Can you play blues on a jazz guitar?
Can you play blues on a jazz guitar?
When learning how to play jazz guitar, one of the most common progressions guitarists check out is the jazz blues progression. Since it’s a fundamental form in just about every genre of modern music, the blues is a natural first step for guitarists who are moving into jazz from a rock, blues or pop background.
What scales to use over a jazz blues?
Here you have scales to play over Bb7, Eb7 and F7. These scales are known as Bb, Eb and F Mixolydian. The secret sauce: The secret here is to make the scales align with the bars with streams of 8th notes.
What key is most jazz played in?
The Ionian scale, aka the major scale is one of the most commonly used scales in jazz music. This scale has been used countless by some of the greats. It’s a great point to start if you’re new to jazz.
What chords are used in a jazz blues riff?
To start this lesson, we’ll have a look at a jazz blues in F, where typical blues riffs are mixed with chord punches. The chord voicing used over the F7 part is an F13. And the voicing for the Bb part is a Bb9.
How to play the rhythm riff in the G Blues?
To begin, you learn the shapes used to create the rhythm riff in the G blues study below. Start by playing up and down these shapes in each key to become familiar with how they sit on the fretboard. Use only your index and ring fingers to play these notes, no need to use your pinky here, as it’s your weakest finger.
How to play the IV7 chord in a jazz blues solo?
Now that you have the I7 arpeggio under your fingers, all you are going to do in order to address the IV7 chord in a jazz blues solo is change one note from that initial arpeggio. By lowering the 3rd of the Bbmaj6 arpeggio you get a Bbm6 arpeggio. You can now apply this new shape to the Eb7 chord (IV7) when soloing over a jazz blues.
Why take a blues rhythm riff lesson?
This lesson helps you move beyond open and barre chords, as well as teaches you an essential blues rhythm riff to add to your blues playing. Have fun with these riffs and chords, then take them to your next blues jam to take your rhythm playing to the next level.
