| Title |
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| About the Author |
| Introduction |
| CHAPTER 1 |
| Lesson 1A: The ii-V7-I Progression |
| Lesson 1B: Improvising Over Diatonic ii-V7-I Progressions |
| Lesson 2A/2B: Diatonic Arpeggios |
| CHAPTER 2 |
| Lesson 1A: Altered Chords |
| Dominant 7th Flat Five Chords |
| The Closer You Are |
| Lesson 1B: Practicing Arpeggios |
| Lesson 2A: More Altered Chords |
| Dominant 7 Sharp 5 Chords |
| Funny |
| Lesson 2B: Progressions for Practicing Arpeggios |
| Lesson 3A: Altered Chords, Continued |
| Dominant 7 Flat 9 Chords |
| Friendly |
| Lesson 3B: Creating Lines No. 1 |
| Spelling Out the Changes |
| Swing Feel |
| Lesson 4A: More Altered Chords |
| Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Chords |
| By the Light of the Moon |
| Lesson 4B: Creating Lines No. 2 |
| Neighbor Tones Approaching the Root |
| Lesson 5A: Chords with Combined Alterations |
| Lesson 5B: Creating Lines No. 3 |
| Neighbor Tones Approaching the 3rd |
| Lesson 6A: More Chords with Combined Alterations |
| Lesson 6B: Creating Lines No. 4 |
| Neighbor Tones Approaching the 5th |
| Lesson 7A: Other Important Chords and ii-V7-I Fingerings |
| Slash Chords |
| ii-V7-I Fingerings |
| Lesson 7B: Creating Lines No. 5 |
| Neighbor Tones Approaching the 7th |
| CHAPTER 3 |
| Lesson 1A: Comping Swing Feels |
| Lesson 1B: Major 7th Extensions |
| Lesson 2A: Comping Latin Feels |
| Lesson 2B: Diminished Extensions |
| Lesson 3A: Comping Funk Feels |
| Lesson 3B: Ascending Lines from Chord Tones |
| Lesson 4A: Comping Ballads |
| Lesson 4B: Descending Lines from Chord Tones |
| CHAPTER 4 |
| Lesson 1A: Chord Connections |
| Lesson 1B: Learning Licks No. 1 |
| Major Chord Licks |
| Lesson 2A: Chord Connections No. 2 |
| String Set 6-5-4-3 |
| String Set 5-4-3-2 |
| String Set 4-3-2-1 |
| Lesson 2B: Learning Licks No. 2 |
| Minor Licks |
| Lesson 3A: Chord Connections No. 3 |
| Moving Across the String Sets |
| Lesson 3B: Learning Licks No. 3 |
| Dominant Licks |
| Lesson 4A: Chord Connections No. 4 |
| String Set 6-5-4-3 |
| String Set 5-4-3-2 |
| String Set 4-3-2-1 |
| Lesson 4B: Learning Licks No. 4 |
| Minor 7 Flat 5 Licks |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| Lesson 1A: The Blues Progression |
| Lesson 1B: Soloing Over Blues Progressions |
| C Minor Pentatonic Fingerings |
| C Blues Scale Fingerings |
| C Mixolydian Fingerings |
| Sample Blues Solos |
| Blues Solo No. 1 |
| Blues Solo No. 2 |
| Blues Solo No. 3 |
| CHAPTER 6 |
| Lesson 1A: Rhythm Changes |
| Rhythm |
| Lesson 1B: Soloing Over Rhythm Changes |
| Rhythm Solo |
| CHAPTER 7 |
| Lesson 1A: Turnarounds |
| Lesson 1B: Soloing Over Turnarounds |
| CHAPTER 8 |
| Lesson 1A: Chord Solo |
| Foggy |
| Lesson 1B: Single-Note Solo |
| Single Notes in the Mist |
| CODA --- A MEDLEY OF SUGGESTIONS AND MUSICAL CONCEPTS |
| Playing with Good Tone |
| More About Practicing |
| The Value of Practicing Along a Single String |
| Singing Along with Improvised Lines |
| Listening to the Greats |
| Jazz Artists |
