Open String Chord Book

Open String Chord Book will introduce the amazing world of open string chords: these are positions based on the use of open strings to enhance sound and note sustain.
They are widely used in acoustic guitar styles from blues, to folk, to rock. Many popular songs from Led Zeppelin, Extreme, Guns 'n' Roses and many others are based on this specific chord type.
This book will present you popular and unusual positions to extend your chord vocabulary.
If you're an acoustic guitar enthusiast, then this book is for you!

68 pages

Book preview

Open G Tuning

Open G Tuning is a reference for exploring richness and complexity of harmony in Open G Tuning (D G D G B D). You'll be provided with positions for Slide playing, open chords for acoustic guitar and jazz chords. This is a complete guide to approach open G tuning world.

441 pages

Book preview

Mandolin Chord Book

Mandolin Chord Book is the most complete chord reference for mandolin (more than 6.800 chord positions).
You'll find most used chords in different styles from country, folk to jazz, in various position along the neck.
Chords are presented sorted by root and by type.
Chord types presented:

• maj (1, 3, 5)
• min (1, b3, 5)
• aug (1, 3, #5)
• dim (1, b3, b5)
• sus4 (1, 4, 5)
• maj7 (1, 3, 5, 7)
• 6 (1, 3, 5, 6)
• maj9 (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
• 6/9 (1, 3, 5, 6, 9)
• maj13 (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, #11, 13)
• min7 (1, b3, 5, b7)
• min6 (1, b3, 5, 6)
• min9 (1, b3, 5, b7, 9)
• min6(9) (1, b3, 5, 6, 9)
• min11 (1, b3, 5, b7, 9, 11)
• min13 (1, b3, 5, b7, 9, 11, 13)
• minmaj7 (1, b3, 5, 7)
• 7 (1, 3, 5, b7)
• 9 (1, 3, 5, b7, 9)
• 11 (1, 3, 5, b7, 9, 11)
• 13 (1, 3, 5, b7, 9, 11, 13)
• 7sus4 (1, 4, 5, b7)
• 7/b5 (1, 3, b5, b7)
• aug7 (1, 3, #5, b7)
• 7/b9 (1, 3, 5, b7, b9)
• 7/#9 (1, 3, 5, b7, #9)
• 7/b5/b9 (1, 3, b5, b7, b9)
• 7/#5/b9 (1, 3, #5, b7, b9)
• 7/b5/#9 (1, 3, b5, b7, #9)
• 7/#5/#9 (1, 3, #5, b7, #9)
• min7b5 (1, b3, b5, b7)
• dim7 (1, b3, b5, bb7)

194 pages

Book preview

Improvising with 5 note Arpeggios

Improvising with 5 note Arpeggios will explore usage of 5 note arpeggios as pentatonic scales for jazz improvisation (reusing similar positions and ideas).
You will discover patterns along the fretboard and modal approaches.
If you are a pentatonic fanatic you'll find in this book the right tool to expand your scale and sound vocabulary.

Analized arpeggios:

• maj9 (1, 2, 3, 5, 7)
• 6/9 (1, 2, 3, 5, 6)
• maj7/#11 (1, 3, #4, 5, 7)
• 6/#11 (1, 3, #4, 5, 6)
• maj7/13 (1, 3, 5, 6, 7)
• min9 (1, 2, b3, 5, b7)
• min6(9) (1, 2, b3, 5, 6)
• min7(6) (1, b3, 5, 6, b7)
• minmaj9 (1, 2, b3, 5, 7)
• minmaj7(6) (1, b3, 5, 6, 7)
• 9 (1, 2, 3, 5, b7)
• sus9 (1, 2, 4, 5, b7)
• sus(b9) (1, b2, 4, 5, b7)
• 9/b5 (1, 2, 3, b5, b7)
• 9/#5 (1, 2, 3, #5, b7)
• 7/b9 (1, b2, 3, 5, b7)
• 7/b5/b9 (1, b2, 3, b5, b7)
• 7/#5/b9 (1, b2, 3, #5, b7)
• 7/#9 (1, #2, 3, 5, b7)
• 7/b5/#9 (1, #2, 3, b5, b7)
• 7/#5/#9 (1, #2, 3, #5, b7)
• 7/b13 (1, 3, 5, b6, b7)
• alt5 (1, 3, b5, #5, b7)
• minb5(9) (1, 2, b3, b5, b7)
• min7b5(11) (1, b3, 4, b5, b7)
• min7b5(b13) (1, b3, b5, b6, b7)
• dimmaj7 (1, b3, b5, bb7, 7)

256 pages

Book preview

Jazz Guitar Pentatonic Improvisation

Jazz Guitar Pentatonic Improvisation will explore pentatonic scales in Jazz improvisation.
Starting form major and minor pentatonics, then moving to altered pentatonics and finally with modal pentatonics you will get a lot of powerful tools to improve your improvisation skills.
For any scale you will be provided with basic and advanced patterns in any neck positions, a scale transposition palette for scale superimposition over chords with different root.
This book is a must to discover the real power hidden inside pentatonic scales.

