Jazz Guitar Lesson: Stella By Starlight

[dfgfhg]

I've written it in Guitar Pro 5 : h t t p : // w w w. mediafire . com/?o41c448bc9eq87g (remove the blanks in the url so it can works)

[AndyZohmingliana]

great work Dirk..thanks for all the hard work and also for the site...it really help me alot...GOD bless you

[skillzdatkillz900]

for a second i thought that was a gibson citation. i almost shat a brick xD

[wkriski]

nice stuff and great tone, lots of melody with shells (3rds/7ths) on the middle 2 strings can go a long way

[AtanasovPetar]

Ok nice  but learning to play this is simple.The hard part is to improvise over that harmony.

[chickabuka]

Sounds pretty damn good, hope to play like that someday, what amp and settings are u using,?Im new to jazz guitar so im very curious so i can at least get a decent jazz tone for starters.Thank you

[FrenchyDuckbill]

THIS WEBSITE RULES PLEASE MORE VIDEOS AND JAZZ GUITAR LESSONS!

[jdean9]

This is one of the most helpful lessons I've come across. Easy, and nice sounding at the same time. I keep looking for chordal playing material but I find only either a) dull sounding excercises or b) stuff that is very complex, like Joe Pass transcriptions. I'm at the stage where i know basic chord shapes but want to figure out more interesting ways around the fretboard, without going way overboard. I found the ideas in this lesson to be easy to utilize. Any suggestions for similar stuff?

[Kapteintonton]

@jdean9 You could have a look at "creative comping concepts for jazz guitar" by mark boling. It's primary focus (as the title states) is on comping, but it is in such a manner that you can use the ideas etc to make your melody playing more interesting. A lot on quartal harmony (extremely useful in a slightly more modern jazz setting). Should also check out bireli lagrene's version of "stella" from the "standards" 1992 album. In my opinion, a very tasty rendition of stella : )

[catapultic]

Your website is so awesome, thank you for sharing all your knowledge. I have been playing for 18 years but am new to jazz guitar and this is helping me a ton. I think I'll cancel my guitar lessons and donate to you instead...

[Canamjay]

The generosity of guys like you to share your knowledge is humbling and appreciated... muchisimas gracias.. Jay

[ArkRed1]

Very, very, nice.

[lupton991]

I really like this. And...it's something you don't have to be Jimmy Bruno to play. :)

I think your web site is one of the best on the web.

[barakfares]

barak : It is very cool and a simple way to start playing the satandard melodies, this way of playing the melody could be valid for like a trio format.

Helpful

[seku59]

Nice rendition. That may be my new practice song

[orangebowl72]

Outstanding...smooth like butta.

[asiflovefist]

why cant we download videos

[ciuoz]

Wow, chord-melody style is probably one of the most difficult to master. It takes years and years of REAL hard work on both theory and practice. You make it look like a piece of cake! BTW, your web-site is awesome! Keep your lessons coming!

[ohad157]

Awesome! love the tone!.

im thinking about the roland JC

do you think theres a diffrence bitween the old JC and the new ones?

[Raggaennight]

Another great tutorial....thanks!!!

[GeoffHoare]

Excellent ***** Really glad to be a subscriber.

[porfait]

I think is very nice and the is very good

[paredair]

Nice one Dirk - all in the fingers, man.

NL

[padt50be]

Hi Dirk , nice lesson and fine presentation, should it not the camera was not nice front centering your playing of left hand . But it's small detail anyway .Thanks for this lesson and the tablature of the chords ... I always learned most by playing together with a melody so this is really wonderful help.Nice "add and aid" to your site .

[MsKeyzzz]

i luv stella by starlight

[horizont20001]

*5^^awesome^^5*

[roxiereuben]

wonderful, thanks for the lesson, your glorious, and may God bless you and keep you healthy and strong. I`d like to be your friend. tnx a lot.

