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This is absolutely ridiculous, hahaha. The fucking size of his drum kit, and the amount of keyboards... I can dig it though. What's he using for a plectrum? It's weird to see them all wailing away on their instruments and then hear a relatively mellow recording. I don't like the bits when he's more or less doing scale exercises, but I like the main melody and a lot of his guitar solo. I still really want to get more into jazz guitar but I don't know how or where to start.
-Learn your chords in all 12 keys going through the cycle of 4ths & practice the chords in 3 groups (C/F/Bb/Eb) (Ab/Db/Gb/B) (E/A/D/G) .
-Get the free metronome app , set to 4/4@60bpm and get the first chunk down (hold chord for whole note - 4 beats) , then work on the second & third groups until you have all three locked down in a row+on time (once you get them locked @ 60 hold the chords for less beats - 3, 2 or 1 beat) .
ChordsMaj 6th 1-3-5-6 (C-E-G-A)
Min 6th 1-b3-5-6 (C-Eb-G-A)
Maj 7th 1-3-5-7 (C-E-G-B)
MinMaj 7th 1-b3-5-7 (C-Eb-G-B)
Dom 7th 1-3-5-b7 (C-E-G-Bb)
Min 7th 1-b3-5-b7 (C-Eb-G-Bb)
HalfDim 7th 1-b3-b5-b7 (C-Eb-Gb-Bb)
Dim 7th 1-b3-b5-bb7 (C-Eb-Gb-A)
Aug 7th 1-3-#5-b7 (C-E-G#-Bb)
*C major scale (C D E F G A B=1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
*b=flat (half step down) #=sharp (half step up)
12 keys & 9 types = 108 chords (root position) . Eventually you want to do the same with every chords inversion [C6 first inversion (E-G-A-C)] in order to keep the changes sounding smooth , freeing up your fingers (no big leaps to the next chord) and ultimately enabling you to create you own chord voicings . When I practice this on piano I alternate between going up and down octaves to keep my hands from having to run up and down the keys and to stay outta the muddier octaves - assuming it's the same deal for the neck of a guitar .
Basically , getting all these chords down will allow you to easily* play progressions on some basic tunes after learning the chord symbols scribbled on charts . Check out Autumn Leaves or Tenor Madness , two cornerstone beginner jazz standards . After you get the chords down start picking out the melodies (with metronome&counting beats out loud) , then practice the chords/melody using different backing tracks on YouTube if you don't have access to someone who can comp the chords behind you .
*ease depends on how diligently you practice - the process of learning jazz is EXACTLY like learning skateboarding !
EDIT : To defeat boredom make up your own progressions after you find some chords you dig , try playing a ii-V-I in C (dmin7-Gdom7-Cmaj7)