your own playing, but if you are a little practical about how you start working on it then it may not be as difficult as you think.

In this lesson, I am going to take one area of the neck and a II V I in G major and then I will show you how to start making your own chord solo licks with a few voicings that you probably already know.

The best exercise for Chord Solos:

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Content:
0:00 Intro
0:42 Chord solos, but also Comping and Chord Melody
0:54 The II V I
1:33 Chords for Am7
2:02 Examples of Am7 Chord Solo Licks
2:39 How to make Chord Solo Lines - Melody and Rhythm
3:02 Chords for D7
3:13 II V I Chord Solo Lick
3:59 Chromatic Passing Chords
5:19 II V I Lick with Chromatic passing chords
5:34 How to work on this and get it into your playing.
6:38 The b9 Guitar-hack
7:51 A few more options for Gmaj7
8:26 Some Chromatic tricks for Gmaj7
9:35 A II V I lick with the new Chromatic voice-leading
9:51 The best exercise for Chord Solos
10:03 Like the video? Check out my Patreon page

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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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This tutorial is another gem. Great content, great teaching. Very clear and easy to follow. Thank you, Jens.

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[RCSmiths]

Chordal solos are something that I think are more obsolete in this age, it really is something that I think can do you wonders if you know your chords! Awesome work!

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[frankgreco]

Excellent exercise. I will apply this technique for my original compositions. Please keep up the good work. You are a true professional. Thank you and God bless you.

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[millerviz]

Another great lesson making the seemingly difficult accessible to the beginning jazz player. Thanks!

[laurentrinaldi]

Bonjour Jens,
Merci pour tous les cours que vous postez, je commence à travailler le système chord melody et vos conseils sont très intéressants, et ça sonne super bien.
Merci