Jens Larsen
Jens Larsen
Attention Guitarists Who Want To Play Real Jazz Solos:
After 2 Decades and 1000s of Lessons, I’ve Built a Step-by-Step Path That Gets You Playing Jazz Solos That Actually Sound Like Jazz
You don’t need another random lesson. You need the right material in the right order, on one real jazz standard, in 10 chapters.
Do you know what to practice next?
You love jazz. You want to improvise solos that sound like the records.
So you look for lessons. There are thousands of them online. Scales, arpeggios, licks, theory, all one click away.
But you can’t put it in the right order. You’ve learned licks from others, but you can’t get them to work in your solos, and you can’t make your own lines.
You spend hours on scales and exercises, and you can’t hear that your playing is getting better.
Most of your time goes into figuring out what to work on instead of actually playing music.
And sooner or later, you start to think about giving up.
It’s not you. Here’s the actual reason.
It’s not MORE lessons, it’s the RIGHT ORDER
Everything about jazz is already on the internet. That’s the problem.
Where do you start? What do you need to learn? How do you practice it?
Without a structure, every lesson is just another exercise. It never turns into music, and it never shows up in your solos.
What works is starting small and simple, on one song, and adding one new sound at a time. First two notes through the form. Then arpeggios. Then the scale, chromatic enclosures, triplets, bebop melodies, melodic minor and phrasing. Always on the song, so it sounds like jazz from the start.
Over the years, so many students on YouTube told me they needed more guidance than what was in the videos and on my website. That’s why I made the Jazz Guitar Roadmap.
It takes my experience as a student and as a teacher and puts it in the order that actually works. A logical course with practical approaches that gets you playing with a jazz feel almost immediately.
If you want to stop guessing what to practice and start hearing your solos sound like jazz, the Jazz Guitar Roadmap is for you...
I’ve spent my career figuring out exactly what jazz guitarists need to learn, and in what order.
I started playing jazz when I was 22, and I fell in love with how much fun it was to play and improvise.
A few years later I was studying at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, where I got my degree as a professional jazz guitarist. Since then I’ve played 1000s of concerts on 4 continents and recorded several albums.
Because I came to jazz fairly late, I had to be very efficient with how I learned. I always wanted to be able to play what I practiced, and to understand why it worked.
That turned out to be a huge advantage when I started teaching, and later when I started making jazz guitar lessons on YouTube. It’s put me in touch with so many people who, like me, love jazz and love learning to play it.
My mission has always been to figure out exactly what students need to learn and how to learn it efficiently. The Roadmap is the path I wish I’d had when I started.
HERE’S WHAT’S INSIDE
🎸 The Foundation: One Song You Know Inside Out
Scales, arpeggios and diatonic chords, then the melody and changes of one jazz standard. You start soloing on the song with just two notes and learn to keep the form from day one.
🎯 Soloing Over Chord Changes
Arpeggios and the Barry Harris scale exercise, so your lines follow the chords instead of just the key. This is where your solos start to sound like jazz.
🎷 The Bebop Sound
Chromatic enclosures, passing notes, 8th note triplets and classic bebop melodies. The tricks that make your lines sound like the records.
🌈 New Colors and Jazz Phrasing
Arpeggios from the 3rd, melodic minor and Lydian dominant sounds, plus the phrasing and dynamics that turn exercises into music.
🎥 10 Chapters of In-Depth Video Lessons
Each chapter adds one new sound on the same song, with exercises, example lines, a solo and what to practice. About a chapter a week, at your own pace.
🎼 PDFs, GuitarPro Files and Backing Tracks
Every exercise and example solo as PDF and GuitarPro files, plus mp3 backing tracks so you can practice over the changes.
👥 Access To The Community
Trade ideas on the coursework and exercises with other students working through the same material.
💬 Personal Feedback From Me
Post a video of you playing the assignments in the course community and I’ll give you feedback and suggestions. You’re not working through this alone.
What Guitarists Are Saying About These Lessons
“The course, and Jens’ personality, gave me the joy of playing jazz and making music on my own personal level. I invested in becoming a better musician, and it pays off immediately.”
Henriette Nb
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“Instead of shooting in the dark, I now know what to practice. For the price of a few guitar lessons, you have a road map that can serve you literally for years.”
Amir Mojarrad
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“After a decade or so of struggle I’ve finally really got my head around improvising to jazz. As a teacher, I cannot recommend this material more.”
Rob Collomb
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“Jens’ genius is to start small and simple, so you can make a confident start without getting overwhelmed.”
Stephen Morris
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“The Jazz Guitar Roadmap is the single most useful guitar resource I have encountered so far. This course provided the structured and strategic approach I needed to make practicing efficient.”
Bryon Musante
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“The best part has really been how much more fun I have playing through tunes, and just playing and listening to jazz in general.”
