| When a person knows the basics of playing the | | | | Jazz guitars are different from traditional guitars |
| guitar, it is quite easy to play music from various | | | | because the wood used is a lighter material and the |
| genres. Many people start in one genre before | | | | strings are set much lower making it faster to play. |
| moving on to another. A good example is Bach who | | | | For the person to play like other guitarists, it is |
| composed classical music the traditional way then | | | | advisable to buy the right guitar for the part. |
| later improvised it creating something unique for the | | | | Another way of learning how to play jazz is by |
| audience to appreciate. | | | | listening to some of the greatest jazz musicians. |
| Playing guitar jazz is also like that. It can be | | | | Some of the best are Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, |
| improvised and/or combined with other musical | | | | Louis Armstrong and David Benoit. By buying the |
| genres. By listening to the notes and a little practice, | | | | albums and listening to how each of these people |
| the people who hear it will simply love it. The same | | | | play and sing, you will get into the rhythm and be |
| thing can happen when playing the guitar. A person | | | | playing like the experts in a short time. |
| can start by learning a certain song the way is it | | | | Since the music is quite different, practicing the |
| commonly played; then when he understands the | | | | various notes will help. One can start with a C note. |
| rhythm he can determine where slight changes can | | | | This should be done repeatedly while the left hand is |
| be made, how it can be refined and/or turned into a | | | | moving on the chromatic scale. For a better feel, the |
| jazz rendition. | | | | E flat can be added until one has reached the blue |
| Jazz music is made up of 4 beats to a measure. This | | | | scale. |
| is called syncopation which is very different from | | | | Learning how to play jazz music will take some time. |
| classical music that is made up of half beats. By | | | | The important thing to make it successful is being |
| learning how to play each of these notes and with a | | | | able to hear each part of the song. If a person is |
| lot of practice, you will be able to get used to the | | | | serious about switching genre's, then he must devote |
| rhythm. | | | | a lot of time and effort to get it right. |