Trying out a very nice new guitar,
playing just anything that comes to mind
(with bits of acoustic bass guitar backing thrown in for good measure).
The recording was done straight to mixing desk (no amp), with only very light reverb.
A simple swinging tune that is my tribute to Wes Montgomery, my earliest and probably most important influence. I have always loved his music and I cannot play anything that does not have some of his influence. Here I just let it all out....
part 2, more examples and tips (sorry about the bad light).
After that you're on your own, haha.
Anyway, my Jazz Exercise Package contains examples, from simple to more complicatd, tabs, notation, midi, explanations, tips etc.
See my profile page for links.
fretboard visualisation of how to build a solo on a well known progression.
The visualizer (VSTi plugin) is part of Matt's Jazz Exercises package, see profile page, or http://www.mattotten .com/jazzexercises.h tm
Note that because of the video frames occasionally a very short note may be lost visually, in this video.
Learn how to get the most out of one scale, as a first step towards natural improvisation.
See my profile page for links.
Don't ask for tabs, but try for yourself what I am trying to explain, that's the whole point!
You can download the
backing track from
www.soundclick.co m/ottenandharp, click "music" and scroll down
Like this? Buy the album 'Secret Combination' from iTunes, CD Baby or my web site www.mattotten.com
See also the smooth jazz guitar lesson on my channel.
Lesson based on tune The Only One, part 1 of 4. This part only covers the chords. Some minor inaccuracies I noted afterwards: maj9 chords are sometimes called maj7, and notations like Ab9-5 and Ab9b5 are both used.
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