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Comping standards for jazz guitar to download jim ferguson. Described by just jazz guitar magazine as a wonderful composer and a multifaceted virtuoso guitar player, jim ferguson is the author of several acclaimed jazz guitar instruction books, including all blues for jazz guitar and all blues soloing for jazz guitar. Watch jims 2001 interview on marian mcpartlands piano jazz. In this video i will go over a 3 step process where you learn some basic jazz blues comping and turn them into tools that you can use to comp more freely and develop your own chord vocabulary. Since its a fundamental form in just about every genre of modern music, the blues is a natural first step for guitarists who are moving into jazz from a rock, blues or pop background. Jim ferguson all blues for jazz guitar comping styles, chords and.
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