Jazz Guitar Basics for Beginners (Autumn Leaves Guitar Lesson with Tabs)

Here are some basic jazz lines that help the beginner outline the changes on "Autumn Leaves". The lines outline each chord and I demonstrate the concepts involved in creating the lines. The jazz vocabulary shown here is developed by targeting chord tones as well as using lines that highlight the color notes of the jazz chords.
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[@SalsaBailaProductions]

Thats my level of jazz understanding tx so i followed along without getting lost

[@AgavePiper]

Enjoy coming back to this lesson. Always learn something new

[@sonny533]

Thanks for the great clearly explained lesson. Glad I discovered you!

[@AndyDacoulis]

Thanks - happy you enjoyed the video!

[@antav9371]

Thanks for the chord charts/dots. Much easier than trying see where your fingers are on the neck.

[@georgetebbens3524]

Very informative and well explained. I've been teaching myself to play guitar since I was 13 years old 55 years ago. I've spent several tens of thousands of hours puzzling out music theory. I was a big time George Harrison fan when I started teaching myself guitar -- with the guidance of a chord book I got for Christmas. George's post-Beatles songs feature gorgeous chords -- extensions, augmented and diminished chords. Anyway, the point I'm trying to get across is that, even though my guitar is currently vacationing at the local pawn shop spa I understand the neck of the guitar well enough to follow this lesson without a guitar in my hands. Thanks.

[@jimbolimbo4422]

thanks so much, im definatly a beginner , this is something i will practice over and over again

[@DougSmith-y4o]

This is fantastic! The chord progressions alone are really cool to learn… then to have the lines explained, great stuff!

[@dandylion6]

Thanks Andy. This is helpful. I got more out of this than most Jazz lessons.

[@AndyDacoulis]

Glad to hear it! Thanks

[@jean-paul4337]

Très clair. Merci pour ces précieuses informations!

[@AndyDacoulis]

Merci Jean-Paul. De rien.

[@benallen5410]

As always, AMAZING!! I can't thank you enough for how you have improved my playing!!

[@AndyDacoulis]

Really happy to hear this, thanks

[@austinhall2362]

Nice. Gonna take me a minute to get it inside my mind. Thank you so much.

[@Eirini.e11]

Beginners left the chat

[@mpc77769]

@Eirini.e11 damn it. I didn't think anybody saw me.

[@noahmcabee2534]

If you're a beginner the best thing you could do is something way out of your ability. Realize that youre lazy not stupid ,take it second by second until you get it . Play the dogshit outta it and you'll be a badass guitar player

[@caseyspaos448]

Great free lesson! Thank you! I haven't started those lines yet, because I'm still tryna work out those awesome chords at 1:30 - 1:40 😂

[@ericplummer4089]

A great bass player makes the band great! Mo is a beast! Her solo was monstrous!😮

[@6deste]

Great lesson, beautiful guitar

[@REVIVAMindsetUpgrade]

The unknown meaning of the word "beginner"

[@hughkremer4026]

I don't think the purpose is beginner guitar or beginner music theory, but beginner jazz, which is learning how to solo over jazz chords.

[@ethanpunto9222]

Yea beginner jazz and beginner guitar are in two very different places of the journey my friend

[@alexsm3882]

​@@ethanpunto9222well yeah no shit 😂

[@REVIVAMindsetUpgrade]

I hear some "better than thou" evangelists who lost their sense of humor somewhere down the road of becoming an intermediate jazz guitarist.

[@blanebeats8647]

Sucks to suck 🤷‍♂️

[@taufiqandikajazzer]

Clear explanation. Best regards from Indonesia ❤

[@DarrianIII]

Thank you for this lesson ! Downloaded to study and writing to remember these for future performances and church solos!

[@AndyDacoulis]

Perfect!

[@RobertEMason]

Great video. Like unlocking secrets hidden in plain sight

[@patrick7975]

Exactly what I needed, keep it up at this standard 🙏

[@flyingrat492]

Coming into this with very little theory knowledge, I need to do a lot before I even get to this video

[@juaniddalmau6468]

In the name of the music and all the great things in life i greet and thank you for taking your time to teach this beauty. :D

[@jaywonderful1477]

Your vids are so helpful right to the point and unselfish. God bless you

[@TheMotorman116]

I’m a rock and roll/rockabilly player myself, but this is awesome. Seems foreign to me, but I’d sure like to learn some jazz. Your guitar sounds great btw!

[@AndyDacoulis]

Thank you! This style of guitar translates very well to rockabilly. Good luck!

[@JaysenDubois22]

The album on the background "Parce qu'on vient de loin" is the first album I bought back in the days when I was 12 years old, still listening a lot of it, great, great album !!!

[@AndyDacoulis]

Haha that's great! I played on the acoustic version of "Parce qu'on Vient de Loin' That's why I have the gold record

[@JaysenDubois22]

Thats awesome, thats the first song that get me into music, my first music love 🤯

[@carlosdanielcornejoarriaga4260]

excelente amigo

[@femi_progressoi8698]

Beautiful

[@montes707]

Great etude man! I hope you make more for other jazz standards 🤘

[@brentgilbert4208]

That Gmin6 has great color!

