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- Jazz-Funk ModalLEVEL 4A solo over the chord progression of Herbie Hancock's Cantaloupe Island
- Diatonic ImprovisationLEVEL 5A Jazz solo over the progression of "Lover Man". Theory concepts about modes and chords built over minor scales.
- Chord SubstitutionsLEVEL 3Different chord progressions played over the same melody to show how it is possible to change one chord with another. The Tritone substitution technique.
- Symmetrical ScalesLEVEL 5A solo using the D whole-step/half-step diminished, the D half-step/whole-step diminished and the D whole-tone scales.
- Latin CompingLEVEL 4A Latin Jazz short tune which uses extended and altered chords.
- BebopLEVEL 7A Bebop solo over the chord progression of Charlie Parker's Ornithology
- Minor BluesLEVEL 4Jazz solo over a Minor Blues chord progression.
- Playing OutsideLEVEL 6A solo over the chord progression of It Don't Mean A Thing by Duke Ellington, using different techniques to play outside the changes (but not randomly).
- Choosing The ScaleLEVEL 5A solo over a Bb7 vamp using four different scales
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Muris Varajic8th May 2009Cheers guys.
Frederik8th May 2009SOO AWSOME
haha puts a smile on my face
daveb8th February 2009Tastey!
- Muris Varajic4th December 2008
OK
kjutte4th December 2008Nevermind! I read it:P
- kjutte4th December 2008
the only chord used is D7? Is it intentionally that the min3 clash?
- Muris Varajic12th October 2008
Appreciate it!
Jad Diab12th October 2008Great lesson muris !! And well explained
Matt233rd August 2008Great lesson Muris. I'm gonna have a go at it some time.
- Muris Varajic14th July 2008
Glad you like it,cheers
Storm Linnebjerg13th July 2008Brilliant lesson, Muris!
- Muris Varajic27th May 2008
Thanks Joe
KWEST,yeah,I used Pandora here as well.
Joe Kataldo27th May 2008How could I have missed this? Nice lesson Man
- KWEST26th April 2008
Do you get that wonderful jazz sound from a Pandora too? I'm checking into buying one as you get so many great sounds out of yours.
- Muris Varajic6th January 2008
Well thanks a lot !!
Tho I wouldn't agree that I'm the only one doing that,
it's really hard to put some feel into technique exercise
and I'm sure ALL instructors are doing their best.
- villanovablues046th January 2008
What a pleasure to follow your lessons. You're the only teacher including some feeling in your lesson. Technic is one thing but music isn't a speed competition.
- Muris Varajic3rd January 2008
Glad you like it,more Jazzy lessons still to come
Siggum3rd January 2008This is awsome, i was looking for something like this. Im trying it on my western wich makes it a bit harder tbh, but my goal is to do it on 95bpm.
- Muris Varajic30th December 2007
You're welcome,keep practicing
Giancarlo Anselmetti30th December 2007Nice and useful lesson. I am wating sleep time to practice. Thanks Muris
- Muris Varajic22nd December 2007
Soto is great for sure,and more of smooth jazz still to come,thanks.
- dustoff7522nd December 2007
Wow! More please, I've been hoping for a lesson covering smooth jazz. Most people I know call it elevator or grocery store music but I love it. An artist I recently started listening to is Jay Soto, great smooth jazz guitarist.
- Muris Varajic18th December 2007
Quick update,I forgot to add backing tracks here,
pure fault of mine,sorry guys
.
Now it's updated with all BTs and Kris is gonna republish it in a blink
- Muris Varajic18th December 2007
You can shred in every style of music,pop,rock,blues,metal,jazz etc.
Only question is,does it take place at the moment?
I would suggest you players like George Benson,Lee Litenour,Larry Carlton etc.
Moder type of Jazz,sort of smooth,easy to listen tho. 
Crazyfret18th December 2007Another great lesson Muris
This is an area where I want to take my playing but I'm not overly familar with the theory, (I'm easily confused!)
Also I suspect this would also be beneficial to help develop my legato and sweeping? I'm I right in thinking that jazz and shredding are similar technically?
