Jake Estner (@JakeEstner)
Guitar · Boston, MA
Guitar Lab Rat - lessons online available www.jakeestner.com/hybrid and in person in Boston, MA! Best place to hear me play is www.instagram.com/JakeEstner
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The notes, they are very close together in time! More…
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Kermit knew how to write 'em. Tuning is drop D down a whole step. More…
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last A section solo guitar from Louis Stewart… More…
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Etude based off some picking experimentation. Tough to let all those notes ring out, and also to control the timing in all those quick sweeps. More…
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An arpeggio sequence I was working on as alternate picking practice, applied to Giant Steps chord changes arranged as spread triads. More…
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All right so a little bit of an unconventional slice. A lot of people covered that "fingerpicking addition" thing I posted the other day, but had trouble nailing the last measure in 9/8. Some played it… More…
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Tried writing a little etude that was rhythmically in groups of 2, then 3, then 4, then 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.… More…
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Hey, what's the best way to write those trills and ornamentations that I often have as 32nd notes?… More…
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(24 frets, standard tuning) More…
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Was playing around with a rhythmic idea, maybe later might flesh into more of an etude or piece: the melody is a group of five notes repeating, but it alternates every two measures between being played… More…
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Possible ways you can play Bb/C without growing new fingers. C is always lowest pitch. Let me know if I missed any! More…
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I give an example or two for each of these:… More…
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Very cool use of "hammers from nowhere" More…
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nice comp voicings for low vocalist (me, hah) More…
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Was just revisiting rhythm changes recordings, listened to a lot and wanted to grab some really solid, logical lines that made the changes without either a ton of substitutions, or being more blues based.… More…
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Emily sort of makes a "pick shape" with her thumb and index finger, and at times strums with just the index finger, at other times may "smack" the strings into the body/pickups of the guitar. Whichever… More…
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Frikkin hard! Original guitar part + melody together. More…
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Something I put together for a student that I thought came out well. The sus4 to dominant is just another way to play ii V - ii V with V in bass. This mixes in a few different elements to get a nice flow… More…
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"Bitonality" quick instagram post from harmony master Rick Beato. More…