Complete Scale and Chord Theory for Guitar
This book was written to provide my students with a comprehensive overview of how music theory applies to the guitar. It is not a method book, but a reference geared towards intermediate and advanced players. The book is concise, thorough and clearly written and has been used with over 400 of my private students. It is an excellent reference book for teachers. The book is available via mail order. It is also available off the shelf at House of Woodwinds in San Ramon. SECTION ONE: SCALES MAJOR SCALES, PENTATONIC SCALES, TRIADS AND INTERVALS, PROGRESSIONS BUILT FROM THE MAJOR SCALE, EXTENDING CHORDS TO THE SEVENTH, MODES GENERATED BY THE MAJOR SCALE, THE HARMONIC MINOR SCALE, THE DIMINISHED SCALE, THE WHOLE TONE SCALE, THE AUGMENTED SCALE, THE ASCENDING MELODIC MINOR SCALE, SCALE USE SUMMARY, SECTION TWO: CHORDS AND PROGRESSIONS CHORD FAMILIES, NOTES ON THE DIMINISHED CHORD, NOTES ON THE AUGMENTED CHORD, TWELVE BAR BLUES PROGRESSIONS, SOLOING OVER BLUES PROGRESSIONS, II V I PROGRESSIONS, THE CIRCLE OF FIFTHS, CHORD MELODIES, SUGGESTED JAZZ SONG PRACTICE ROUTINE, BAR CHORDS AND MOVABLE CHORDS, BASIC MOVABLE INVERSIONS, TRIAD INVERSIONS, EXTENDED INVERSIONS (CLOSED VOICINGS), ARPEGGIO DIAGRAMS, SECTION THREE: PATTERNS AND WORKBOOK PRACTICE PATTERNS, MAJOR SCALE PATTERNS, DIATONIC ARPEGGIOS, DIATONIC ARPEGGIOS EXTENDED TO THE SEVENTH, PATTERNS FOR MAJOR ARPEGGIOS, CYCLICAL TRIAD PATTERNS, MODULATING THROUGH THE CYCLE, II V I PATTERNS, II V I RIFFS, DIMINISHED PATTERNS, II V I RIFFS WITH THE DIMINISHED SCALE, CHROMATIC SCALE PATTERNS, WHOLE TONE PATTERNS, PENTATONIC RIFFS, EAR TRAINING EXERCISES AND INVERSION CHARTS, MODULATIONS, SECONDARY DOMINANT CHORDS, STRUCTURE AND CADENCES, TUNINGS, LIST OF RECOMMENDED BOOKS Buy this at AmazonApplications
This book is a follow up to the information contained in "COMPLETE SCALE AND CHORD THEORY", which I've been using with my private students since 1992. 'APPLICATIONS' contains examples to be played. Reading will be necessary for the soloing sections, and students will need some scale and arpgeggio skills to get the most out of this book. INDEX SECTION ONE: CHORDS BASIC CHORD ANALYSIS, BASIC JAZZ CHORD EXERCISES, RHYTHM CHANGES, SHORT FORM CHORDS, I VI7 II V VARIATIONS IN G, II V I IV VARIATIONS IN G, II V Im VARIATIONS IN Em, II V I IV VARIATIONS IN Cm, II V I VARIATIONS IN Db, CHORD SUBSTITUTION, VOICE LEADING AND MOTION, POLYCHORDS, COMMON CHORD TONES, DIMINISHED CHORDS WITH INVERSIONS, CONNECTING INVERSIONS WITH SCALE TONES SECTION TWO: SOLOING DORIAN RIFFS AND PROGRESSIONS, MIXOLYDIAN RIFFS AND PROGRESSIONS, AEOLIAN RIFFS AND PROGRESSIONS, CMA RIFFS, C MAJOR STARTING PHRASES, Cm RIFFS, Cm STARTING PHRASES, G7 RIFFS, 7TH STARTING PHRASES (C7), Mi7b5 RIFFS, V7 ALTERED RIFFS, BLUES RIFFS FOR I IV Vs, II V I PATTERNS - 2 MEASURES, II V I PATTERNS - 4 MEASURES, I VI II V RIFFS IN G AND C, SOLO FOR STANDARD CHANGES #1, SOLO FOR STANDARD CHANGES #2, RHYTHM STUDIES
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