145 pages

Book preview

Exotic Scales for Guitar

Exotic Scales for Guitar presents positions and patterns for more than 50 exotic scales: 6 strings patterns, root-to-root octave, high string patterns, 3 notes per string and so on...
List of presented scales:

• Hindu (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, b6, b7)
• Hungarian Minor (1, 2, b3, #4, 5, b6, 7)
• Hungarian Major (1, #2, 3, #4, 5, 6, b7)
• Oriental (1, b2, 3, 4, b5, 6, b7)
• Ionian Aug #2 (1, #2, 3, 4, #5, 6, 7)
• Ionian bb3 bb7 (1, b2, bb3, 4, b5, b6, bb7)
• Double Harmonic (1, b2, 3, 4, 5, b6, 7)
• Lydian #6 #2 (1, #2, 3, #4, 5, #6, 7)
• Altered #5 b7 (1, b2, b3, 3, 5, b6, bb7)
• Altered b6 b7 (1, b2, b3, 3, b5, bb6, bb7)
• Locrian #2 #7 (1, 2, b3, 4, b5, b6, 7)
• Altered #6 (1, b2, b3, 3, b5, 6, b7)
• Melodic Augmented (1, 2, b3, 4, #5, 6, 7)
• Dorian b2 #4 (1, b2, b3, #4, 5, 6, b7)
• Lydian Augmented #3 (1, 2, #3, #4, #5, 6, 7)
• Neapolitan Major (1, b2, b3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
• Neapolitan Minor (1, b2, b3, 4, 5, b6, 7)
• Lydian #6 (1, 2, 3, #4, 5, #6, 7)
• Dominant Augmented (1, 2, 3, 4, #5, 6, b7)
• Hungarian Gypsy (1, 2, b3, #4, 5, b6, b7)
• Locrian #3 (1, b2, 3, 4, b5, b6, b7)
• Ionian #2 (1, #2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
• Altered b3 b7 (1, b2, bb3, 3, b5, b6, bb7)
• Lydian Augmented #6 (1, 2, 3, #4, #5, #6, 7)
• Lydian Dominant Augmented (1, 2, 3, #4, #5, 6, b7)
• Lydian Minor (1, 2, 3, #4, 5, b6, b7)
• Major Locrian (1, 2, 3, 4, b5, b6, b7)
• Altered #2 (1, 2, b3, 3, b5, b6, b7)
• Altered b3 (1, b2, bb3, 3, b5, b6, b7)
• Enigmatic (1, b2, 3, #4, #5, #6, 7)
• Enigmatic Minor (1, b2, b3, #4, 5, #6, 7)
• Composite II (1, b2, 3, #4, 5, b6, 7)
• Ionian b5 (1, 2, 3, 4, b5, 6, 7)
• Dorian b4 (1, 2, b3, b4, 5, 6, b7)
• Phrygian b3 (1, b2, bb3, 4, 5, b6, b7)
• Lydian b2 (1, b2, 3, #4, 5, 6, 7)
• Superlydian Augmented (1, #2, 4, #4, #5, #6, 7)
• Aeolian bb7 (1, 2, b3, 4, 5, b6, bb7)
• Locrian bb6 (1, b2, b3, 4, b5, bb6, b7)
• Locrian #2 (1, b2, b3, 4, b5, b6, 7)
• Ionian #6 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, #6, 7)
• Dorian Augmented (1, 2, b3, 4, #5, 6, b7)
• Phrygian #4 (1, b2, b3, #4, 5, b6, b7)
• Lydian #3 (1, 2, #3, #4, 5, 6, 7)
• Dominant #2 (1, #2, 3, 4, 5, 6, b7)
• Altered Alt (1, b2, bb3, 3, b5, bb6, bb7)
• Persian (1, b2, 3, 4, b5, b6, 7)
• Kumoi (1, 2, b3, 5, 6)
• Hirojoshi (1, 2, b3, 5, b6)
• Whole Tone (1, 2, 3, #4, #5, #6)
• Augmented (1, #2, 3, 5, b6, 7)
• Pelog (1, b2, b3, 3, 5, b6)
• Dominant Sus (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, b7)

For each scale are also presented related chords for improvisation analysis.

421 pages

Book preview

Modal Scales for Guitar

Modal Scales for Guitar presents modal scales derived from Major, Melodic minor, Harmonic minor and Harmonic major scale:

• Ionian
• Dorian
• Phrygian
• Lydian
• Mixolydian
• Aeolian
• Locrian
• Melodic Minor
• Dorian b2
• Lydian Augmented
• Lydian Dominant
• Mixolydian b6
• Locrian #2
• SuperLocrian
• Harmonic Minor
• Locrian #6
• Ionian Augmented
• Dorian #4
• Mixolydian b2b6
• Lydian #2
• SuperLocrian b7
• Harmonic Major
• Locrian #2#6
• Phrygian b4
• Jazz Minor#4
• Mixolydian b2
• Lydian Augmented #2
• Locrian b7

For all modes are reported related chords and all available patterns on the neck.

