Take the A Train – Jazz Guitar Solo Study (Mini Lesson ML 13)

This mini lesson features a jazz guitar solo study based on the well-known standard Take the A Train.

It emphasizes melodic phrasing along with practical applications of scales and arpeggios, helping you gain a clearer understanding of how to improvise over the tune’s chord progression.

The lesson package provides all the materials you need to study, analyze, and practice the solo efficiently.

What’s Included

☑️ PDF transcription with standard notation and tablature
☑️ Backing track to practice the solo within the complete harmonic setting
☑️ Audio file showcasing the phrasing and swing feel
☑️ Guitar Pro file for interactive practice and tempo adjustment

This study is ideal for guitarists looking to expand their jazz vocabulary and strengthen their improvisational phrasing over a classic jazz progression.

More info at jazz-guitar-licks.com

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PDF METHODS (With Audio Files)

GUITAR SCALE DICTIONARY
GUITAR CHORD DICTIONARY
HARMONIZED SCALES FOR GUITAR
40 MINOR II V I GUITAR CHORD VOICINGS
50 MAJOR II V I CHORD VOICINGS
40 MINOR II V I JAZZ GUITAR LICKS
40 MAJOR II V I JAZZ GUITAR LICKS
40 MIXOLYDIAN JAZZ GUITAR LICKS
40 MAJOR JAZZ GUITAR LICKS
40 MINOR (DORIAN) JAZZ GUITAR LICKS
101 DOMINANT ARPEGGIO EXERCISES
40 DOMINANT JAZZ BLUES LICKS
49 ESSENTIAL JAZZ GUITAR LINES
GUITAR WALKING BASS LINES AND CHORDS (35 Exercises)
25 PENTATONIC LICKS
11 JAZZ BLUES CHORD STUDIES
25 ALTERED JAZZ GUITAR LICKS
25 SOUL JAZZ GUITAR LICKS
25 DIMINISHED JAZZ GUITAR LINES
6 TRITONE JAZZ GUITAR LICKS (Free)
126 TRIAD CHORD SHAPES
30 MINOR ARPEGGIO LICKS
10 CHORD MELODY EXERCISES
10 EASY MINOR 7 ARPEGGIO PATTERNS
10 EASY MAJOR 7 ARPEGGIO PATTERNS
MAJOR SCALE HARMONIZATION WITH EXTENDED 3 NOTE CHORDS

MINI LESSONS (Guitar pro file, video, pdf)

ML 01 - Walking Bass Lines and Chords
ML 02 - Jazz Lines Over Common Chord Changes
ML 03 - Arpeggio Practice
ML 04 - Jazz Blues Arpeggios - Part 1
ML 05 - Jazz Blues Arpeggios - Part 2
ML 06 - Jazz Blues Arpeggios - Part 3
ML 07 - Arpeggio Superimposition
ML 08 - Connecting Scales and Arpeggios Over Bb Blues
ML 09 - Mixing Jazz Guitar Chords And Melodic Lines Over a Blues In B
ML 10 - Open Triads
ML 11 - Blue Bossa Solo Lines
ML 12 - Jazz Blues Guitar Study

BUNDLES

120 DIATONIC JAZZ GUITAR LICKS (3 PDFs & Audio Files)
170 II V I JAZZ GUITAR EXERCISES (4 PDFs & Audio Files)

GUITAR POSTERS

GUITAR SCALES POSTER
JAZZ GUITAR CHORDS POSTER
MODES OF THE MAJOR SCALE POSTER
GUITAR ARPEGGIOS POSTER
GUITAR TRIADS POSTER
MODES OF THE MELODIC MINOR SCALE POSTER

BACKING TRACKS

BACKING TRACKS ON YOUTUBE
BACKING TRACKS AND LOOPS ON BAND