Song List:
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Open Position Chords
Barre Chords
Reading Music
Blues Progression and Strumming
Pentatonic Scale Fingerings
Chapter 2
Lesson 1A: Basic Theory
The Chromatic Scale
The Major Scale
Key Signatures
Intervals
The Cycle of 4ths (or 5ths)
Reading Roman Numerals
Lesson 1B: Major Scale Fingerings
Lesson 2A: Triad Theory & Root Position Fingerings
Major Triad Theory
Major Triad Inversions
Minor, Diminished, and Augmented Triads --- and Their Inversions
The Four Basic String Sets
Root Position Triad Fingerings
Etude No. 1: Root Position Triads
Lesson 2B: Two More Major Scale Fingerings
Lesson 3A: First-Inversion Triads on Four String Sets
Etude No. 2: First-Inversion Triads
Lesson 3B: Two More Major Scale Fingerings
Lesson 4A: Second-Inversion Triads on the Four String Sets
Etude No. 3: Second-Inversion Triads
Lesson 4B: Major Scale Etude
Etude No. 4: The Major Scale
Chapter 3
Lesson 1A: Constructing Larger Chords
How Larger Chord Formulas Work
Extensions
Inverting Larger Chords
Voicings
Lesson 1B: Major Scale Etude
Etude No. 5: The Major Scale
Lesson 2A: 6th Chords
Major 6th Chords
Minor 6th Chords
Etude No. 6: 6th Chords
Lesson 2B: Connecting Major Scales
Lesson 3A: 7th Chords
Major 7th Chords
Minor 7th Chords
Dominant 7th Chords
Etude No. 7: 7th Chords
Lesson 3B: Three-Octave Scales
Lesson 4A: 9th Chords
Extensions & Chord Families
Major 9th Chords
Minor 9th Chords
Dominant 9th Chords
Etude No. 8: 9th Chords
Etude No. 9: More 9th Chords
Lesson 4B: More Three-Octave Scales
Lesson 5A: Other Chords You Need to Know
Minor 11th Chords
Dominant 11th Chords
Major 13th Chords
Minor 13th Chords
Dominant 13th Chords
Major Add9 Chords
Minor Add9 Chords
Min7Flat5 (Half-Diminished) Chords
Diminished 7th Chords
Dominant 7th Suspended Chords
Minor/Ma7 Chords
Dominant 7th Augmented Chords
Etude No. 10: More Chords
Lesson 5B: Two Tunes Using the Major Scale
Noah's Groove
Blues for Maggie
Chapter 4
Lesson 1A: The Harmonized Major Scale
Lesson 1B: Improvising with the Major Scale
What It's All About
Diatonic Thinking
Lesson 2A: Major Chord Scales
Lesson 2B: Two Tunes Based on the Major Scale
Ruby, My Deerfly
Fly Like a Beagle
Lesson 3A: More Major Chord Scales
Lesson 3B: Two More Tunes Based on the Major Scale
Noisy Nights
The Creature
Lesson 4A: More Major Chord Scales
Lesson 4B: Two More Tunes Based on the Major Scale
Julie in Wonderland
Samba de Shauna
Chapter 5
Lesson 1A: Roman Numerals and Transposition
Lesson 1B: Modes of the Major Scale --- The Basics
Lesson 2A: More About Roman Numerals and Transposition
Lesson 2B: Modes of the Major Scale --- Parallel-Approach Fingerings
D Dorian
E Phrygian
F Lydian
G Mixolydian
A Aeolian
B Locrian
Practice Progressions
Lesson 3A: Vertical Chord Scales
Lesson 3B: Modes of the Major Scale --- Derivative Approach
Lesson 4A: More Vertical Chord Scales
Lesson 4B: Two Modal Tunes
Nosh 4 Josh
Chocolate Tuna Enchiladas
Lesson 5A: More Vertical Chord Scales
Lesson 5B: Two Modal/Diatonic Tunes
Modelicious
Blue Tofu
CODA --- A MEDLEY OF SUGGESTIONS AND MUSICAL CONCEPTS
How Jazz Works
Technique
Basic Left- and Right-Hand Technique
Posture
Basic Strumming Technique
Fingerstyle Chords
Pick and Fingers Technique
Practice
The Value of Practicing Slowly
Learning Difficult Chords and Changing Chords
Learning Scales Two Strings at a Time
The Value of Locked Positions
Practicing the Major Scales
Limiting Rhythmic Options
Using Melodic Patterns
Soloing
Form: Using an Opening, Body, and Conclusion
Form Based on Motif and Variation
The Use of Repetition in Your Solos
Tag Ending (Afterword)
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