Mike Godette
Jazz Guitarist
All Courses by Mike Godette
11 courses
The Improv Style of Chet Baker for Guitar
In this lesson Mike Godette takes 12 different Chet Baker licks and breaks them down, analyzing the intervallic and harmonic devices Chet uses in his single-note soloing. Along the way you'll dig…
The Improv Style of Bud Powell for Guitar
Mike Godette adapts the bebop language of piano legend Bud Powell for guitar, with 12 licks transcribed from Powell's solos — another installment in Mike's improv style series. Each lick is…
The Improv Style of Joe Pass
Mike Godette breaks down 12 iconic Joe Pass licks , digging into the intervallic and harmonic concepts behind each one along with Joe's signature articulation techniques. Every lick gets its own…
The Improv Style of Clifford Brown For Guitar
Mike Godette explores the improvisational style of trumpet legend Clifford Brown in this guitar lesson, built around 12 licks transcribed from Brown's solos . Each lick comes with notation and…
The Improv Style of Oscar Peterson for Guitar
Mike Godette explores the improvisation style of piano giant Oscar Peterson , adapted for guitar. Working from 12 licks transcribed from various Peterson solos , Mike deconstructs each one in…
The Improv Style of Sonny Stitt for Guitar
Mike Godette examines the improv style of saxophonist Sonny Stitt , adapted for guitar. Mike takes 12 licks from a variety of Stitt solos and breaks down each one individually, explaining the…
The Improv Style of Cannonball Adderley for Guitar
Mike Godette takes a close look at the improv style of alto saxophone great Cannonball Adderley , adapted for guitar. Working from 12 licks transcribed from a variety of Adderley solos , Mike breaks…
Unorthodox 7th Chords (Part III)
Mike Godette extends the voicing formulas from Unorthodox 7th Chords (Part I) to seven additional 7th-chord qualities, then takes them through the chord scales of harmonic and melodic minor . Each…
Unorthodox 7th Chords (Part II)
Mike Godette continues his exploration of 7th-chord voicings, showing how every 7th chord can function in two or three different ways when superimposed over different bass notes . Building on…
Unorthodox 7th Chords (Part I)
Mike Godette demonstrates less common ways of voicing 7th chords by working through every possible ordering of the 1-3-5-7 formula and finding which combinations line up on the guitar. The result is…
The Harmony of Ravel & Debussy For Guitar
Guitarist Mike Godette translates chord voicings from the piano music of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel onto the guitar, showing how impressionist harmony can work in a jazz context. Mike spent…