Reddit thread · r/guitarlessons
The Biggest Jazz Beginner Struggle And How To Overcome It
Explain how jazz beginners can start sounding authentic by focusing on swing feel, rhythm, phrasing, and essential approaches over just note choices.

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As a Jazz guitar beginner, many of us learn a lot about what notes to play very quickly, but just knowing all that stuff doesn't work and what is even worse you don't sound like Jazz at all! Here's how to fix that! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h7ZLe\_PYkU&list=PLWYuNvZPqqcGsyfc3OWR8YTIVnlmTpTy6&index=1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h7ZLe_PYkU&list=PLWYuNvZPqqcGsyfc3OWR8YTIVnlmTpTy6&index=1) Hope you like it!
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