![]() I mean, it’s better to get a good review that for me to write a bad review just because it’s not a match for the kind of stuff I dig right? :p I cannot guarantee a review for every submission & if I’m not too into it, I may opt not to review it. Please send me a message at azsamad2 at with:įor courses: a link to the course/video/product + access info etc.įor books: a link to the book (Dropbox) or PDF attachment (if it’s small) for review consideration.ĭepending on whether I dig the book/course, I’ll let you know if I do plan to review it! Would you like me to review your book/course?.Have you created a DVD or an online video course or subscription based website?.Are you an author who wrote a jazz, guitar or music book?.I wrote a lot of other book, course and video reviews too. You can get this book from Adam’s Bandcamp page here. TLDR: If you’re an intermediate guitarist interested to learn how to play jazz chords, this is a good book to learn the chords in context. However, everything is clearly notated in standard notation, tablature and chord diagrams too! Pros: Great book with great sounding etudes, well organized from a pedagogical point of view.Ĭons: No audio or video examples. In this regard, I believe this book will reward any guitarist who studies it. For any book, the real test is whether it leaves an impression for the person studying it. This book is written from the perspective of an experienced educator and performer.Īll in all, after reading through all the etudes in the book, I am even more inspired to work on my repertoire and take it through Adam’s process. This is the kind of approach that I wished I learned this systematically when I first starting exploring jazz guitar! It’s not just about the etudes (which are great) but also the additional recommended listening that Adam suggests throughout the book. This gives us a chance to learn basic shell voicings and then a more colorful version with extensions and finally a version that embellishes it with rhythmic hits and great sounding passing chords. This is an exploration of eight jazz standards with three versions each: After introducing shell voicings & giving us preparatory exercises, Adam goes into the meat of the book. It’s focused by using shell chords (chords with the root, 3rd & 7th (or 6th) as the basis for the book. ![]() Those are great reference books or to be used in conjunction with repertoire study.Īdam Levy’s book is something in the middle path. There are also chord dictionary type book such as Berklee Jazz Guitar Chord Dictionary by Rick Peckham. Those can be a lifetime of work to study & get under your fingers. There’s the stuff like Mick Goodrick’s massive 3-volume Almanac of Guitar Voice Leading or Bret Willmott’s books that explore Drop-2 voicings. Some sound like academic exercises and are dry. Some are very theory dense, some are simpler. There are a lot of books on jazz guitar chords.
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