
Curriculum
Learn to play jazz guitar online with Andreas Oberg, guitar teacher, performer and Resonance Recording Artist. All lessons are on video and can be watched at any time. Andreas accepts video submissions from students and then posts a video response to the student in the Feedback Center. Students learn through personal video exchanges with Andreas ObergGUITAR BASICS
Introduction and Tuning the Guitar
Finding Your Way Around the Fretboard
How to Use a Pick
Basic Chord Shapes: Major
Basic Chord Shapes: minor
Applying Major and minor Chord Shapes
Basic Chord Shapes: Rock Chords
Basic Chord Shapes: Bar Chords
Basic Chord Shapes: 7th Chords
Using 7th Chords
The Major Scale Part 1
The Major Scale Part 2
Pentatonic Scales and Arpeggios
Pentatonic Part 2 minor 7b5
The minor 7th Arpeggio
The Dominant 7th Arpeggio
The minor 7b5 Arpeggio
The Major 7th Arpeggio
TRICKS AND TECHNIQUES:
Vibrato, Slides, and Hammer-Ons
Bending Strings
Indian-Flavored Exotic Bends
Soloing 12 Bar minor Blues Part 1
Soloing 12 Bar minor Blues Part 2
Soloing 12 Bar Regular Blues
Bossa Nova Part 1
Funky Rhythms
Shuffle Rhythm and Tremolo
Drop D Tuning
Stacked Fourth Chords
Sweep Picking Technique
Introduction to Octaves
Benson's Octaves
Double Stops
Harmonics Part 1
Harmonics Part 2: Harp Harmonics
Fingerstyle Part 1
Fingerstyle Demonstration (slow)
Fingerstyle Demonstration (fast)
Bonus Soloing
JAZZ BASICS:
Introduction to Jazz Guitar
An Introduction to Modes
Modes Overview
Ionian Mode Part 1 With Chromatics
Ionian Mode Part 2
Dorian Mode Part 1
Dorian Mode Part 2 With Approach Notes
Phrygian Mode
Lydian Mode
Mixolydian Approach and Bebop Scale
Aeolian Mode
Locrian Mode
Mode Improvisation Examples
Tritone Substitutions
2-5-1 Progression Part 1
2-5-1 Progression Part 2
2-5-1-6 Progression
2-5-1 and 2-5-1-6 Comping
Scat Vocals Jazz and Blues
Jazz Blues Chord Substitutions Part 1
Jazz Blues Chord Substitutions Part 2
Chord Soloing Part 1
Chord Soloing Part 2
Walking Bass
Combining Chords and Walking Bass
JAZZ ADVANCED:
Melodic minor Scale
Dorian b9
Lydian #5
Lydian b7
Mixolydian b6
Locrian Natural 9
Superlocrian (altered scale)
Harmonic Minor
Mixolydian b2b6
Lydian #9
Chord Melody
"Autumn Leaves" Chord Progression
Reharmonization
Symmetrical Augmented Scale
Coltrane Changes and "Giant Steps"
Soloing Over "Giant Steps"
Superimposed Triads
Soloing With Pentatonics 1
Soloing With Pentatonics 2
Superimposing sus-Triads Part 1
Superimposing sus-Triads Part 2
Superimposing Chromatic Approach
Diminished Scales Part 1
Diminished Scales Part 2
Harmonic Major and min/Maj7 #11 nat6 Scales
Lydian #9 #5
GYPSY GUITAR
An Introduction to Gypsy Jazz
Gypsy Jazz Fingerings
Gypsy Guitar: The Instrument
Gypsy Jazz Chord Shapes
Gypsy Rhythm Swing Part 1
Gypsy Rhythm Swing Part 2
Gypsy Rhythm Fills
Gypsy Rhythm Bossa/Rhumba Part 1
Gypsy Rhythm Bossa/Rhumba Part 2
Gypsy Rhumba Improvisation
Gypsy Picking Part 1: Basics
Gypsy Picking Part 2: Descending
minor 6 Arpeggio and Ornaments
Diminished Arpeggios and Solo Demonstration
Gypsy Backbeat
Advanced Picking Exercises Part 1
Advanced Picking Exercises Part 2
Django's Chromatic Run
Whole Tone Scales and Patterns
Tritone Subs, Half Tone Bends and Practice Routines
Circle of Dominant Chords
Django's 1-6-2-5 Approach
Rhythm Changes
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