I'll give the lesson a go. Though I would like to understand what I'm playing cause I think my lack of understanding theory is holding me back creatively
What would you recommend as a good place to start to get into jazz?- Muris Varajic18th December 2007
Million $ question
No amp here,just Korg Pandora,
clean sound,bit of bass and less treble,small room/hall and that's it. 
nickmarx1234567817th December 2007Hey question I wanna learn this lesson but im just curious how do you set you amp/guitar to get that kind of jazzy tone?
- Muris Varajic17th December 2007
You're welcome,glad you like it!!
Feel free to ask if you need any help here tho. - david8017th December 2007
great lesson again Muris.
Thanks 
Ben N17th December 2007great lesson Muris I'm new to jazz music
that would be a good start! thanks- FretDancer6917th December 2007
Awesome, but the problem i always have with these lessons is getting a good tone, not that distorted but not that clean as well... oh well,
awesome lesson Muris! 
Unleash-The-Shred16th December 2007Awesome.
ballistic3116th December 2007cool lesson kind of reminds me of the ren and stimpy cartoon a song they would use for a intro
Pablo Vazquez16th December 2007Oh my God!! Very Cool!! Well done Muris.
Hisham Al-Sanea16th December 2007nice and great work muris for real jazz
David Wallimann16th December 2007Excellent one Muris!
I love the licks and really like the very last one. :-)
Great job!
Robin16th December 2007Fantastic!
- Muris Varajic16th December 2007
Thanks for feedback guys,glad you like it!!
Freebird16th December 2007Wow Muris I'm really impressed!! I didn't think i'd like Jazz but I really like this
And I find that concept of neighbour notes fascinating and strange... Keep it up you're great!! 
Nick32516th December 2007awsome
Tuubsu16th December 2007first time I hear jazz in my life and Damnit! I like it =)
- dreamtheaterfreak16th December 2007
very nice
shellshock191116th December 2007Awesome! Just what I needed right now, can't wait to get started when I get back
Ivan Milenkovic16th December 2007Great sound Muris, and a great lesson
JVM16th December 2007Very jazzy muris! You've amazed me again.
chast16th December 2007Thx Muris
Thats something to get started with
Jerry Arcidiacono16th December 2007Great lesson Muris!
Marcus Lavendell16th December 2007Fantastic lesson Muris!!
Juan M. Valero16th December 2007I agree, you can play all the music styles !! and all with great music taste
Awesome, Muris, simply awesome
The Uncreator16th December 2007Very Cool Muris!
You truly are a very diverse player!
Bogdan Radovic16th December 2007Great lesson Muris , looks easy to beginners and its very effective at the same time..Great one!
- Muris Varajic16th December 2007
Thanks neighbor
Dejan Farkas16th December 2007Cool one, neighbor
- Muris Varajic16th December 2007
Thanks guys
Spot on Kris,for this kind of Jazz isn't the MUST to know all types of scales,
simple use of neighbors shall give us needed sound.
Tho there are types of Jazz where some uncommon scales sound cool,
will talk about that in next Jazzy lesson I hope. 
Toni Suominen16th December 2007Awesome lesson Muris!
David.C.Bond16th December 2007Ace stuff Muris, I love the end!
Kristofer Dahl16th December 2007Muris - you floored me again! Awesome to see you cover a new style
Your theoretical explanation of the note choice is exactly in line with how I try to see things - I will learn alot from this one! What's so good with this way of looking at theory is that you learn new tonalities without necessarily having to learn a new scale (which can be time consuming!).
- Lesson
- My notes
Hello GMC, long time no see! ;) This is my first contribution to the world of Jazz. I tried to keep it simple, used mostly only "neighbor" notes, no weird scales or anything like that.
What "neighbor" notes are? Closest ones to desired note, semi tone up or below. For example, I want to play note A so I add note G# before, or Bb, depends of situation.
The basic structure to create cool jazzy lead is using arpeggios, so we apply same formula here. Lets take chord D7. Here's one example, we play notes: D,(F),F#,(Bb),A,(D#),D. As you can see, "locked" notes are neighbors. :)
Scale wise I used D minor and D minor pentatonic, everything else is explained above:) There are different techniques involved such as alternate picking, hammer-ons, pull-offs, sliding, even sweeping.
Key is Dm, tempo 95 bpm, shuffle feel.
Try it and let me know if you need any assistance here!
Take care
Muris Varajic
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