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Jazz Guitar Secrets - Options One very important part of jazz guitar theory are the " options ". Every mode is built of 7 notes which are intervals. 4 notes of the mode ( the root, the 3rd, the 5th and the 7th ) are used to build a 7th chord and the remaining 3 notes are called the options. They are what make jazz guitar sound like jazz guitar, either you build chords with options or you use the options to solo on a specific mode. In this tutorial I introduce you to the options of the 7 basic modes : ionian, dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian and locrian and show you how to use the options on each mode in soloing. You can download the files attached to this tutorial here : To master this tutorial you need to know the basics of the modes : and it is really helpful to read the theory of modes, diatonic chords, intervals and options : If you have any questions please ask it in this post below or book a private online guitar lesson.

Here you can learn the Jazz Standard " So What " influenced by Miles Davis version on his CD " Kind of Blue ". You can learn the Theme and some tips and tricks about modal improvisation. Topics there are the dorian mode, upper structure triads, timing, playing laid back, playing over the bar line and similar topics. Below you find the chapters which are talked about. Listen 0:20 Introduction 2:47 Theme 4:05 Improvisation 10:21 So What.pdf so what.mp3