[Das Alt Peruke]

Originally Posted by harles

I would like to know how to improvise through using chords like Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Lenny Breau, Bireli Lagrene, Django Reinhardt (who i understand was missing two fingers, how many chords can you play with 2 fingers?). Do you just play a load of add9's and minor 6ths? . How do you know which chords to progress through, are there any rules? Chord progressions are the big one i am stuck with, do you just make progressions up or are certain chords within the particular key played?

This video right here helped make some sence. It seems like he is picking more notes around the chord and not just the notes in the chord exclusively, what relationship do these notes have with the chords?

I know i have asked quite a lot but i am interseted you see .

Any help or good resources would be great and appreciated. Thanks.

Get a Jazz 6 chord blues, write a counterpoint, harmonize the countpointed melody with chords of the corresponding measure, you will learn lots of new chords and develop your ear also. I myself have developed my ears and they now hang half way down my head.