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About the Author |
Introduction |
CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED |
Open Position Chords |
Barre Chords |
Reading Music |
Blues Progression and Strumming |
Pentatonic Scale Fingerings |
CHAPTER 2 |
Lesson 1A: Basic Theory |
The Chromatic Scale |
The Major Scale |
Key Signatures |
Intervals |
The Cycle of 4ths (or 5ths) |
Reading Roman Numerals |
Lesson 1B: Major Scale Fingerings |
Lesson 2A: Triad Theory & Root Position Fingerings |
Major Triad Theory |
Major Triad Inversions |
Minor, Diminished, and Augmented Triads --- and Their Inversions |
The Four Basic String Sets |
Root Position Triad Fingerings |
Etude No. 1: Root Position Triads |
Lesson 2B: Two More Major Scale Fingerings |
Lesson 3A: First-Inversion Triads on Four String Sets |
Etude No. 2: First-Inversion Triads |
Lesson 3B: Two More Major Scale Fingerings |
Lesson 4A: Second-Inversion Triads on the Four String Sets |
Etude No. 3: Second-Inversion Triads |
Lesson 4B: Major Scale Etude |
Etude No. 4: The Major Scale |
CHAPTER 3 |
Lesson 1A: Constructing Larger Chords |
How Larger Chord Formulas Work |
Extensions |
Inverting Larger Chords |
Voicings |
Lesson 1B: Major Scale Etude |
Etude No. 5: The Major Scale |
Lesson 2A: 6th Chords |
Major 6th Chords |
Minor 6th Chords |
Etude No. 6: 6th Chords |
Lesson 2B: Connecting Major Scales |
Lesson 3A: 7th Chords |
Major 7th Chords |
Minor 7th Chords |
Dominant 7th Chords |
Etude No. 7: 7th Chords |
Lesson 3B: Three-Octave Scales |
Lesson 4A: 9th Chords |
Extensions & Chord Families |
Major 9th Chords |
Minor 9th Chords |
Dominant 9th Chords |
Etude No. 8: 9th Chords |
Etude No. 9: More 9th Chords |
Lesson 4B: More Three-Octave Scales |
Lesson 5A: Other Chords You Need to Know |
Minor 11th Chords |
Dominant 11th Chords |
Major 13th Chords |
Minor 13th Chords |
Dominant 13th Chords |
Major Add9 Chords |
Minor Add9 Chords |
Min7Flat5 (Half-Diminished) Chords |
Diminished 7th Chords |
Dominant 7th Suspended Chords |
Minor/Ma7 Chords |
Dominant 7th Augmented Chords |
Etude No. 10: More Chords |
Lesson 5B: Two Tunes Using the Major Scale |
Noah's Groove |
Blues for Maggie |
CHAPTER 4 |
Lesson 1A: The Harmonized Major Scale |
Lesson 1B: Improvising with the Major Scale |
What It's All About |
Diatonic Thinking |
Lesson 2A: Major Chord Scales |
Lesson 2B: Two Tunes Based on the Major Scale |
Ruby, My Deerfly |
Fly Like a Beagle |
Lesson 3A: More Major Chord Scales |
Lesson 3B: Two More Tunes Based on the Major Scale |
Noisy Nights |
The Creature |
Lesson 4A: More Major Chord Scales |
Lesson 4B: Two More Tunes Based on the Major Scale |
Julie in Wonderland |
Samba de Shauna |
CHAPTER 5 |
Lesson 1A: Roman Numerals and Transposition |
Lesson 1B: Modes of the Major Scale --- The Basics |
Lesson 2A: More About Roman Numerals and Transposition |
Lesson 2B: Modes of the Major Scale --- Parallel-Approach Fingerings |
D Dorian |
E Phrygian |
F Lydian |
G Mixolydian |
A Aeolian |
B Locrian |
Practice Progressions |
Lesson 3A: Vertical Chord Scales |
Lesson 3B: Modes of the Major Scale --- Derivative Approach |
Lesson 4A: More Vertical Chord Scales |
Lesson 4B: Two Modal Tunes |
Nosh 4 Josh |
Chocolate Tuna Enchiladas |
Lesson 5A: More Vertical Chord Scales |
Lesson 5B: Two Modal/Diatonic Tunes |
Modelicious |
Blue Tofu |
CODA --- A MEDLEY OF SUGGESTIONS AND MUSICAL CONCEPTS |
How Jazz Works |
Technique |
Basic Left- and Right-Hand Technique |
Posture |
Basic Strumming Technique |
Fingerstyle Chords |
Pick and Fingers Technique |
Practice |
The Value of Practicing Slowly |
Learning Difficult Chords and Changing Chords |
Learning Scales Two Strings at a Time |
The Value of Locked Positions |
Practicing the Major Scales |
Limiting Rhythmic Options |
Using Melodic Patterns |
Soloing |
Form: Using an Opening, Body, and Conclusion |
Form Based on Motif and Variation |
The Use of Repetition in Your Solos |
Tag Ending (Afterword) |