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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Guitar Chord Encyclopedia for Jazz Standards Pt2

Do you want to comp like a professional jazz player? Do you need a book that can show you the right voicing for each chord and the right way to use it? Then this book is for you. Guitar Chord Encyclopedia for Jazz Standards Pt2 presents chord positions widely used in jazz standards. For each voicing are presented different types of usages in standard situation as II-V-I progressions and similar, related arpeggios and scales for improvisation. This is the definitive guide to be able to play comping, chord melody and voice leading in any jazz situation. This book presents diatonic and altered dominant chords.

727 pages

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Drop2 Chord Positions

Drop2 Chord Positions is intended for everyone who wants to understand how jazz guitar harmony works. This volume presents Drop2 voicings for 7th chords (one of the most used voicings in jazz guitar comping). 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.

262 pages

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Diatonic Voice Leading Techniques

How many times did you find yourself trying to play amazing chord progression moving smoothly one chord after another as professional jazz guitar players do? How many times did you like to be able to reharmonize a progression extending or changing chords to get a more personal sound? If you're interested in learning amazing diatonic chord progression, extending you chord vocabulary including advanced jazz chords then this book is for you. Diatonic Voice Leading Techniques is organized to allows you to concentrate only in playing. No specific knowledge is needed to use this material: only you and your guitar. You'll be introduced in complex diatonic progression by examples and you'll acquire the ability to move smoothly from one chord to another. Using this book you'll be naturally get skill on advanced harmony techniques as extended and altered chords, complex progressions, comping, chord melody, chordal improvisation. This book will enable you to gradually start playing like professional jazz players do.

137 pages

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