DescriptionThis is the fifth lesson of Duke Robillard's Swingin' the Blues series of guitar lessons. The goal for this series is to transition a player familiar with standard 12 bar blues to more melodic and complex jazzy blues / swing playing. The series first focuses on jazzy blues and swing rhythm guitar to lay a solid foundation and then teaches passing chords, comping, riffing, double stops and lead guitar. The series ends by putting all of the new knowledge to practice in three songs: Swingin' with Lucy Mae, Lester Leaps In and Moten Swing.

Lesson 5 is a double lesson focused on soloing.  Duke discusses the following topics:

• General overview of soloing in jazzy blues / swing guitar
• Avoiding minor pentatonic scale on the I chord
• Employing upper chord tones
• Using the "old style" swing-scale pattern and chromatic tones
• Playing over the II to V change
• Double stops
• Solo riffs based on tones of passing chords
• Playing in second position
• Additional thoughts on playing over the II to V change
  

The lesson include the following:

• Online jazz guitar lesson with synchronized guitar tab .. 20m 05s
• "Old Style" swing guitar slow practice video with synchronized guitar tab .. 2m 03s
• "Old Style" swing guitar practice video with synchronized guitar tab .. 1m 34s
  
• "Old Style" swing guitar jam track video with synchronized guitar tab .. 1m 34s
• Chromatic lines and playing over the II to V slow practice video with synchronized guitar tab .. 2m 03s
• Chromatic lines and playing over the II to V practice video with synchronized guitar tab .. 1m 34s
• Chromatic lines and playing over the II to V jam track video with synchronized guitar tab .. 1m 34s
• Jazz guitar double stops slow practice video with synchronized guitar tab .. 1m 46s
• Jazz guitar double stops practice video with synchronized guitar tab .. 1m 21s
• Jazz guitar double stops jam track video with synchronized guitar tab .. 1m 21s
• Hard-copy printout of guitar tab
  

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