Voice Leading on Jazz Guitar: Why the Guide Tones Follow the Melody
On jazz guitar, voice leading works because usually only one note moves between chords — and that moving guide tone lines up with the melody. Here's how to see it and practice it on standards.
Voice Leading Guitar: How to Play Counter-Motion Over Descending Chromatic Changes
When the chords descend chromatically — Dbmaj7, Dbm7, Cm7, Bbm7 — most intermediate players run out of ideas because every voicing wants to slide down too. The professional answer is counter-motion: when the harmony goes down, you take the line up. Here is how that works on the fretboard.