In this lesson I walk you through the tune and discuss all of the harmony as well as some potential reharmonizations. Topics include the biii diminished chord, the I diminished chord, chromatic II-V's, turnarounds and much more. The fully notated PDF comes with great chordal and linear examples.

One of my favorite minor tunes! There are some great opportunities for reharmonization as well as a chance to work on your dominant cycle progression. Great examples of comping and improvising are included in the 10 page PDF.

One of my favorite Pat Martino tracks! This lesson is all about 16th notes and the challenge of creating lengthy compelling lines on a very basic chord progression. Included are fantastic notated examples for you to practice and learn from. I describe how guitarists like Pat and Joe Pass see the ...

Man, chromatic II-V's, the "Benny Golson" progression, a beautiful melody and minor ii-V's! A challenging tune but I've broken it down for you! Many chordal and linear examples on the 15 page PDF.

In this lesson I show you simple but effective ways of creating variation on turnarounds in minor and how to approach this tune modally as well as functionally. I discuss the harmony utilizing basic theoretic principles as well as more advanced concepts like the augmented scale, diminished scale ...

In this lesson I look at one of Sonny Rollins's most popular tunes. Airegin is part minor blues and part major II-V madness! I show you how to use the dominant approach to keep the static minor harmony moving and how to overcome the temptation of just using sequenced ideas on the chromatic II-V's...

One of the most important standard tunes, There Will Never be Another You contains almost all of the common chord progressions found in jazz tunes. I walk you through the tune from beginning to end and discuss chord scale relationships as well as give you pages of comping examples. The 18 page PD...

In this lesson I take a look at Duke Pearson's tune Minor League. I love this tune, the melody is so well constructed! The lesson features 12 pages of amazing hard bop language with a fully transcribed 6 chorus solo! Great comping examples as well in this amazing PDF document. Take command of you...

What an amazing tune! I cover many topics including the dominant 7 built of the II, both ways of looking at a diminished chord, the harmonic minor and altered sounds on dominant chords and tons more. 22 pages of linear and chordal example are included on the PDF.

What an amazing lesson. I fulfilled users requests to show the comping to my solo on the final performance of the lesson.14 pages of amazing chordal and linear material packed into this 1 hour lesson. You are going to love it!

This is an amazing lesson! I planned to do a half an hour lesson on Secret Love but ended discussing some of my more modern ways of playing over static harmony. I speak about turnarounds and chromatic II-V's but also spend a large amount of time showing you ways to deal with the F-7 chord that ca...

An amazing lesson. Turnarounds, the I diminished, chromatic II-V's, tons of linear and chordal examples. You will love the 50 minute lesson on Dizzy Gillespie's Groovin' High.

What a great lesson on navigating through modern harmony! Although there is plenty of conventional chord movement, there are a few tricky spots where your knowledge of diatonic 7th chords and secondary dominants is not that useful. Learn how I divide the neck and gain fluidity when moving through...

A great lesson on one of Stevie Wonders most famous tunes. I use the Bireli Lagréne and Sylvain Luc arrangement as the basis of the lesson. Great chordal and linear examples on the PDF! Really awesome lesson!

In this video I look at several ways of dealing with the #I Diminished chord and how to create interesting variations on the A section harmony. The bridge is very interesting with key centers based on an augmented triad. I show you effective ways of practicing this challenging section of the tune...

In this 40 minute lesson, I discuss this wonderful Cole Porter classic in great detail. I teach you numerous substitutions, look at minor ii-v's, talk about triadic playing and give many chordal and linear examples in both notation and tab. The 11 page PDF will guide you through the video lesson ...

In this lesson I walk you through all of the changes to this great tune. Included is the most thorough PDF I have created. It contains an equal amount of both linear and chordal examples. I discuss turnarounds in major and to the II chord, tri-tone substitutions, the diminished chord and much more.

In this lesson I discuss a modal approach to playing these chord changes. I show you how to weave the the bridge section by connecting chord scales in a stepwise manner. Other topics include the diminished scale, tritone subs, triad pairs and voicings in 4ths. Included are 15 pages of PDF materia...

This lesson has everything! Altered dominants, diminished lines, augmented scale lines and blues. I've also included the bebop scale and how to utilize the major triads in the diminished scale. 11 pages of transcribed examples in notation and tab!

In this lesson I discuss modern voicing techniques as well as linear concepts such as pentatonics and the tritone substitution with -7 chords. There are great examples of all of the material discussed in both notation and tab. You will love this 30 minute lesson on some modern aspects of jazz gui...

In this lesson I discuss traditional and modern approaches to the standard tune How High the Moon. Many topics including delaying the V7 resolution to the I, triad pairs, diminished I chords and the tritone scale are covered in depth. This lesson has something for everyone! Many examples includin...

This is an amazing lesson! I cover a huge amount of material all transcribed in notation and tab. Subjects include playing melodically, playing over static harmony ie: A-7/D, and also, some great chordal examples. I teach you how to anticipate chord changes to give your ideas a less scholastic so...

In this lesson I discuss all of the harmony and related chord scales. There are a couple of unusual spots in the tune that I clear up including the IV diminished chord. I also recorded an accompaniment track to help you hear the changes while I'm improvising. Includes a full transcription of the ...

In this lesson I take a close look at Charlie Parker's classic bebop head Donna Lee. I explore the ways that he would delay resolutions of his bebop lines in order to make them sound less "practiced". This lesson features 10 pages of notated examples featuring the augmented scale, diminished scal...