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by Bruce Arnold
Ever wonder what those chromatic notes are that jazz, rock and
fusion guitar players use when they are not playing scales and
arpeggios? Want to get that jazz sound where you can play a
melody without chords and hear the chord progression go by just
based on the melody? Look no further. The 24 chapters
of this book cover all aspects of using this more advanced way of
playing called approach notes. It gives you a way to
organize your practice of these approach notes but it doesn't stop
there. It gives you all the fingerings for 13 different
arpeggios in 4 positions on the guitar. If includes all the
upper four string chord voicings so you can bring your funk, R +
B, and jazz chord playing to another level. It also
demystifies Passing diminished scales and gives you a detailed
list of how chords and scales interact. A Chord
Reharmonization is also included to show you how you can change
chord progressions to make them more interesting and
dynamic. A must own for any guitarist that wants to
understand the advanced knowledge that most progressive rock,
fusion and jazz players posses. 150 Page ebook
The following Chords are covered:
Major7
Minor7
Dominant7
Minor7b5
Diminished7
Dominant7sus4
MinorMajor7
Major7#5
Major7#11
Dominant7#5
Dominant7#11
Major6
Minor6
Major79
Minor9
Dominant9
Dominant9sus4
Minor7b5add9
Diminished7add9
MinorMajor79
Major7#59
Major76
Minor11
Dominant9
The following Arpeggios are covered:
Major7
Minor7
Dominant7
Minor7b5
Dominant7sus4
MinorMajor7
Major7#5
Dominant7#5
The following applications of Approach Notes are covered:
Chromatic figures
Diatonic figures
Chord Tones on Beats 1 and 3
Chord Tones on a 2 5 1 Progression
Chord Tones on Every Beat
Tensions
Superimpositions
Reharmonization
Major Scale
Bebop Scales
Chord Tones Off the Beat
Modal Sequencing
Delayed Resolution
Approaching Approach Notes
Compound Approaches
Intervallic Approaches
Intervallic Structure 027 by Chord
Intervallic Structure 027 by Key
Intervallic Structure 013 by Chord
Intervallic Structure 013 by Key
There is a companion volume "New York Guitar Method Ensemble Book
Two"
which applies the information learned in this book along with
other
sight reading exercises. Equipped with the musical foundation of
these
two books, the guitarist will gain a deep understanding and
mastery of
contemporary music.
The New York Guitar Method is used by New York University music
department and is a required book for the Approach Note Course
taught
at New York
University's
Summer Guitar Intensive Program.
Price: $19.99
IBSN: 978-1-59489-865-5
Status:
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