TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements iv
About the Author v
Foreword vi
How to Use This Book vii
Swung Eighth Notes viii
Order Of Presentation viii
Fingering viii
Introduction To The Phrygian Mode 9
Applying The Phrygian Mode To Improvisation 10
Susb9 Chord (The ÒPhrygian ChordÓ) 10
Major triad over major 7th in the bass 13
Using the Phrygian scale over minor 7th chords 15
The Spanish Phrygian Scale 16
Explanation of Left Hand Chord Voicings 19
Phrygian Modes: Fingerings And Left Hand Chord Voicings 21
Hand Position 21
Practice Method 21
Dynamics 22
Using The Left Hand Chord Voicings 22
Swung Eighth Notes, Articulation and Phrasing 22
The Modes 23
A Modal Approach To Chord Voicings And Comping 26
Sample Comping Patterns 29
Your Ideas 32
A Phrygian Etude: Apple Flambe (by Virginia Mayhew) 36
Further Exploration 40