For many guitarists, one of the major draws to learning jazz and jazz blues is the richness and beauty of the chord work: a tapestry of stunning voicings and extensions that brings a whole new level ...

Just as we might view major chords as having a ‘happy’ sound and minor chords as bringing a ‘sad’ feeling to a song, there are many other atmospheres or moods that we can create by manipulating or ...

It's always fascinating to hear players imply the harmony of the underlying chord progression when soloing. In fact, the backing track for this month is purely drums and bass guitar (in the old-school ...