[@singhsonu391]

Thank you sir for amazing video.। It is easy to understand jazz basic. God bless you

[@DiegoGonzalez-zv8jh]

Wow if this is the beginner stuff I've got a lot more to learn than I thought 😅

[@kubricksghost6058]

that was incredibly dope!

[@kjv-public-domain]

What's so bad about using your thumb? It helps conserve energy when I'm playing four hour gigs, and I like hitting open strings whenever I can. The thumb allows me to play some dynamite stuff. Guys who criticize the use of the thumb don't know jack sh*t. Great lesson. Much obliged.

[@AndyDacoulis]

Yes, I agree with you. I find it comfortable to use the thumb for certain voicings and it frees up other fingers for extensions.

[@jimmcfarlane5611]

Many Thanks

[@wadesharp11]

So good! Best teacher and playing 😍❤️✝️thank you

[@jimmcfarlane5611]

Suddenly Jazz doesn't seem so esoteric

[@bobryan8793]

Appreciate you sir 🙏...

[@Web4Panama]

Thanks for another great lesson Andy. I sang this at a karaoke recently and was wanting to learn ways to play it on guitar also. I can already hear how these 'tools' would be applied to other genres as I go through it.

[@andyd4137]

I think the people saying "this isn't beginner level" are confusing beginner Jazz with beginner guitar. They're not the same. You don't start with Jazz if you are just a beginner at guitar. That's like trying to learn how to dance before you're even able to walk.

[@Archtops]

Brilliant!

[@sebb440]

you are a good teacher, cheers

[@j.r.goldman3279]

Great stuff .

[@StevesBeyondRepair]

Andy, absolute great content, superb video quality and editing, does not go unnoticed! Thank you!

[@yusaldyhikmara4109]

Andy: "don't judge me for using my thumb" *me with small hands, can hardly use thumb : "no, you judge me" *me proceed to cry on the corner of my room

[@aj6417]

Awesome!

[@reghunt2487]

This is fun 😎👍

[@Steven-jj5tn]

Great video. Took a few hours but I got it. Thx

[@AndyDacoulis]

Glad to hear this!

[@MysterySchool101]

Very Helpful 🙂

[@lewisbeeman]

After significant confusion on the chord names, and fingering of said chords, I realized I am not ready for beginner Jazz guitar. I mean great job with the video, but I should probably stick all my normal chords and learn years of theory before this.

[@ACOMPA]

Tres beau

[@stevenmagliacane7407]

Hey man I like your style

[@AndyDacoulis]

Thanks!

[@stevenmagliacane7407]

I have been playing guitar for a very very long time. And they always love jazz. I just was always so intimidated by it. I’ve been playing in a cover band for a few months and it’s starting to feel like I’m so much better than what I’m playing. Not like from an ego standpoint but from a point of I can be doing so much more and really following where my passion is. So I’m starting this journey on learning, jazz chords and improv stuff. Thanks man.

[@AndyDacoulis]

@@stevenmagliacane7407 That's great! Your situation is similar to what mine was as well. It's worth the study and effort to play this music as it's extremely rewarding. Good luck!

[@AvalanchePerformance]

Wait. What was the first chord again? And second And is there a power chord version

[@davids736]

I've got a question that I'm hoping someone can answer, because I've seen this before. So, for example, the Cm7 chord he plays, he only uses strings 6,4,3,2 - missing out strings 5 and 1. That shape is taken from the Em7 barre shape - so why not just finger the whole barre chord, rather then the fiddley shape he uses, having to miss out the fifth string. And even more confusing, he clearly strums the whole chord, including the 5th string which is supposed to be missed out. You can still pick the strings using those strings, but it's a lot more natural to hold that E-shape barre chord.... I do hope I'm making sense! Help!! Thanks in advance... 👍🎸

[@realtoast7036]

Love this! Thank you. Q): Are thumbs not allowed? I'm finding myself naturally moving to my thumb on a few of these chords.

[@AndyDacoulis]

I would definitely use your thumb. My rule of thumb (sorry) is - do whatever it takes to get the job done smoothly, efficiently, and comfortably. Go for it.

[@hueysharapova7175]

2:35

[@nikodemski]

0:20 start

[@Dark-yo7tz]

Love the song and the lesson is great, but can I listen to this on Spotify? I can't find the right version or I'm just not hearing it right. I'm just getting into jazz so I'm not sure what to look for

[@ddugan64]

I heard someone explain the chord progression as the circle of 4ths

[@coachp7486]

Thanks for sharing, Andy. I'm a new fan, subscribed and been watching your other vids. For the EfMaj7, would it be wrong to add the "B" ? ie EfMaj7/B I know it's not part of the orig song but to me sounds "ok" to incl .. sometimes 'yes' and sometimes 'no'. Thx again for sharing your knowledge ! Fr MB.

