Jazz for the Electric Blues Guitarist Taught by Adrian Ingram

Product Description Jazz For The Electric Blues Guitarist provides a valuable lesson for those who wish to introduce sophisticated jazz lines and more advanced chord concepts into their playing. This information-packed lesson takes the player on an exciting journey from the basicjazz blues progression to advanced chord substitution. Turnarounds and chord families, together with further elaborations and inversions are also discussed, in an easy to understand way, which will spice up your blues playing in no time. As the DVD unfolds, Adrian Ingram reveals the secrets of jazz substitution and improvisation, showing how the fundamental concepts can be used to lift your blues playing onto a higher plateau. Coloristic devices, such as Charlie Christian's worry notes and Wes Montgomery's octaves are also discussed. A detailed tab/music instructional booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD. DVD is region 0, playable worldwide. Review Some videos let you cop the best bits of a style by showing you a few trademark licks or phrases. Not these two. If you enlist in Adrian Ingrams jazz boot camp, you re expected to get deep, soldier! In Essentials of Jazz Guitar, Ingram crams several month s worth of theory lessons into the first ten minutes. It s great stuff, but a little overwhelming-most will need to refer to the included booklet to keep up. If you can be patient, however, you ll be rewarded with clear explanations and useful applications. Ingram details chord construction, extensions, and substitutions, and de-mystifies the Roman numeral system. (You ll never fear the leader barking out changes from the bandstand ever again.) It s good material presented in a clear manner by a good teacher. Think of it as Jazz Guitar 101. Jazz for the Electric Blues Guitarist is designed to help players make the musical jump from Buddy Guy to Robben Ford. In this video, Ingram takes the tried-and-true I-IV-V blues progression and expands upon it with different chord voicings, turnarounds, and passing tones-all designed to get you from down-home to uptown. He also illustrates the use of non-blues scale notes in blues solos so you can painlessly add spice to what you already know. (You ll also get some insights on the styles of Charlie Christian and Wes Montgomery.) The accompanying booklet is full of good information, although there are a few misnamed chords and other typos