[jlefvert]

Nice sound:)

[bazz991]

very nice! I enjoyed that a lot.

[MTCBrussels]

Well done Dirk. Your videos will complement, for sure, the quality of your Website, which is going to be more and more useful. Great!

[djsuess2007]

Is there a pedal i can get to make this sound or is it just the style of guitar you have?i know some jazz chords and i can never get it to sound like this

[aronkarmusic]

well its about the amp.. you could use a EQ and a Compressor the make it sound more jazzy..

[bigdgt06]

...pretty tone.........

[wizmer]

Great sound and Nice song, thanks !

[lalo0522]

I like the arrangement and your sound is warm, nice to listen in a night session in a jazz club,,,,,

[ronparkin1]

Great sound, pleasure to watch Thanks Ron

[StefanRye]

I like this arrangement! I think you learn more by figuring out the arrangement by ear, not by tabs.

[rlynch99]

Nice... great sound and picking style.

[nivednair89]

Thanx man...........I like the way u pluck the strings with ur fingers for that subtle effect

[IpkisStanley]

funny you should say that because your mother seems to like the way I use MY fingers too...for that subtle effect!1

[funkydankspliff]

lol dude thats crazy cause its the same way with me and your mom

[Tezman82]

Thanx man. Love your site.

[penurdikus]

Thank for this video and for the incredible site

[djangoramsey]

cool

[bluegrass1016]

I like it,very good sound,

kind regards

[Ter717]

Thank you for this site. I am pretty new to Jazz playing this should be a great help.

[dealer205]

lovely, but wheres the lesson? :-(

[JazzGuitarOnline]

There's a link to the tabs and lesson next to the video window...

[amigolakota1974]

thats a beautiful guitar my friend ,lovely sound

[JimmyChiffels]

Man thats awesome. Jazz guitar is so much harder than rock.

[ACityOfFriends]

Lovely! Nice pick and finger technique.

[Yunero]

is he using a pick? i don't think so right?

[marianok52]

Great arrangement! Simple & clear.

[enginpega]

o nasl bi tondur ya!!!

[brzlmo]

thank you very much for the lesson and the whole website, such a great place to learn and to improve

cheers,

Mathias

[scifistratocaster]

Very Nice - my favorite form of guitar playing is the chord melody.

[penghis72]

Jazz has always eluded me. This is really going to help. Can't wait for more. Thanks Dirk

[jockoredman]

thanks for putting that up there Dirk. Very helpful!

[oswaldibergler]

great.

How can Ilearn that chord progression ?

thanks

[JazzGuitarOnline]

Just click the link next to the video window, you will be taken to the lesson page and guitar tabs.

[oswaldibergler]

thank you

I ll try it

[viniguitarjazz]

Hi !  THANKS FOR LESSON !

[hippydog3]

Dirk, Put some of that in a bottle and send it to me. Maybe I can rub it on my hands and guitar and it will take,

Great job. Your new friend.

Mike

[classicjazzcat]

Very nice, Dirk. And the guitar looks great. Kind of looks like an L4?

[JazzGuitarOnline]

Thanks, it's an Ibanez...

[classicjazzcat]

Ibanez builds fine guitars. I've seen several pros play Ibanez. I'm going to check furthur on maybe getting one.

This isn't spam is it? :o/

Your website is terrific!! So much to learn, which is more than half the fun.

Your web

[JayRGuerrero]

I love the site...great video!!! Thanks a lot bro!!

[accomazzia]

Thanks a lot, Dirk! MORE, MORE, MORE VIDEOS!!! Andrea

[floridacrabman]

Thanks Dirk. An arrangement I can actually play! Keep it up, you're helping me a lot.

[linatusay]

Thanks Dirk. I just started playing jazz chords i got from your website. Thanks for sharing. Keep it up!

[Mr604bourne123]

not bad for looking at the stars

[MsKeyzzz]

i love stella by starlight and Dirk you really did a great number on this,keep it up !!

