Jazz Improvisation for Guitar
Guitar (GTR)
Jazz Improvisation for Guitar
Guitar (GTR)
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The purpose of this book is to explore the relationship between jazz harmony and improvisation by studying the vertical structures of chords and their function in a progression, and the horizontal or linear application of harmonyto melodic improvisation. Each topic is accompanied by musical examples that are designed to help you hear the connection between harmony and melody and to develop a more melodic and creative way of thinking about improvising overchord progressions. The price of this book includes access to audio demos online, for download or streaming, using the unique code in each edition. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows youto slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Diatonic Substitution And Upper-Structure Triads
- Diatonic Substitution: 7th Chord Arpeggios
- Parallel Modes And Diatonic Substitution
- Secondary Dominants
- Improvising Over Minor Chords
- Common Uses Of The Melodic-Minor Scale
- bII7 and V7(alt) Chords
- Diminished 7th Chords
- The Symmetrical Diminished Scale
- The Four Tonic System
- Melodic Counterpoint
- Building A Solo: Chromatic Motion And Compound Lines
- Author's Note
- About The Author
