Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #19: To Learn Jazz, Play Jazz

An oversimplified way of learning jazz?

1. Pick a song you like.
2. Learn (memorise) and be able to play the melody.
3. Learn (memorise) and be able to play the chords.
4. Play the song.
5. Find some kind of way to improvise over the chord changes of the song.
6. Play the song.
7. Find another way to improvise over the chord changes of the song.
8. Play the song.
9. Find what you want to say on the song.
10. Play the song.
11. Jam, perform, record the song.
12. Repeat for another song.

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