How to Learn Jazz Guitar Tunes: Practice the Melody in Three Fretboard Positions
If you can only play a tune's melody in one place on the neck, your soloing will get stuck there too. Here is the simplest fix beginners can use today.
How to Find Jazz Guitar Guide Tones on the Second and Third String
Finding jazz guitar guide tones on the second and third string is a matter of octave displacement: take the guide tone pair you know on the fourth and third string, and move the lower voice up an octave so both notes land on the upper string positions.