Jonathan Wheeler
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HERE'S EVERYTHING YOU GET WHEN YOU JOIN
10 chapters of in-depth video lessons built on one real jazz standard
82 lessons in a step-by-step order from your first two-note solo to bebop phrasing
Soloing over chord changes with arpeggios and the Barry Harris scale exercise
The bebop sound: chromatic enclosures, passing notes and triplet arpeggios
New colors from arpeggios from the 3rd and melodic minor
Jazz phrasing and dynamics that make your lines sound like jazz
Lesson PDFs and GuitarPro files
Downloadable mp3 backing tracks
Access to the course community
Personal feedback from me
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Useful Resources Built For The Modern Guitarist
Along with the video lessons, you get downloadable PDFs and GuitarPro files for every exercise and example solo, plus mp3 backing tracks to practice over the changes.
Everything you need to take the material straight into your playing.
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Course curriculum
Chapter 1 - Building the Foundation
Intro - Overview of the Chapter
PDF, GuitarPro and mp3 Downloads
Learning the scales and arpeggios
The Scale
Scale in 3rds Ascending
Scale in 3rds Descending
Diatonic Chords And Arpeggios Explained
Diatonic Triads Ascending
Diatonic Triads Descending
Diatonic 7th Chords Ascending
Diatonic 7th Chords Descending
Arpeggio Lick Examples
Playing and Practicing The Chords
Playing The Chords
What and How To Practice
Chapter 2 - Playing the Changes Two Notes at The Time & Keeping the Form
Overview of the Exercise and The Chapter
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
The Melody
Play The Melody
Analysis of The Chord Progression
G major Scale - Hearing Exercises as melodies
F Major Scale
2 notes through the form
2-note Exercise
Studying the solo examples
The 2-note Solo
What to Practice - Expanding your practice routine
Chapter 3 - How To Solo Over Chord Changes - Arpeggios
Improvising With Arpeggios - How To Solo Over Chord Changes
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
Arpeggio Exercise 1
Arpeggio Exercise 2
Example lines and How To Make Them
Solo with Arpeggios and Analysis
Practicing Improvising with Arpeggios
Chapter 4 - Adding The Scale and a lot more color
Adding The Scale - The Barry Harris Exercise
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
Barry Harris Scale Exercise on the song
Making Lines and Adding Color To Your Solos
Solo with Arpeggios and Scales
What to work on and start using in your solos
Chapter 5 - Sounding More Like Bebop - Chromaticism
Chromaticism - The Bebop Sound
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
Chromatic Enclosures on Cmaj7
Adding Chromatic Passing Notes To The Scale
Examples of Chromatic Enclosures on Other Chords
Solo with Chromatic Enclosures and Passing Notes
What to Practice and Start Using in Your Solos
Chapter 6 - More Arpeggios and More Colors in Your Solo
More Material And A Bonus to This Approach
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
A Little Useful Music Theory
Arpeggios from the 3rd of the Song
Making Lines with the New Arpeggios
Solo using Arpeggios from the 3rd
What to Practice and Play
Chapter 7 - More Rhythms - 8th Note Triplets
Adding Some Rhythm and Classic Bop Tricks
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
Arpeggios through the scale
Arpeggios through the Song
Composing Lines with the triplet arpeggios
Solo using with Triplet Arpeggios
What To Practice and How to Work on it
Chapter 8 - Adding Bebop Ideas and Melodies
More Bebop with 2 Melodic Concepts
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
Exercise - Taking the Phrases Through The Song
Composing Your Own Material
Solo Demonstrating How To Apply The Phrases In Improvisation
Homework and Suggestions for Practicing - Especially technique
Chapter 9 - Adding Sounds With Melodic Minor
That One Note in The Melody - And All The Things We Can Learn From It
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
A melodic minor - Scale exercise
Diatonic Triads for A melodic minor
Diatonic 7th Chord Arpeggios for A melodic minor
Making Lines for a Lydian Dominant
Solo with Lydian Dominant Material
Learning New Sounds and Emphasizing Extensions
Chapter 10 - Improve Your Jazz Phrasing
What is Bebop phrasing and dynamics
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
Phrasing Exercise #1
Phrasing Exercise #2
Lines with better Jazz phrasing
Solo with Dynamics and Phrasing
Practicing Towards Better Jazz Phrasing
About this course
82 lessons
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out to me at: [email protected]
How is the course delivered?
This is an online course with PDF, mp3 and GuitarPro downloads. As soon as you purchase, you’ll receive an email with the link to log in. Save it to have the link later.
Who is the course for?
I made the Jazz Guitar Roadmap for aspiring jazz guitarists who already play guitar. If you want a more efficient path than sorting through 1000s of online lessons, this course is for you.
Can I work at my own pace?
