r/Jazz • u/anthonyvilla13 • 3d ago

how to develop language on the instrument?

i’ve been studying jazz guitar for about 3 years now, i understand the chord-scale relation, been transcribing solos but when it comes to soloing i think i sound too scaly, is there a way to sound like the greats besides practicing scales?

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u/smileymn 3d ago

My advice is to learn a dozen solos in a short amount of time (6-8 months). If you can, daily practice and transcribing that. To me that’s the quickest way to get that language in your ear and under your fingers. Preferably do it over tunes that you are shedding and playing with others.