Pat Metheny and Eric Clapton have it. Charlie Parker did, too. Regardless of where you are on your journey as an improviser, understanding this feel will make you sound better. Quickly. This simple exercise will help.
Avoiding Common Problems: Pinched Tone, Jerky Time-Feel, & Wandering Scale-Based Improv
A few suggestions for getting past these common issues.
A Faster Path to More Accurate Playing (at Any Tempo) – Slow blues “Chi Chi” in E
When I talk about practicing slow…I mean it. 🙂
Practice Your Execution With This Coltrane Changes Exercise
A practical way to improve your time while getting comfortable with a challenging set of chord changes.
Improve Your Time Feel with This Long Tone Exercise
Practice getting comfortable with a medium tempo swing feel while simultaneously improving your tone quality.
Taking It “Out” with Major Triads: Pat Metheny Solos over the Blues
Check out how guitarist Pat Metheny works his way outside the harmony on a blues, using nothing more than major triads.
You memorized a melody, but how do you make it sing?!
What do you do AFTER you can play a melody accurately and in time, with nothing but a metronome backing you up on 2 & 4?
Transcribing in Real Time: Hot House
Probably one of the most-quoted bebop melodies of all time—and a perfect compliment to the recent lessons on minor II Vs.
Chord Exercises 3 – Dominant Descending (from flat 7)
Sharpen your technique while familiarizing yourself with dominant 7th chords throughout your instrument.
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