How’s it going guys. My name is John McClennan and I’m here with guitarcontrol.com, bringing you this video lesson. One of the most common chord progressions in jazz is what we call a II V I. We’ve looked at some II V I licks over major, meaning our II chord is a minor 7, our

How’s it going, guys? My name is John McClennan and I’m here with guitarcontrol.com, excited to bring you this video lesson. What we’re looking at right now is a series, a jazz chord progression using what I call block chords. So kind of like the way a piano player might move through a series of

Hey, how’s it going guys this is Jon McLennan with Guitar Control, bringing you this video lesson about Freddie Green style of “Chord voicing over just a 12 bar blues”, a Jazz blues. One of the things that makes a Jazz blues a little different, there are so many different variations to the changes as

In this Guitar Control video lesson instructor Jon McLennan, will show you how to play “Jazz Chords” in the style of Barney Kessel, the “chord master”. Man this guy is so good and this is a way he will move through a II, V, I, sort of that style, that I’ve picked up from him,

How’s it going, guys? This is John McClennan and I’m here with guitarcontrol.com, bringing you this video blog. Today we’re looking at “Giant Steps”, John Coletrane’s tune. And I’m showing you some lines that will get you through probably the hardest changes of the tune. So this song is pretty heavy and you’ve got to

Hey, how’s it going this is Jon McLennan with Guitar Control, we’re looking at some lines over “Giant Steps”, John Coletrane’s standard, today. These will be some licks that will get you through those first four bars. They are original lines here that I wrote and I want to have you practice them and it

Hey, how’s it going this is Jon McLennan with Guitar Control, excited toshow you this lesson. This is our third installment on thumb chords and sort of some exercises, I’m here to help you develop efficiency using your thumb. We’ve got the 3rd fret, 4th fret, 4th fret, 3rd fret. This is a G major

What’s happening, guys? My name is John McClennan and I’m here with guitarcontrol.com, bringing you this video lesson. Here’s lick number five. This is the last lick that we’re looking at for the “Giant Steps” first four bars, the changes to John Coletrane’s tune, “Giant Steps”. The chords that we’re playing this over — be

Hey, how’s it going guys this is Jon McLennan with Guitar Control, excitedto bring you this lesson. We’re looking at the chord changes to the first eight or bars of “Giant Steps” by John Coletrane’s tune. I want to show you some great voicing for getting through those changes. Check the image above to follow