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Jazz Medley Jazz Medley
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 461 seconds

solo jazz guitar, played on an Elferink archtop model 'Excalibur'. Check www.MattOtten.com for more info
(PS there are no TABS for this!)

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Trying out the Monarch from Peerless Guitars Trying out the Monarch from Peerless Guitars
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 518 seconds

Trying out a very nice new guitar,
playing just anything that comes to mind
(with bits of acoustic bass guitar backing thrown in for good measure).
The recording was done straight to mixing desk (no amp), with only very light reverb.

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Smooth Jazz Guitar Lesson, part 2 Smooth Jazz Guitar Lesson, part 2
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 538 seconds

part 2 of 3

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For Wes For Wes
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 298 seconds

A simple swinging tune that is my tribute to Wes Montgomery, my earliest and probably most important influence. I have always loved his music and I cannot play anything that does not have some of his influence. Here I just let it all out....

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Jazz Guitar Video compilation Jazz Guitar Video compilation
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 249 seconds

Compilation of clips from several Matt Otten jazz guitar videos.

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Being creative with a single scale, part 2 Being creative with a single scale, part 2
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 614 seconds

part 2, more examples and tips (sorry about the bad light).
After that you're on your own, haha.
Anyway, my Jazz Exercise Package contains examples, from simple to more complicatd, tabs, notation, midi, explanations, tips etc.
See my profile page for links.

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Autumn leaves solo improv. Autumn leaves solo improv.
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 363 seconds

just sort of free solo playing with a standard progression in mind, late one evening.

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Building a solo on Autumn Leaves Building a solo on Autumn Leaves
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 439 seconds

fretboard visualisation of how to build a solo on a well known progression.
The visualizer (VSTi plugin) is part of Matt's Jazz Exercises package, see profile page, or http://www.mattotten .com/jazzexercises.h tm
Note that because of the video frames occasionally a very short note may be lost visually, in this video.

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Smooth Jazz Solo examples Smooth Jazz Solo examples
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 203 seconds

3 short solos, increasingly difficult.
TABS at www.mattotten.com
('more', 'study page')

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Body and Soul Body and Soul
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 492 seconds

I just luuuv ballads....

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Estate Estate
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 460 seconds

Estate played on Elferink Archtop by Matt Otten

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Beautiful love Beautiful love
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 309 seconds

Having some more fun with the Monarch from Peerless!

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Wave Wave
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 514 seconds

Something weird happened! After recording, the video was 4% longer than the audio??????? So, I had to cut a lot of slices of video to try and restore sync. Looks a little funny at times. The whole thing was too long anyway....got carried away. Never mind.

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Smooth guitar from album \ Smooth guitar from album 'Secret Combination'
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 191 seconds

Like this? Buy the album 'Secret Combination' from iTunes, CD Baby or my web site www.mattotten.com
See also the smooth jazz guitar lesson on my channel.

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The Only One: lesson 1 0f 4 The Only One: lesson 1 0f 4
Posted by: mattotten

Video duration: 568 seconds

Lesson based on tune The Only One, part 1 of 4. This part only covers the chords. Some minor inaccuracies I noted afterwards: maj9 chords are sometimes called maj7, and notations like Ab9-5 and Ab9b5 are both used.

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