Good chord/scale builder Java app.

This standard set of chord changes is a requirement for the improvising jazz musician. I'm working on it now since I'll be playing "Oleo" (by Sonny Rollins using these chords) with a pianist this week.

Quoted: Rhythm Changes for guitar. Chord progressions, techniques and examples.

Downloadable BIAB files for the jazz standards.

Welcome to the lesson page. One of the main reasons for putting up this web site is to be able to share jazz guitar lesson materials. Several PDF lessons are posted below. I will be adding more as time goes by, so be sure and check back often.

At the bottom of this page, I have included a list of music books that have been most helpful to me. Be sure to check the links page for other artist web sites that share lesson materials.

These guys are the makers of the Big Muff fuzz box employed by Hendrix. They also are a huge supplier of tubes and still make very creative guitar stomp boxes.

I left a portable recorder running at our rehearsal last Saturday. It was pointing straight at my amp so I'm too loud on the recording. Sorry.

We'll be playing at RMI this Thursday night and you're welcome to drop by and give us a listen...there's no cover

This is a version of Triste by Jobim that I recorded on a PC. The rhythm is a Martin acoustic, the bass is a Warwick Stage I, the drums and piano are software synthesizers, and the solo is a Guild archtop through a mic'ed Fender tube amp.

Introduces the basic concepts of tension and enclosure. Also has audio and tabbed examples..

Quoted: Learn how to use dissonance and note enclosures in your guitar solos.

I got a Roland Cube for Christmas that is very noisy. When I touch the chassis it goes quiet. I'm hoping that a grounded power cord will quiet things down.

UPDATE: That did the trick. My Cube is now dead quiet so it should work well for recording. Why someone would design a modern guitar amp with a two prong power plug is beyond me.

Quoted: If your amp doesn't have a grounded plug, then this mod will make it both safer and quieter.