254 pages

Book preview

Guitar Scales for Beginners (Free Edition)

Guitar Scales for Beginners introduces many different positions for major and minor scales and major and minor pentatonics. If you want to start to study scale on guitar, this is the books you're looking for.

This book is freely available at Lulu.com.

Have fun!

Basic Scales for Guitar

Basic Scales for Guitar presents all positions and patterns for basic scales:

• major scale and its modes, 
• natural minor, 
• and major, minor and dominant pentatonic scales

For each scale are presented all chords you can improvise on and one shot neck view.
This is a great tools for improvisation in blues, rock and jazz.

96 pages

Book preview

Mandolin Chord, Scale and Arpeggio Bible

Mandolin Chord, Scale and Arpeggio Bible is a complete reference for harmonic and melodic approach to jazz with mandolin.
You'll learn how to play advanced voice leading progressions and where to find related scales and arpeggios.
This is the only complete guide to start immediately to play jazz standard on mandolin.

739 pages

Book preview

Diminished Chords

Diminished Chords is intended for everyone who wants to understand how jazz guitar harmony works. This volume presents minor tonic chord voicings for diminished chord (dim7) family. For each chord position are reported related arpeggios and scales for improvisation and numerous examples of usage in typical ii-V-I situation and other well known progression. This book presents material for both novice and advanced jazz players.

279 pages

Book preview

HalfDiminished Chords

HalfDiminished Chords is intended for everyone who wants to understand how jazz guitar harmony works. This volume presents minor tonic chord voicings for halfdiminished chord (min7b5) family. For each chord position are reported related arpeggios and scales for improvisation and numerous examples of usage in typical ii-V-I situation and other well known progression. This book presents material for both novice and advanced jazz players.

205 pages

Book preview

Altered Dominants Pt2

Altered Dominants Pt2 is intended for everyone who wants to understand how jazz guitar harmony works. This volume presents voicings for uncommon altered dominant chords (just a single alteration). For each chord position are reported related arpeggios and scales for improvisation and numerous examples of usage in typical ii-V-I situation and other well known progression. This book presents material for both novice and advanced jazz players.

167 pages

Book preview

Altered Dominants Pt3

Altered Dominants Pt3 is intended for everyone who wants to understand how jazz guitar harmony works. This volume presents voicings for altered dominant chords (with two alterations). For each chord position are reported related arpeggios and scales for improvisation and numerous examples of usage in typical ii-V-I situation and other well known progression. This book presents material for both novice and advanced jazz players.

351 pages

Book preview

Altered Dominants Pt1

Altered Dominants Pt1 is intended for everyone who wants to understand how jazz guitar harmony works. This volume presents voicings for altered dominant chords (just a single alteration). For each chord position are reported related arpeggios and scales for improvisation and numerous examples of usage in typical ii-V-I situation and other well known progression. This book presents material for both novice and advanced jazz players.

313 pages

Book preview

Suspended Chords

Suspended Chords is intended for everyone who wants to understand how jazz guitar harmony works. This volume presents voicings for suspended chords. For each chord position are reported related arpeggios and scales for improvisation and numerous examples of usage in typical ii-V-I situation and other well known progression. This book presents material for both novice and advanced jazz players.

236 pages

Book preview

Diatonic Dominant Chords

Diatonic Dominant Chords is intended for everyone who wants to understand how jazz guitar harmony works. This volume presents voicings for diatonic dominant chords. For each chord position are reported related arpeggios and scales for improvisation and numerous examples of usage in typical ii-V-I situation and other well known progression. This book presents material for both novice and advanced jazz players.

220 pages

Book preview

Minor Chords Pt.2

Minor Chords Pt.2 is intended for everyone who wants to understand how jazz guitar harmony works. This volume presents voicings for minor-major7 chord family. For each chord position are reported related arpeggios and scales for improvisation and numerous examples of usage in typical IImin7b5-Vb9-Iminmaj7 situation and other well known progression. This book presents material for both novice and advanced jazz players.

180 pages

Book preview

Minor Chords Pt.1

Minor Chords Pt.1 is intended for everyone who wants to understand how jazz guitar harmony works. This volume presents minor tonic chord voicings for minor 7 and minor 6 families. For each chord position are reported related arpeggios and scales for improvisation and numerous examples of usage in typical ii-V-I situation and other well known progression. This book presents material for both novice and advanced jazz players.

349 pages

Book preview

Major Tonic Chords

Major Tonic Chords is intended for everyone who wants to understand how jazz guitar harmony works. This volume presents major tonic chord voicings. For each chord position are reported related arpeggios and scales for improvisation and numerous examples of usage in typical ii-V-I situation. This book presents material for both novice and advanced jazz players.

297 pages

Book preview