[johnzammitpace]

I suggest readers and subscribers of Jazz Guitar gazette to watch and listen to the video lessons by Dirk Laukens. I rate them 4 to 5 stars. John ZAMMITPACE (jazz-guitarist, avant-garde music composer)

[geoffer56]

Geoffery,

great arrangement for my level of playing.

You play real smooth Dirk.

[jordambo]

Muy lindo, me encanta el sonido que conseguìs y el clima que creàs. Felicitaciones.

[ezra2662]

Great arrangement. Not overly flashy - great chord voicings

[jamiegtr2007]

Very good playing, and nice arrangement, Dirk. keep up the good work on your site

[siliconbronze]

beautiful, accessible arrangement. many thanks

[ubernaffa]

Great lessons, but even greater tone. That looks like one hell of a guitar. I have an Ibanez GB100 and it seems to leave a lot to be desired in tone, but that sounded great. A pleasure to listen to. :)

[norwiegenwood]

this is a wonderful arrangement and your email lessons are also very nice unlike others that try to make you by something instead of actually giving you some pointers

[Abalelabasa]

excellent and wonderful site you got,thanx for everything..bale,, god bless.

[quintabazaar]

I know this arrangement, it from Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen cd called to a brother, there is some great playing there..

[JazzGuitarOnline]

Hey Quint, this is my own arrangement, never heard Pedersen's version. I'm looking for it online, but can't find it...

[flippgit]

This was excellent. Beautiful tone and arragement, so full of immagination. I find this video lesson and your site very usefull. I have never seen lessons that are so straight to the point as yours. You really opened up many doors for me. Zhank you and keep the good work. Filip.

[perfinit]

Excellent arrangement! Just the type of soloing that I like.....soft jazz treatments of the standards. Great Job! Thanks for sharing!

[Cyssio666]

Man, Jazz is very difficult, but this lesson is great! I know Stella By Starlight, thanks to you!!

I love you, man! :))

[JazzGuitarOnline]

Thanks for the offer. In what bars did I make a mistake? Cheers, D

[setforvol]

bar 2 (A7b9) The G note should be on 2 and not 2. Bar 6 (Bb7) same again for the first F.

[JazzGuitarOnline]

Yep, you're right, thanks for the feedback!

[setforvol]

This is great. Thanks for posting and thanks for the tab. You have made a few mistakes in the tab regarding placement of notes. If you need some help with transcibing just let me know.

[MemphisDeVil]

I've never heard a chord sound jazzier than that particular Em7b5 that you open this piece with. Thanks.

[MemphisDeVil]

This is just lovely.

Like the Florentine cutaway too.

[JazzGuitarist2007]

wow thanks for the lesson i just learnt new stuff how to make it sound like 2 guitars playing

[sgbibby]

Of couorse its a lesson

Get the tab look at how its played LISTEN to the swing and the anticipation in the briefly annotated iiVs delightful lesson in less is more Thank you

[dkrumrie123]

wheres the lesson, nice playing but come on don't call it a lesson

[JazzGuitarOnline]

To access the lesson, just follow the link next to the video window...

[gre1990]

nice :) 5 stars

[booksteve]

nice tone. I really enjoyed what you were doing here. that little sliding chord swings. This makes me look differently at how to voice this tune, Thanks!

[plutominusone]

beautiful playing nice phrasing and dynamics real smooth sound

[Xekeo]

Nicely Done. Great

[rijovsky80]

Thanks... lovely work.

Realy helpfull

[RagMama123]

Very nice! Thanks for posting. Rick

[hiddeninromance]

thank you so much for these...Jazz and blues are things I really neglected when I started playing guitar in my at 13; now I'm 21 I so regret not learning earlier as its the only thing I am not comfortable playing as I do not know "the tricks" like I do with say punk, or whatever....thanks so much these are incredibly useful

[JazzGitarrero]

... sorry for that awful rating I made. It was a newbie-mistake, but there's no way to change it...

