Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American swing jazz guitarist Freddie Green (1911 - 1987), circa 1960. The first time I was handed a jazz chord chart, I was 13 ...

Am6 gives you an instant gypsy jazz sound akin to greats like Django Reinhardt, Birélli Lagrène and newer kid on the block Remi Harris. Try A13, D6/9 and E7 too. Give the illusion of guitar and bass ...

Prior to the advent of electrical amplification, the role of the guitar in jazz was strictly that of a chorded rhythm instrument, chugging along with the bass and drums and helping to propel whatever ...

Hone your timing, dexterity and picking, and learn a few new chords too with our quick rhythm guitar workout. Seeing as about 95 percent of most guitar songs is spent playing rhythm, improving this ...