[@AndyDacoulis]

Hi there - I probably would not add the note B to the Ebmaj7. It ends up being the #5 which is a bit tense. However, if you like that sound, you can play a G triad on the Ebmaj7 chord to get the 3rd, #5, and maj7 in an easy shape. I do this from time to time. Try it out!

[@coachp7486]

Will give it a try. Thx !

[@gianriccardopera708]

I have to ask you a suggestion, if I may: I would like to transform Slabo day, by Peter Green, into a jazzy progression. It;s Am, F, G Am. How would you do that, in a way that the original solo still fit ? Thank you very much!

[@AndyDacoulis]

I suppose the first place to spice things up would be to add 4-note chords to the progression: Am7, Fmaj7, G13, and Fmaj7. You can still play the original solo but the harmony behind the solo will be a bit more colorful

[@eddiecharlton3173]

Where is the link for the tab

[@AndyDacoulis]

In the description: www.dropbox.com/s/wlzl1fac227eeww/Basic%20Jazz%20Vocabulary.pdf?dl=0

[@johntate5050]

pmsl @ 'for beginner'. Comedy gold 🤣

[@sanvartandon7374]

Is this particular solo on streaming somewhere? Is there a reference for this?

[@AndyDacoulis]

Hi - this is a solo I created for the purpose of this lesson. Thanks

[@13thAMG]

"Don't judge me for using my thumb". Ha ha ha! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 PMSL! And here I was all scratching my noggin, focusing on the fact that I've been playing this song in friggin Gmaj for decades! Ha ha ha. Not out of inability to transpose, just pure bloody laziness on my part. 🤪 Nah, brother, I use both thumb and trad depending on the situation. Thumb is cool. Economical. 👍👍 Ha ha. Cool lesson as always, Andy. 🤩

[@Acujeremy]

Since the Real Book for C instruments is not written in the oath we see for standard guitar notation, what we see as C4 in the Real Book, would be what standard guitar notation writes as C3, is this correct? So if we are used to reading in standard guitar notation, we need to play the melodies an octave higher than we would normally play, correct?

[@sayanbasak3738]

0:19

[@jamesissabenjamin4519]

Pls sir can u tell me particularly the notes u are playing

[@hueysharapova7175]

A through G. Some of them are sharps and flats.

[@scotthaggett267]

This is a great lesson, How do I get tab for this video ?

[@AndyDacoulis]

Hi Scott - the Tabs can be downloaded by clicking the dropbox link found in the description. Glad that you enjoyed the video

[@mohamedtarek1663]

17:00

[@belmontbutty4143]

Sorry to be a bit ignorant but why the e flat major 7 between the major and relative minor 251s; and why does the G7#5#9 take you back to the C7/C9?

[@AndyDacoulis]

Ebmaj7 is part of the standard chord progression of the song. The G7(#5#9) is functioining as a Dominant 7 chord of Cm7 (the start of the progression). I should have made that point a little more clear in my explanation. Thanks

[@dreamstate7595]

8:34

[@mahdiibrahim9]

If this is for beginner, i'll back for metal things

[@walterlacayo6503]

Correction ; LARRY CARLTON.

[@sandtasticvideos6191]

Nice video but I wish you could explain the notes better and saying each individual note ypu're playing instead of the "something something arpeggio", because i don't think most beginner jazz players even know that

[@Daedalus33]

Dude how is this in any way for beginners

[@KidAstronaut]

Hahaha it is like a Basic beginner level lesson but when you’re talking about Jazz it just starts at intermediate!!!

[@Matthew_Scan]

That’s all Another language your are talking to me I only know major and minor scale

[@jjkn884..]

what amp did you use?

[@AndyDacoulis]

Hello - I use the Line 6 Helix for my videos. I record direct.

[@davejohnson-yi2rk]

No, this is in no way made for beginners! He presumes that these so-called beginners already have a strong understanding of Theory, the fretboard and Chords. 99% of Beginners do not! He should have called this "Jazz Guitar Intermediate Etude" for players with a minimum of 2 years experience. It would be nice if he actually taped lessons for Beginners.

[@davids736]

Well, just go to another lesson somewhere else then...no? In the time it took you to come here and moan about it you probably could have found a lesson more to your requirements. Just saying.... 👍🎸

[@kaic7113]

节奏方面也是个难点

[@Niko_is]

So out of touch with what it means to be a beginner

[@TheSearchers1000]

This is neither basic or for beginners. Fail.😅

[@courier2081]

tbh im lost, this is probably a great lesson but i just dont have the brainpower to understand any of it

[@walterlacayo6503]

Too mechanical . The name of the game is to play freely and creatively as the song is in progression. So the best way is to learn licks just like rock. For instance, Larry Clayton never plays the same solo progression twice. He may play the same song over and over, but always different note soloing. Basically your lessons are useless.