Jimmy Bruno Jazz Guitar

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Lessons Overview

This page presents a focused guide to jazz guitar instruction, detailing tonal centers, practical fingerings, voice leading, and comping strategies for modern improvisation.

Lessons Overview

Lesson One:

A brief explantation of a tonal center. What it is and how to find it and more importantly, apply it to the guitar.

Jazz Guitar Lessons

Explore jazz guitar through tonal centers, five-finger shapes, voice leading, and comping concepts that build fluency, creativity, and expressive soloing.

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