Guitarist's Introduction to Jazz, The
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Guitarist's Introduction to Jazz, The

Catalogue No: 9780997661743
Arrangementguitar
Product FormatSheet Music
ComposerVincent, Randy
£24.99
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Pages208
ISBN9780997661743 (0997661747)
Contains detailed explanations and exercises on virtually everything a guitarist needs to start playing jazz with others, including diff erent categories of chord voicings, comping tips for being in a rhythm section, plus scale and chord construction. The ultimate jazz guitar reference book, it also features charts for classic jazz tunes to work on, ways to approach practicing jazz, right hand picking techniques, overall jazz theory and tips on developing solo chops by using riff s and pieces of familiar melodies.

Contents

  1. Part one: rhythm guitar voicings
  2. Chapter 1: three-note ‘shell’ voicings
  3. Chapter 2: four-note rhythm guitar voicings Part two: comp voicings and melody voicings
  4. Chapter 3: converting rhythm voicings to comp voicings
  5. Chapter 4: some examples of comping using the voicings Part three: developing vocabulary for soloing from melodies
  6. Chapter 5: riff melodies on 12-bar blues; bags’ groove; blues in the closet
  7. Chapter 6: riff melodies on tunes that are not 12-bar blues; lester leaps in; seven come eleven; a smooth one; salute to charlie Christian
  8. Chapter 7: using quotes from popular melodies
  9. Chapter 8: using vocabulary from bebop tunes; swedish pastry; crazeology; mayreh; quicksilver; room 608 Part four: basic theory and techniques for jazz guitar
  10. Chapter 9: introduction to scales
  11. Chapter 10: arpeggios
  12. Chapter 11: modes
  13. Chapter 12: wrap-up Appendix a: some definitions Appendix b: chord names and chord symbols primer Appendix c: chord types primer Notes: further notes
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