In this short lesson, I demonstrate two technique exercises that were instrumental in building my chops. The patterns are simple but guaranteed to help develop your jazz guitar playing technique. PDF can be found here https://www.dropbox.com/s/wnl8zcnfypa7csj/2%20Technique%20Studies.pdf?dl=0
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