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Jazz Guitar Scales: Diagonal Fingerings Lesson - how scales really fit the guitar.

Contrary to applying Jazz guitar scales by positions (CAGED system, or other), it's often best to use an approach I like to call "diagonal" on the guitar.

Of courses, positions are great to make little compartments (boxes) and learn the notes in your mind ... but they're not always the best when comes the time to play smooth phrasing and articulation in Jazz improv.

(As I say in the video: everybody knows scale positions, but they are not always the best for soloing.)

I suggest you learn to apply 2 and 3 octave fingerings for Jazz guitar scales, using the diagonal approach. More note on each string means that the fretting hand has to "move up" on the fretboard all the while switching strings. With more territory covered, you are not stuck in a box anymore!

So, in this video, you'll learn how to play *all over* the guitar neck on any scale. Learn to phrase Jazz more smoothly and accurately by using "dedicated fingerings" for each note (much like the piano players!)

The foundation is simple and the techniques have been employed by all master jazz guitarists: basically, we connect positions with tiny shifts in the fretting hand.


Lots of explanations (exercises, fingerings, diagrams, etc.) on this page: http://www.jazzguitarlessons.net/jazz-guitar-scales.html

There's also the "bebop modes" video (all diagonal fingerings):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRv7Wxao60I

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