[JazzGuitarOnline]

No problem Uwe...

[JazzGitarrero]

Hi Dirk,

great playing and a lovely tone on your Jazz-Box!!! (Ibanez, right?). Enjoy it every time, I see it.

Greetz, Uwe

[renonovado]

Superb work, Dirk!

[HonestLies]

Hey Dirk, loved this video. You have a really smooth tone, similar to George Benson, I love it.

You play so smoothly, too. A truly experienced musician.

[pgmvdberg]

Hey Dirk, erg mooi en een leuk idee om op deze manier beter gitaar te leren spelen :-)

[leftystrat62]

What part of this was a lesson? Nothing was taught?

[JazzGuitarOnline]

The link to the lesson is on the right hand side of the video window...

[ruckailo88]

la posicion de la camara no esta bien. debe estar hacia el brazo de la guit. mas hacia la izquierda ! creo me entienden. gracias

[ruckailo88]

el tema,la guitarra y la interpretacion son hermosas.saludos desde mexico df. gracias por estos correos de videos, buenisimos.

[saughter]

Neat!!

[suitelars]

this was great----the kind of stuff i've been looking for

[orlandoCF1]

Very nice work. That Ibanez sounds great too. Very sweet tone (watch out Gibson).

[AriaForte]

is there anyway I could get an MP3 of the backing track? I have been practicing this song but I can't upload it to my Digitech JamMan without a WAV file

[mathiasna]

Great sound very laid back, thank you!

[Baltzy24]

nice L-400 ......... i think thats what it is

[JazzGuitarOnline]

It's an Ibanez 2455NT.

[Baltzy24]

oh they look sorta the same

[iamj2b]

This is very well done....A great mix of "just enough" chord voicing (not too busy) and a clear melody line shining through...

It's time for me to replicate this !

Well Done...

Jerry B

Guitarist

London Jazz Orchestra (London Ontario)

[antoinio]

hey man. great voicings. this is anthony from the emails. great sound. i could've swore that you were playing a gibson l4 or 175 but then i noticed where the pickup switch was located. ibanez mhmm. the voicing are nice, very minimal.

[bmin7b5]

what are the chords bro?

[JazzGuitarOnline]

The link to the chords is in the beginning of the video, at the end and next to the video window...

[snappyron]

Loved it,I will take all that I can get.

[jmorrell22]

Thank you for putting up these short videos , they are very informative. Can you tell me the model of Ibanez your using ?

[JazzGuitarOnline]

Thanks J, it's an Ibanez 2455NT

[Rickh4]

great tone

[bluejazzcat]

Wonderful job. Congratulations, God gave you the greatest gift of all!

[musicmad02]

what guitar and amp are u using?

love the sound

[JazzGuitarOnline]

I use an Ibanez and a Roland Jazz Chorus.

[StephanNeeteneek]

great content. thanx

[astrocelestial]

Very cool Dirk, thanks so much for this and all the help with the tabs. I love your site.

[1maxway]

i love it i love it guitar players of the world rejoice

[h2er80]

Thanks for that really great lesson.

[chewydavis]

thanks for posting this. the backing track is really helpful too-fun to practice improvising over those changes.

[bluesdude2]

Great lesson. I was able to watch and for the most part see what your hands were doing. The lesson tabs will be a great help when I print them and use the 2 together.

[Metalguitar55]

Hmm, Where was the lesson?

[JazzGuitarOnline]

There's a link to the lesson next to the video box...

[tptan]

Very good

[B3ckyBuu]

very nice chord melody, one of my favs!

[marlonbreezin]

excellent flow..

[tahuexo1]

Now this guy cab really play - unlike some who just claim they can!! Fantastic

[budiin]

hi, just wondering where can i get the bass background music?

