Song List:
About the Author
Introduction
CHAPTER 1---WARM-UPS
Exercises for the Left Hand
Working Fingers in Pairs
Right-Hand Exercises
PART ONE---HARMONY
CHAPTER 2---IMPORTANT CHORDS
Extended Major Chords
Extended Minor Chords
Extended Dominant Chords
Diminished 7th Chords
Other Important Chords
Altered Chords
Chord Reference Charts
Finding Other Voicings
CHAPTER 3---CHORD PROGRESSIONS
Blues Forms
8-Bar Blues
12-Bar Blues
16-Bar Blues (1st Variation)
16-Bar Blues (2nd Variation)
24-Bar Blues
12-Bar Blues in G
Almost Time
Blues Grass Ramble
Jazz---Rhythm Changes
Rhythm Changes (Basic)
Rhythm Changes---Swing
Rhythm Changes---Bebop
Rhythm Changes (Tritone Substitution)
Anthromorphology
Criminal Satisfaction
Chord Substitution
Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms (Straight)
Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms (Tritone Substitution)
Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms (Minor 3rd Substitution)
Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms (Dim7 Substitution)
CHAPTER 4---CHORD/MELODY
Mississippi Sawyer (Melody)
Creating a Chord/Melody
Mississippi Sawyer (Jethro Style)
PART TWO---MELODY
CHAPTER 5---SCALES AND MODES
Generating the Modes from a Parent Scale
The Relative
The Parallel
Mode Characteristics and Fingerings
Using the Modes
The Rights Of Man
Drunken Sailor
June Apple
Over The Waterfall
Pentatonic Scales
Spootiskerry Reel
The Blues Scale
The Whole-Tone Scale
The Chromatic Scale
The Five Basic Scale Types Every Mandolin Player Should Know
PART THREE---RHYTHM
CHAPTER 6---EXPLORING TIME SIGNATURES
Review of Compound Meter
A Trip To The Cottage
Banish Misfortune
The Butterfly
Dan O'Keefe's Slide
Odd Meters
5-Time Waltz
Sillyfjord
CHAPTER 7---MELODIC RHYTHM
Soldier's Joy
Soldier's Joy---Waltz
Soldier's Joy---Jig
PART FOUR---PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
CHAPTER 8---IMPROVISATION
Raking Leaves No. 1
Raking Leaves No. 2
Raking Leaves No. 3
Raking Leaves No. 4
Raking Leaves No. 5
Raking Leaves No. 6
CHAPTER 9---FINDING MATERIALFROM AROUND THE WORLD
Old French (Canada)
Simo Ligeri
WRAPPING UP---FINAL THOUGHTSAND SUGGESTIONS
