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Originally Posted by Mojo21
Over the years I’ve dabbled with Jazz guitar but it’s always been a love hate relationship. The love part is that I got to understand some cool theory and learn a whole load of chords etc but the hate part is that no matter how hard or many times I try I cannot bring myself to enjoy the sound and complex harmony.
Ultimately, it sounds like music by maths to my ear — anyone else feel the same.
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Jazz doesn't have to have complex harmony.
Here's my favourite jazz guitarist - this tune uses all of two chords, both plain 6ths:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlnpBTVAcVc
If you don't like that, I suggest calling a doctor. You may be clinically dead.
I do also like a few other guitarists, by the way, but nobody has to like everything. I like some jazz - from many different styles and periods - but there's a whole lot I don't like. Why is that a problem?