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Explore jazz guitar harmony, chord changes, and improvisation with Jim Ellis of Fretprints. Each episode breaks down a classic jazz standard — covering the form, chord progressions, scale choices, and solo approaches — so you can play and improvise with confidence. Whether you're working through bebop heads, blues forms, or modal tunes, this podcast gives you practical tools to deepen your musicianship and develop your own voice on the guitar.
Visit https://fretprints.com for interactive exercises, courses, and live coaching.
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Thursday Mar 27, 2025
Thursday Mar 27, 2025
In this episode of the Guitar and Improvisation Podcast, we break down Thelonious Monk's iconic blues head "Straight, No Chaser." We explore the chromatic melody, walk through the 12-bar blues form, and discuss improvisation techniques for soloing over this swinging bebop blues. This episode covers approach notes, enclosures, and rhythmic displacement — essential tools for making your blues solos sound hip and sophisticated on jazz guitar.
Visit https://freprints.com for more lessons, courses, and resources to deepen your musicianship and improvisation skills.
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