Jazz Guitar Over 50: The 10 Best Jazz Tunes for Beginners

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

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[@elizabethanderson2968]

Brother, you are worth your weight in Gold! My son just copped a Benson Ibanez sig guitar for a great price, but is scratching his head with the avalanche of Books - PDF's and tutorials out there... this a great incremental way up, and he knows and loves some of these tunes, too!

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Thanks so much. I'm glad I could help. He can post any questions he has here.

[@dewardroy6531]

70 y/o guitar player here. One climbs a staircase from the bottom to the top. There is no starting in the middle or anywhere else but the bottom. Skipping steps is foolish and may necessitate remedial action, meaning: wastes your time. Guitar is not an easy instrument. Relax and realize the journey is never ending, no matter your skill level. The guitar is always 100% honest. You may fool yourself, but you will never fool the instrument. Just be happy and take the journey one step at a time or you will fail. Guaranteed.

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

I agree completely. I play well because I've been at it for almost 60 years. But I took way too many wrong turns along the way. One of the first jazz tunes I had to learn at Berklee was All the Things You Are. That was way beyond my abilities at the time.

[@genec8393]

@@GeorgeHessMusic Just 60 years? You're a beginner. 70 years here!

[@GeorgeHess]

@@genec8393I bow to the voice of experience. 😊

[@colingardiner6516]

Thanks heaps George

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Glad I can help

[@adriffstudio3088]

❤

[@jaimelamusik214]

Thanks a lot . I subscribe :)

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Thanks for the sub!

[@genec8393]

Nice sound out of that Peerless. What strings are you using?

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

I use GHS Brite Flats, Medium Gauge. The are burnished rather than tape wound. The last forever and are less expensive than other popular jazz strings. Johnny Smith used to use a similar string by La Bella. When they stopped making them, he bought up all he could find.

[@Nagarjuna-Shunyata]

Dude, if all of your demos are cutaways, why do you hold that guitar the entire time? As a prop?

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Because I record the demos at the same time I record the narratives. I just switch cameras. I hope you got more out of the video than that.

[@fernandolucas9227]

Honestly speaking, I did not learn anything from your lesson. Totally waste of time. You talk too much instead of teaching. Your title doesn’t match your video. I was looking forward to this but it was a total waste of time

[@erik4683]

Honestly speaking, I don’t think you understood the title of the video. Merry Christmas!

[@GeorgeHessMusic]

Thanks for your feedback. I'm sorry the video didn't meet your expectations.