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Which songs are good songs for a jazz starter?

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When learning how to play jazz guitar, many of us know we need to learn scales, arpeggios and chords, but we are sometimes stuck when looking for jazz tunes to learn that are appropriate for our level of development. read more

I have an iPod playlist I call"Jazz Essentials". The first song is Dave Brubeck's"Take Five". for a starter kit, I would include"Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman;"Cherokee" by Charlie Barnet &"Four Brothers" by Woody Herman. read more

One of the most recognizable jazz tunes,"Summertime" is a great intro to jazz guitar as the melody (apart from one note) comes from the minor pentatonic scale, and you can use this same minor pent scale to solo over the whole tune when first exploring jazz soloing. read more

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