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Basic Jazz Guitar
Welcome to the Jazz Guitar School
Getting Started - Introduce Yourself & Find Your Starting Point
Dave Stryker: How I Got Started
Elements of Sound - The Nuts & Bolts of Jazz Guitar
Tuning
Learning the Neck with Warm Ups - “Old MacDonald” Across the Neck
Learning the Neck with Warm Ups - Chromatic Scale Exercise
Learning the Neck with Warm Ups - Finger Patterns
Jazz Comping Rhythms
Strike's Machines - Basic Major 2-5-1 Chord Voicings
Strike's Machines - Basic Minor 2-5-1 Chord Voicings
Jazz Chords - Root on the E String
Jazz Chords - Root on the A String
The 6 Positions of the Neck
The 6 Positions - Unlocking All Available Notes in Each Position
Basic Improvising with Intervals
Minor Pentatonic Patterns Over Bb Blues
Minor Blues Scale - Key of Bb
Minor Blues Scale - Key of F Major
Miscellaneous Topics
4 Bar Major 2-5-1 - Basic Melodic Phrasing Ideas
Andreas Oberg Jazz & More - Video Exchange Archive
4 Bar Minor 2-5-1 - Basic Melodic Phrasing Ideas
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in F - Pattern 1
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in F - Pattern 2
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in F - Pattern 3
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in F - Pattern 4
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in F - Pattern 5
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in F - Pattern 6
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in Bb - Pattern 1
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in Bb - Pattern 2
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in Bb - Pattern 3
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in Bb - Pattern 4
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in Bb - Pattern 5
Basic Jazz Phrasing: Minor Substitution Ideas on a Basic Blues in Bb - Pattern 6
Introduction to Modes & Chord Scales
Dorian Minor - Improvising Using a Scale/Mode
Dorian Minor - Improvising with Pattern Ideas
“Blue Bossa” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“Blue Bossa” - Melody
“Blue Bossa” - Basic Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Song For My Father” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“Song For My Father” - Melody
“Song For My Father” - Solo Ideas Using the Minor Blues Scale
“Song For My Father” - Solo Ideas Using Minor Arpeggios
Guide Tones - Using 3rds & 7ths
“Autumn Leaves” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“Autumn Leaves” - Chord Melody
“Autumn Leaves” - Solo Ideas Using Jazz Phrase and Minor Pentatonics
“Autumn Leaves” - Solo Ideas Using Guide Tones
“Autumn Leaves” - Solo Ideas Using a 5,4,3 Approach Pattern
“Satin Doll” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“Satin Doll” - Chord Melody
“Satin Doll” - Solo Ideas Using Guide Tones
“Satin Doll” - Solo Ideas Using Extended Patterns
Essential Jazz Scales
How to Practice Effectively
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Intermediate Jazz Guitar
Getting Started - Introduce Yourself & Find Your Starting Point
Tips for Transcribing
Jam Session Etiquette
4 Bar Major 2-5-1 - Extended Melodic Phrasing Ideas
4 Bar Minor 2-5-1 - Extended Melodic Phrasing Ideas
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #1 Ascending
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #2 Descending
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #3 Ascending
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #4 Descending
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #5 Ascending
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #6 Descending
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #7 Ascending
Dave's Warm Up Exercises - Hanon #8 Descending
Phun with Phrygian - Soloing Over E Phrygian Mode
Dorian Minor - Improvising with Extended Pattern Ideas
“So What” Melody
“So What” - Solo Ideas Using Dorian Minor
“Blues for Wes” - Introduction to Octaves
Miscellaneous Topics
“Another Blues for Wes” - Octaves in the Key of Bb
Andreas Oberg Jazz & More - Video Exchange Archive
Blues Soloing Using MSTABI: Minor Sub Triplet Arpeggio Blues Idea
Major 7th Chords - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Blue Bossa” - Extended Solo Ideas for Improvising
“On Green Dolphin Street” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“On Green Dolphin Street” - Melody
