Jazz Guitar Patterns & Phrases Volume 1
Online course + printable PDF eBook (319 pages) | Tabs, notation, audio & backing tracks | Instant access | Works on all devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, mobile phones, Apple, Linux, and Android
Have you noticed your guitar solos often sound the same, even after hours of practicing scales and arpeggios? Do your improvised solos still miss that authentic jazz feel, and do you keep playing the same things over and over?
I created this course by transcribing solos from jazz legends like Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Charlie Parker, and many others.
I noticed that many of their solos use the same patterns over and over, and these patterns are the foundation of the jazz language.
In this course, you’ll learn these simple and finger-friendly patterns.
They are building blocks that are easy to remember and use in your own improvisation, based on melodic and rhythmic ideas found in real jazz solos.
Have you noticed your guitar solos often sound the same, even after hours of practicing scales and arpeggios? Do your improvised solos still miss that authentic jazz feel, and do you keep playing the same things over and over?
I created this course by transcribing solos from jazz legends like Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Charlie Parker, and many others.
I noticed that many of their solos use the same patterns over and over, and these patterns are the foundation of the jazz language.
In this course, you’ll learn these simple and finger-friendly patterns.
They are building blocks that are easy to remember and use in your own improvisation, based on melodic and rhythmic ideas found in real jazz solos.
Why learn patterns?
I think you’ll agree that practicing scales and arpeggios is an important part of mastering jazz guitar. These tools are an essential ingredient of the jazz guitar solo, but you need more than just scales and arpeggios to make your solos truly sound like jazz.
Learning licks is helpful, but they can be tough to use in your own solos without sounding forced. This is because licks taken out of context don’t always fit your personal style.
What will you learn in this course?
- You'll learn 87 classic jazz guitar patterns (+ variations) that are easy to remember and use in your solos.
- We’ll cover all the guitar-friendly positions for each pattern, so you won’t get stuck on the fretboard.
- You’ll get 8 video studies based on jazz standards, showing you how to use these patterns in real music. Songs include Blues for Alice, The Days of Wine and Roses, There Will Never Be Another You, All The Things You Are, Solar, Autumn Leaves, and Groovin' High.
- There are also 14 shorter studies that show how you can use a single pattern throughout a jazz standard, like The Shadow of Your Smile, Blues for Alice, All The Things You Are, All of Me, F blues, Bb blues, and more.
- You’ll find 75 jazz guitar licks that show how to use these patterns in your own phrases.
- We’ll go over common chord substitutions to help you add more harmonic variety to your solos.
- You’ll learn how to use jazz scales like the altered scale, the bebop scale, and the harmonic minor scale.
- We’ll explore the 1235 pattern, also known as the Coltrane pattern, along with some of its most useful variations.
- You’ll discover the Cry Me a River motif and learn how to use it over different chords.
- We’ll cover the Honeysuckle Rose motif and other classic bebop patterns.
- And there’s much more to explore!
What you get with Jazz Guitar Patterns & Phrases Volume 1
- Get lifetime access to the online course, where you can ask questions, add bookmarks, and play both video and audio.
- Download a printable PDF (319 pages).
- 8 videos (online player and downloadable) with adjustable tempo to suit your practice.
- 233 audio examples (online player and downloadable) with adjustable tempo.
- Practice with 28 backing tracks, available online or for download, and change the tempo as needed.
- Follow along with standard notation and guitar tabs, complete with helpful annotations.
- Access Guitar Pro 7 files for in-depth study and practice.
- Use Band in a Box files to enhance your practice sessions.
34 reviews for Jazz Guitar Patterns & Phrases Volume 1
Eric Metzler (verified owner) –
Clear , concise!
David Goldberg (verified owner) –
This course is full of useful material, nicely organized, and easy to use.
Guy Canuel (verified owner) –
Just to let you know that I really appreciate your site. You have a lot of content and everything is well explained. I bought your lesson Jazz Guitar Patterns and phrases volume 1 and really appreciate it. I also have Your Autumn leaves lesson. Your free lessons are also pure mint. Your site is by far the best in jazz lessons. Keep up the good work!
Juan Maggiore (verified owner) –
Thank you!
Paulo Castro (verified owner) –
I like your course! Very, very good.
The content is much better than I expected.
Niklas Goude (verified owner) –
This course is awesome. One of the best online courses on guitar that I’ve seen so far!
Really great arrangement. The pattern sections are spot on and really help me, as a beginner, to learn the patterns and phrases 🙂
Thanks for a super course!
Oscar Lombardi (verified owner) –
A fantastic course. Patterns can be learned quickly and finally my Sound is starting to be a bit Jazzy, heartfelt congratulations.
Leonid Ostapenko (verified owner) –
I have been using Dirk’s website for a long time – there are a lot of ideas, recommendations and practical tips there. Just sit down, take your guitar and work. Exactly the same can be said about his latest book. A very systematic presentation, the logic of an experienced performer, and the simplicity of presenting complex theoretical material. I sincerely recommend this book to all jazz guitarists, and I will look forward to volume 2. Dirk, thank you, and good luck in working on another masterpiece!
Dan Harvey (verified owner) –
I have studied many of Dirk’s posts, so I was thrilled with this new material. I purchased the course and I can honestly say that it delivers all it promised and more. All players who want to build a jazz vocabulary and understand what they are learning should purchase this course. As always, Dirk lays out the material in a systematic and organized fashion and accompanies the written examples with excellent audio clips. In my view, this course is one of Dirk’s best.
Travis Brown (verified owner) –
I just want you to know that I absolutely love this new course. I have purchased a handful of your products, and I personally have lacked the energy to really dig into any of them. But this course is so easy to digest that I basically learn a solo, and then sit and play with the licks over other songs and it’s just an incredibly easy way to learn more jazz licks. The way the course re-injects the same licks to help you learn them and to show you different ways they can be used is pure genius.
I’ve been looking for something like this for 30 years.
Thanks and hopefully I’m finished with this course before you release the next one!