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Richard Mills BA LGSMD Guitarist, Guitar Teacher
jazz guitar and blues guitar specialist
Professional guitar lessons in Leeds, tuition for beginners to advanced
Oakwood House, 637 Roundhay Road Leeds LS8 4BA tel: 0113 219 5526
      email:richard@richardmills.com
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how to 'jazz up' your rock playing
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Jazz samples


Outside/Inside Jazz*
This is a sample of inside/outside playing, tension/release being a principle adding interest to improvisation.

Like 'All the Things You Are'
A chord melody on nylon string guitar, inspired by Joe Pass..

Like 'Dolphin'Dance'
Jazz quartet, on chord changes by Herbie Hancock.

'Fusion Walker'
A fusion piece. The chords are played on guitar-synth.

'How Insensitive'
Bossa Nova style, on harmony by the great Latin composer, Jobim.

Nylon Acoustic Jazz
Two guitars playing nylon strung guitar.

Nylon Jazz Chord melody
Solo nylon strung guitar.

'The Pennine Song'
A modern jazz chord/melody inspired by Allan Holdsworth.

'Song for John'

Blues samples

Acoustic 12-bar*

Funky Blues: 'Stratty'

Bert Jansch-type Blues

Rock samples

Like 'Black Dog'

Jeff Beck style

Like 'Little Wing'*

Rock lick

Like 'Smoke on the Water'

Like 'Stairway to Heaven'

Van Halen-style Riff

Pop samples

Like 'Here Comes The Sun'

'Pretty acoustic'

Tuition materials (blues for beginners)

Articulation
Bend up, release bend, hammer-on, pull-off, slides, composite.

Blues lick in G

Blues lick 1

Blues lick 2

Blues lick 3

Blues lick triplet feel

E minor pentatonic blues licks