[JazzGuitarOnline]

Follow the link next to the video window. The backing tracks are done with Band in a Box.

[sufrallen]

excellent excellent, excellent....

[jmsbk12345]

Please tell me what the exact model of Ibanez guitar this is please? What make and guage of strings do you use and recommend? What is the approximate price of the guitar?

[JazzGuitarOnline]

My guitar is an Ibanez 2455NT, made in the 70s. It's hard to find them nowadays, sometimes you see them on Craigslist for about $1750.

I use D'addario strings with a 13 at the bottom

[jhonnylachingas]

that guitar is beautiful man... if you ever feel philanthropic and wanna give it away, let me know... ja.! - Great playing..!

[musicmad02]

great tune. Love your sound, what guitar and amp do you use? Ibanez guitar?

[JazzGuitarOnline]

Yes, Ibanez guitar and Roland Jazz Chorus.

[bebertpussy]

comprehensible lesson, I like this way to learn but need the tabs and chords on a paper

[JazzGuitarOnline]

WHy don't you print the tabs and chords?

[bebertpussy]

Forgive me : reading the other text comments I understand that tabs and chords were also available

thanks a lot an keep going on cause I love your jaz gazette site

[azimuth457]

man that guitar looks beautiful

i have a hollow body too, but it's not so nice

i like the sharp end of the cut out too..usually they curve that a lot more.

[sonnystitt]

Where is your head, man?

[gtrst100]

lesson?

[JazzGuitarOnline]

There's a link to the lesson next to the video window...

[bmin7b5]

i found the link and thank you very much your awsome bro gtrst100

[wolfdad915]

Beautiful song, outstanding tone and accomplished player.

[Kaeio826]

Sounds amazing... Great tones thanks for post.

[pithor]

Well, this does me in.

Time to run off and get a jazz hollowbody for my collection.

Great tone, sweet moves.

Thanks.

[jmsbk12345]

Hi Dirk,

Thanks so much for all the help. I have now learnt Stellar by Starlight. Could you give us some more jazz guitar standards where we can see and hear you play it and download the guitar tabs. How about 'Mack the Knife' or 'Blue Moon' or 'Moonglow' etc etc. Thank you

John

[bergsonsales]

Lindo tema!!!

Vary beaultiful!

[jcdewitt]

Nice voicings and good use of space too, something I neglect too often. Great work!

[usafjazzguitar16]

nice chord melody and nice voicings.

[docpayne]

Is that guitar a GB10?

[chivato666]

man please please send that tabs or where i can find da please great sound

[juergen5363]

Very nice.Thank you.

[defay11]

ok super yuotube ddvareckas

[b5b9]

Very nice. But where's the lesson?

[sbkwas]

great sound but not a gibson guitar?

[JazzGuitarOnline]

Hi, I play an Ibanez (copy of a Gibson)

[sbkwas]

great groven,body movin sound,not to excellent gibson guitar.i will click on all your video,s.

[darwinsotof]

hola muy buena interpretacion desde venezuela le saluda un amante de la musica.grasias por la partitura de esta cansion.dentro de poco la tocare .

[fmiskelly]

Excellent+++

[greghartline]

Jazz guitar just the way I like it. Very tasty! Keep up the good work.

[sandroroj]

nice guitar

[jdean9]

does anyone know where i can find more jazz standards in tabbed easy to play, yet good-sounding versions (like this)?

i know jazz is supposed to be about improvisation but i feel that i learned a lot more from this than other stuff that i've found - i just need to get something going . And i find simple stuff better as a foundation for making my own variations anyway

transcriptions of joe pass etc is just too heavy for me yet. i just end up learning half of tunes

Not withstanding to the tune, here's the thing. It's not about tab, it's about chords. You gotta memorize a lot of them. Until you can just PLAY a Dm7 or a Cmaj9, wait it out and learn the chords from songs you like. After a while you will learn the arpeggios, and can begin to improvise, whi