Yes, the course is designed with something like a chapter per week in mind, but people are different and life changes, so you do not have to follow that. The course is there for you to work with in a tempo that fits you.
Are there PDF downloads?
The exercises and example solos are all available as PDFs and GuitarPro files. The course also has mp3 backing tracks to practice with, since some of the exercises are on chord progressions.
How long do I have access to the course?
When you join the Jazz Guitar Roadmap you get lifetime access to all modules and course materials.
This includes:
- 10 chapters with in-depth video lessons
- Access to the course community
- Personal feedback on your progress
- Lesson PDFs and GuitarPro files
- Downloadable mp3 backing tracks
How do I get feedback?
The course includes a community where you can post videos of you playing the assignments. I will give you feedback and suggestions based on your video.
30-day Refund Policy
Take a full 30 days. Learn the song. Play your first two-note solo. Build lines with arpeggios and start adding the bebop sound.
If your solos don’t sound more like jazz than they did last month, email me at [email protected] within 30 days and you get your money back. No forms. No hoops.
The risk is on my side of the table.
You already love jazz. Don’t spend another year sorting through random lessons. Start playing real jazz solos this week.
EVEN MORE TESTIMONIALS
Instead of shooting in the dark, I now know what to practice.
Instead of shooting in the dark, I now know what to practice. I have bought a few courses in the past, but I definitely recommend Jens courses. For the price of a few guitar lessons, you have a road map that can serve you literally for years. Thank you.
Amir Mojarrad
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Just follow the course and practise as Jens tells you. And you will achieve your next level.
Mark H.
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Fantastically Useful Course!
I love Jens' style of teaching, and the format and content of the course is truly fantastic. The cost of this course is an amazing deal.
Jeff Stine
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Excellent in all respects!
Can't say enough great things to do justice to Jens' teaching style and the humility and patience with which he does it. Of course, he's an excellent musician as well, but it's so incredibly rare to find someone who is an accomplished musician but can also teach! Thanks for this most excellent work, Jens.
Arash Janfada
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Clear, concise, focused on playing music
I think I've found the perfect course for me. Clear, concise, focused on playing music, enough theory to understand what's happening, but not so much that it's distracting.
Robin Sarac
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Excellent course!
Excellent course, Jens is a great teacher, he covers the theory, gives exercises and plays examples for the student to follow.
John Cole
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One of the best Jazz Guitar Teachers
Jens is one of the best Jazz Guitar Teachers, and This Course Is A Gem.
Dhruva Lance
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Jens Is A Natural Teacher
Jens is a natural teacher, cutting to the essence of what can be quite complex topics and showing practical way to immediately apply new information and skills to real music. It is very easy to make something complex but very difficult to make something simple and Jens is a star at this. This course is the best investment I've made in a long time. Thanks Jens!
Paul Evanson
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Pure Gold!
Jens has always been a great teacher, but he has elevated his game with this one, with an amazing production that makes it easier and beautiful to immerse in. The content so far is pure gold, as it always is with him, with the benefit of a long experience in his back that shows here. The best jazz guitar teacher I´ve come across.
David Dickinson
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"The Jazz Guitar Roadmap Course is Fantastic"
Jerome Tron
"This Guitar course was ideal for me"
Joseph Macedo
"It's just been absolutely phenomenal!"
Michael Aday
"I'm really loving the Roadmap"
Allesandro Boselli
"It's really what I've been looking for"
Jeffrey Schmitz
The Jazz Guitar Roadmap is simply the perfect starting point if you want to dig into the jazz guitar universe.
Jan K. Madsen
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"you almost have no choice but to become a jazz soloist."
Vishal Aggarwal
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"Jazz has always seemed rather inaccessible..."
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Hi, I'm Jens Larsen
This is how I can help you with jazz chords and comping
I started playing Jazz when I was 22 years old. At the time, I discovered how much fun playing and improvising Jazz was.
A few years later, I was studying at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and got my degree to become a professional Jazz guitarist. I have now performed 1000s of concerts on 4 continents and recorded several albums.
Because I learned most of what I know in my twenties, I had to be very efficient with learning and I was always interested in both being able to play and being able to understand what I was practicing.
This proved to be a huge advantage in teaching students and later also in making YouTube Lessons on Jazz Guitar.
It has always been my mission to figure out exactly what students need to learn and how they learn it in an efficient way. This is probably why my YouTube channel is such a huge success. Something that I am very grateful for and that has put me in touch with so many people who, like me, love Jazz and love learning and playing Jazz.
One of the topics that I remember always asking my teachers about and never getting any really good answers was comping, and I have researched the method in this course for a long time.
This course takes a different approach than what is taught in most other places, but it has worked amazingly well for my students. I am very proud to show you this extensive method, which combines my experience as a student and as a teacher.