Hey Bob!

I've always wanted to ask you: where is the option to have a count off before the songs. If it doesn't exist, do you plan on implementing it into the program?

Love your programs, it has constantly helped me grow as a musician!

Hey There!

If you are more of a methodical man, I'd say you need a few things.

1. Knowledge of you major, minor, and mixolydian scales in all twelve keys (or in at least five positions for guitar).

1a. Bonus points if you learn the arpeggios to each scale!

2. I recommend two beginner books.

A. Jazz Conception by Jim Snidero
This book contains 21 solos that contain the key elements of the jazz idiom. Learn 'em all, and then understand and begin using these licks in your own solos

B. The Real Easy Book from Sher Music Co.
Not much to say except that this book contains a bunch of "real easy" jazz songs for you to learn and improvise on top of.

If you need backing tracks to the songs you are learning, I recommend the program improvisor. http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~keller/jazz/impro...

This should get you started for a good bit. Just remember, Transcribe, Imitate, and then create your own voice. Good Luck!

http://www.iwasdoingallright.com/tools/v...

My favorite online ear training tool. I constantly use the "Melodies" tool to work on my ear training. No other program has something like this one does.

Most of the voicings are pretty straight forward. The hardest part I find about the tuning is instinctively moving to a fret and playing a totally wrong note. "Well, that fret used to be a Bb!"

Welcome BeBop!

My guitar teacher is basically a Kurt Rosenwinkel Jr. He's always trying to instill these types of patterns in my head. Maybe I'll get to impress him next time.

Thanks for putting these patterns out there!

Perfect for sight reading, one can play a chromatic scale without any stretches or shifts.
http://www.ralphpatt.com/Tune.html