I've hit a rut in my playing. My chord progressions all sound the same and my leads are going nowhere fast. I'm done with metal and have no aspirations to shred, so I'm thinking Jazz is the way to go.

So what tab books cover the most ground in this area? Or even just one that covers the basics?

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for chords there is absolutley no better book than
Ted Greene's "Chord Chemistry".

It will take you a lifetime to fully absorb the book's rewards, but give it just two weeks and I gaurantee you'll have some new sounds under your fingers.

And if you have any questions about theory, go over to the theory thread where I'm the resident geek.

good luck bro.

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If you really want to get intense with jazz, The Advancing Guitarist by Mick Goodrick would be a really good choice. It's very thorough and covers everything from scales to counterpoint to chord voicings, plus it has a nice section where Goodrick rants about various jazz guitar-related topics. Only downside to a non-reader is that all of the examples (and there are a lot of them) are in standard notation. This could be a positive thing, though. Personally, learning how to read on guitar has really helped me when playing with jazz groups (a lot of jazz music is written for all instruments, so tab is a rarity), pit orchestras, etc. Even if you don't want to read music, I find that just reading the text in the book is fascinating and really helpful for jazz guitar playing.

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www.myspace.com/fauxfauna ->please listen!

I agree totally. The advancing guitarist, is maybe the greatest guitar instruction book, in a battle with ted greene's offerings I think.

Only problem, in my opinion, is that ...well the advancing guitarist is pretty "advanced". haha go figure.
Even though goodrick starts with basic princples, in my teaching expierience, beginners in jazz can't see the whole picture in relation to that book.
It's the ol' saying the more expierienced you get, the simpler your playing becomes, or the more you realize the value of fundamentals.

That said, for the beginner who is super dedicated, and has a 3 month residence in a secluded cabin, an aircraft carrier full of patience and a handful of blind faith.
Get that book.
It will change your guitar playing in a huge way.

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