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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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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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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

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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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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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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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Drop3 Chord Positions

Drop3 Chord Position is intended for everyone who wants to understand how jazz guitar harmony works. This volume presents Drop3 voicings for 7th 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.

169 pages

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Advanced Arpeggios for Guitar

Advanced Arpeggios for Guitar is a complete reference with hundred different positions for extended and altered arpeggios (9ths, 11ths and 13ths arpeggios and alterations) for improvisation. You'll find: 6 string arpeggios, root-started and not-root-started arpeggio, specific frame sized and string pattern. You can learn picking techniques (alternate, sweep and economy picking), arpeggio's sequence and arpeggio superimposition. This book is a must for anyone who want to discover arpeggio's world for professional rock, metal, jazz improvisation.

206 pages

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