Jim Ellis
Fretprints Podcast | Vocabulary, Voice, and the Fretboard
Explore jazz guitar harmony, chord changes, and improvisation with Jim Ellis of Fretprints. Each episode breaks down a classic jazz standard — covering the form, chord progressions, scale choices, and solo approaches — so you can play and improvise with confidence. Whether you’re working through bebop heads, blues forms, or modal tunes, this podcast gives you practical tools to deepen your musicianship and develop your own voice on the guitar. Visit https://fretprints.com for interactive exercises, courses, and live coaching.
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Mar 29, 2026
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Episodes
Podcast: Lessons and Talks - June 27, 2023 27.06.2023 16:21
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Lessons and Talks June 20 2023 21.06.2023 12:29
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Guitar and Bass Talk - Episode 1 19.06.2023 24:16
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”I Loves You Porgy” Harmony and Form 16.05.2023 20:57
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All The Things You Are Pat Metheny Solo Chorus Two 12.05.2023 30:14
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Chords and Scales 26.04.2023 21:08
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Ten Note Bebop Scales 19.04.2023 19:29
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Autumn Leaves - Chord Melody 05.04.2023 29:27
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Yesterdays Wes Montgomery Solo Excerpts 22.03.2023 24:43
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Fluidity with Technique 11.03.2023 24:32
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Slash Chords - On Green Dolphin Street 13.02.2023 23:32
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Bebop Pentatonic Scales 09.02.2023 23:36
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My Romance Harmony and Form 08.02.2023 24:55
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Bill Evans Harmony 03.02.2023 25:39
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Technique and Exercises 03.02.2023 21:09
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January 2023 Review 01.02.2023 26:56
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On Green Dolphin Street Chord Melody 31.01.2023 24:23
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Single Note Lines - On Green Dolphin Street 27.01.2023 25:44
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Chord Shapes - On Green Dolphin Street 26.01.2023 21:45
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Joe Pass ”On Green Dolphin Street” 25.01.2023 25:41
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Harmonizing Melody ”On Green Dolphin Street” 24.01.2023 34:46
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George Garzone Random Chromatic Approach 20.01.2023 31:11
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Augmented, Relative Major and Minor Triads 19.01.2023 25:02
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George Garzone Triadic Chromatic Approach 17.01.2023 21:13
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Barney Kessel Solo On Green Dolphin Street 12.01.2023 28:42
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