Guitarwise - Guitar Lessons with Adam Smale

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What IS talent? Really...
What does it take to be good?
This video is picking up steam on YouTube

The TRUTH about becoming a jazz musician What does it take to be a jazz musician? Does talent determine how good you'll be as a jazz musician? Jazz Mastery Academy Wait-list:https://www.jazzmasterya...

Why does it feel like there’s an entry barrier?

The BIG problem with JAZZ Jazz has a big problem. It feels like there's an entry barrier. How do I start playing jazz? How do you improvise jazz? How do you improvise over chord chang...

I had some fun this week. This is my instrumental version of Birds of a Feather, by Billie Eilish. Complete with a guitar solo, of course. I also had fun with the video…

Birds of a Feather: Billie Eilish | Cover by Adam Smale Check out this remake of Billie Eilish's song, Birds of a Feather. This instrumental version by Adam Smale is is a completely new recorded version of Billie ...

Learning the blues will help you master jazz. Wait until you see Level 10!

Proof the Blues will teach you to MASTER Jazz Discover the connection between learning the Blues and Jazz in this video! If you play the blues already, use it as a doorway into jazz. Adam Smale demonstra...

BEST Jazz Improv Exercise to slay chord changes:

THIS is the Best Jazz Improv Exercise: EVER! This is hands down the best jazz improv exercise you could ever do. If you're learning jazz, Adam Smale shows you how to do the most important improv exercis...

If you’re looking for some motivation learning music (or anything) maybe this will help.

You're too______to start playing jazz (or anything) If you think you are too _______ to start music, jazz, or anything. Watch this...❤️ BECOME A MEMBER TO ACCESS ALL PDF LESSONS ❤️ YOU CAN HAVE ACCESS to ALL t...

After 80+ years, it’s time for an update: Shell Voicings 2.0

The 2020’s are here. Isn’t it time for an update? Don’t be so quick to dismiss shell chords as old-fashioned or obsolete. Shell voicings aren’t just for playing music from a by-gone era. Adam shows you a sli...

Your guitar has a problem. Every guitar has a problem. When I show it to you, you won't be able to unsee it. But it will help with everything you learn/do on guitar from now on!

Every Guitar has this same problem (strange guitar fact) Every Guitar has this same problem. There is a strange fact about the guitar that once you see it, you won't be able to unsee it. But what I’m going to show ...

How do you develop an authentic jazz vocabulary? You know, like our iconic jazz heroes.

The secret to jazz vocabulary (no bullsh*t) Adam Smale shares the secret to jazz vocabulary. Learn jazz vocabulary the way jazz was learned in the early days: by teaching yourself rhythmic phrases. By ...

If you want to play over chord changes, you have to know what notes make up those chords.

Can you Play Jazz without knowing your CHORDS? Adam Smale takes you through the simple music theory of chords. Whether you play jazz guitar or any instrument, you will know your chords.Your Jazz Rocks wit...

Is it scales? Or is it a focus on chord tones? There's a debate amongst many on what you should use for jazz improvisation.

This will change the way you improvise (jazz) Forever Scales vs Chord tones. In this jazz guitar lesson I teach you the right way to improvise with chord tones with just a little bit of music theory. There can b...