“On Green Dolphin Street” - Solo Ideas for Improvisation
“Corcovado” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“Corcovado” - Chord Melody
“Corcovado” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Recorda Me” - Chords & Melody
“Recorda Me” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Here's That Rainy Day” - Chord Melody
“Here's That Rainy Day” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Autumn Leaves” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Misty” - Chord Melody
Intro Ideas on a Ballad Using “Misty”
Ending Ideas on a Ballad Using “Misty”
“Girl From Ipanema” - Chord Melody
“Girl From Ipanema” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Ladybird” - Chord Melody
“Ladybird” - Solo Ideas Using Arpeggios
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Advanced Jazz Guitar
Getting Started - Introduce Yourself & Find Your Starting Point
4 Bar Major 2-5-1 - Advanced Melodic Phrasing Ideas
4 Bar Minor 2-5-1 - Advanced Melodic Phrasing Ideas
“Stella By Starlight” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“Stella By Starlight” - Chord Melody
“Stella By Starlight” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Have You Met Miss Jones” - Chords & Melody
“Have You Met Miss Jones” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Ladybird” - Solo Ideas Using Chromatics
“All the Things You Are” - Intro, Chords & Comping Rhythm
“All the Things You Are” - Chord Melody
“All the Things You Are” - Solo Ideas for Improvising
“Rhythm Changes” - Chords & Comping Rhythm
“Rhythm Changes” - Solo Idea #1
“Rhythm Changes” - Solo Idea #2
“Rhythm Changes” - Solo Idea #3
“Giant Steps” - Chord Melody
“Giant Steps” - Solo Idea #1
“Giant Steps” - Solo Idea #2
Miscellaneous Topics
Andreas Oberg Jazz & More - Video Exchange Archive
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Bonus Lessons
“Christmas Time is Here”
"Mr. P.C." - Playing over Minor Blues
“The Christmas Song”
The 5 Positions of the F minor Pentatonic Scale
“Blue Bossa” - Using Minor Pentatonic II V I
Playing Chords - Comping with Walking Bass Lines
“All the Things You Are” - Using Melodic 3rd & 7th Guide Tones
“All the Things You Are” - Using 5,4,3 Guide Tones
“Autumn Leaves” - Solo Guitar Chord Melody Improv Chorus -NEW!
“I Remember You” - Chord Melody -NEW!
“I Remember You” - Solo Ideas -NEW!
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Improvising Over a Backing Track - Dave's Playthroughs
Dave's Playthrough - “Bb Blues”
Dave's Playthrough - “Blue Bossa”
Dave's Playthrough - “Autumn Leaves”
Dave's Playthrough - “On Green Dolphin Street”
Dave's Playthrough - “Ladybird”
Dave's Playthrough - “Have You Met Miss Jones”
Dave's Playthrough - “Rhythm Changes”
Dave's Playthrough - “All the Things You Are”
Dave's Playthrough - “Giant Steps”
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Dave Stryker Trio - Live at the Blue Note in Napa
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Dave Stryker Trio - Live at the Blue Note in Napa
“Blues Strut”
“Blues Strut” - Analysis: Comping
“Blues Strut” - Analysis: Solo Ideas
“Blues Strut” - Analysis: Organ Techniques
“Blues Strut” - Analysis: Drum Techniques and Putting It All Together
“Pusherman/Superfly”
“It Ain't Necessarily So”
“Make It with You”
“Shadowboxing”
“Who Can I Turn To?”
"Our Miss Brooks"
”I'll Be Around”
“Trouble Man”
“Wichita Lineman”
“Reemergence”
“That's the Way of the World”
“Can't Buy Me Love”
"Impressions": Performance and Comping
"Impressions": Organ Comping and Soloing
“Here's That Rainy Day”
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Jazz Getaway 2020
“Autumn Leaves” - Performance 1
“Autumn Leaves” - Analysis - Part 1
“Autumn Leaves” - Analysis - Part 2
“Autumn Leaves” - Analysis - Part 3
“Autumn Leaves” - Performance 2
“Autumn Leaves” - Analysis - Part 4
“Autumn Leaves” - Analysis - Part 5
“Autumn Leaves” - Analysis - Part 6
“Autumn Leaves” - Analysis - Part 7
Livestream: “Days of Wine and Roses”
Livestream: Discussion - Part 1
Livestream: “Autumn Leaves”
Livestream: Discussion - Part 2
Livestream: Discussion - Part 3
Livestream: “Satin Doll”
Livestream: “Taking a Chance on Love”
Livestream: “One Minute Jam”
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Big Jazz Giveaway 2019
“Twelve”
“Oasis”
"Remembered Well"
“Renaissance Man”
“Hawaii Bathing Suit”
“Puentes”
“Flash Superboy”
“Hypnotherapy”
“So What”