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It's nice when a song requires a certain technique to play it.
For instance - you can watch tonnes of Paul Gilbert vids about string skipping but there's no finer introduction to this technique then mastering the intro to Sweet Child of Mine.
I only ask as the jazz sound is very interesting and has a unique sound.
So you've got 9th, 11th, 13th and then altered chords with flat / sharp 5th, 9ths, diminished , augmented..etc..etc...
This is obviously a massive simplification but the short answer is more complicated harmony!
Not that your average Stevie Wonder track doesn't feature "expensive" chords or for instance you'll find a 13th chord in a Led Zeppelin song (What Is and What Should Never Be).
These lessons assume you have been playing a while and know the basic stuff, like where the notes are and what intervals form chords etc. Not all his videos have teaching content, a lot of them are just him playing but for most of us even that is an education. That's all I need really, to see how an absolute master just grooves about on the guitar
His approach to everything is so inspiring. The chord voicing, the way he plays lead over bass notes. How he adds in drone notes. Everything he plays has so much soul in it and it's all just him in front of an Iphone. No edits to cover up mistakes, no stupid gimmicks. Highly recommended to anyone who isn't already a fan
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
This doesn't mean non natural players won't get anywhere, but it can mean it's a lot more work to get somewhere. I wasn't a natural player myself but threw a ridiculous amount of time at it in order to get somewhere and still do, often practicing hours a day. For most people though this isn't an option with work, kids, life etc needing to come before hours of guitar practice.