The Practical Jazz Guitarist

Media Type : BookLevel : Beginning-IntermediateMusical Genre : JazzNumber of pages : 32Guitarists face a sometimes overwhelming number of choices as to where to play a given note or phrase and what fingering to use. While a given fingering for a scale or phrase may be possible, it may not be practical. In this book, jazz guitarist Jimmy Bruno lays out six fingerings for the major scales which he has found to be the most efficient in his thirty years of professional playing. These patterns are then used to derive fingerings for the dorian mode, mixolydian mode, natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales. Illustrations are provided in notation and tablature with fretboard diagrams aiding visualization. By using these fingerings consistently, the guitarist will eliminate all unnecessary fingerings and remove a major obstacle to his or her development as a musician.

Guitarists face a sometimes overwhelming number of choices as to where to play a given note or phrase and what fingering to use. While a given fingering for a scale or phrase may be possible it may not be practical. In this book jazz guitarist Jimmy Bruno lays out six fingerings for the major scales which he has found to be the most efficient in his thirty years of professional playing. These patterns are then used to derive fingerings for the dorianmode mixolydian mode natural minor harmonic minor and melodic minor scales. Illustrations are provided in notation and tablature with fretboard diagrams aiding visualization. By using these fingerings consistently theguitarist will eliminate all unnecessary fingerings and remove a major obstacle to his or her development as a musician.

Learn how to solo like the masters! The ultimate practice book for serious jazz guitarists! The Cellular Approach is a practical method for developing the ability to create convincing jazz solos in a wide variety of playing situations. It takes actual jazz lines recorded by master players and then slices them up into small “cells” that can be re-combined into longer lines to fit almost any harmonic situation.This enables the player to improvise his or her own lines that sound just as interesting and melodic as the masters without resorting to simply copying others. Fingerings and string choices are often given too making it particularly valuable toguitarists who want to actually master their instrument.There is a complete discussion of how to break out of diatonic-derived lines by using the Cellular Approach to create “side-slipping” and other intervallic lines — creating ultra-hip solo phrases in the style of modern masters such as Pat Metheny Michael Brecker and Herbie Hancock.Finally the cell concept gets transcended as twelve tone rows in the style of Mike Stern and others are explored as well as lines derived from “23rd chords” — for the adventurous that are interested in paving a way into the future.

Pat Donohue is recognised worldwide as a virtuoso fingerstyle jazz guitarist with a genre-blending fusion of techniques which makes him the perfect teacher for these jazz classics. The overall theme of these lessons is to showthe roots of classic Jazz; leading on to how to arrange a jazz composition and then how to improvise around the arrangement using various techniques. In the first lesson with the help of three great Jazz compositions Patdescribes the arrangements in detail and then guides you towards improvising over them. An exhaustive lesson the DVD holds archival footage of the featured songs including Duke Ellington performing Stormy Weather in1943. A 24 page PDF booklet of the music accompanies these 81 detailed and practical minutes of Jazz classics which will aid and improve your playing.

The transition from rock to jazz can sometimes be a bit intimidating to Guitarists young and old. Jazz Chords for Rock Guitarists by John G. Maione endeavors to take the 'mystery' out of jazzharmonies and make them accessible to every guitarist.More importantly this book logically progressively and practically builds on the knowledge attained by any guitarist competent in the rock genre and leads them in avery organized step-by-step way to learning and understanding the basic elements of jazz harmony and to using functional jazz guitar chord forms in their playing.Beginning with a review of basic power and 'bar' chords this text then proceeds to begin 'bridging the gap' to jazz by working on basic blues progressions usually familiar to all rock guitarists but this time using basic jazz chord voicings and forms.The student guitarist canthen build upon these newly discovered jazz forms learned through the blues by learning many more related jazz chord forms and voicings all built on the 6th string and 5th string roots the roots of learning rockguitar!This book is geared through logical step-by-step progression and clear explanations for any rock guitarist ready and eager to explore the exciting and unlimited world of jazz!

Adapted by Corey Christiansen Spiral Book and 2 CDs! Why should horn players have all of the fun? Now, the number one selling Jazz Improvisation book in the world has a whole new look! Introducing a new version of Jamey's world famous Volume 1 - How To Play Jazz And Improvise, completely revised and specifically tailored for guitarists by jazz great Corey Christiansen! This edition is perfectly aligned with the original classic Sixth Edition that introduced tens of thousands of musicians to essential jazz fundamentals such as scale/chord relationships, articulation, note choices, etc. In this special version, however, the text has been carefully edited and rewritten to speak specifically to guitarists. Even non-reading players will benefit, because we've also included TAB and FRAMES for each of the musical examples. The piano track from the original CD has been replaced by Corey on guitar, and many of the chords and voicings are explained and notated in the book. The play-a-long/demonstration CD includes special stereo separation, allowing the guitar on each track to be eliminated so that the student can play along with bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Jonathan Higgins. A second CD includes the same play-a-long tracks as the first CD, but at slower practice tempos. This high-quality book is spiral bound, designed to lie flat for ease of use. A complete package! Includes: Scales/Chords Developing Creativity Improv Fundamentals 12 Blues Scales Bebop Scales Pentatonic Scales Time and Feel Melodic Development II/V7s Related Scales and Modes Practical Exercises Patterns and Licks Dominant 7th Tree of Scale Choices Nomenclature Chromaticism Scale Syllabus and more! NOTE FROM JAMEY When I first heard So What on the Kind of Blue record I didn?t think anything was happening because I was used to hearing changes flying by and this seemed so tame by comparison. I quickly fell in love with Kind of Blue and of course we at IU started experimenting with modal tunes and trying to keep our place in those many 8 bar phrases that seemed at times to make me feel like I was in the middle of a desert and couldn?t see for the life of me the beginning of the next 8 bar phrase.

With Online Audio-In this book and the accompanying online audio master jazz guitarist Frank Vignola has taken eight different jazz standard chord progressions and recorded rhythm Guitar parts so you can play along and learn these mostcommonly used chord progressions. He has also written out a jazz solo for each of the eight tunes. These are recorded at slow and faster tempos for practice. The first chorus of every track has both the solo and the rhythm Guitar and the rest of the choruses have just the rhythm Guitar for you to jam along with. The notation for each tune includes a jazz solo written out in notation and tablature and also a chord chart. Includes access to online audio.

Learn to channel improvisational impulses into great solos with this amazing book and CD by outstanding jazz performer and educator, Mark Dziuba. Topics are thoroughly explained and organized into three main categories: instruction in the harmonic and melodic structures of jazz, discussions of practical application, and conceptual issues. Complex subjects are taught with an engaging and friendly style, so things like melodic and rhythmic motifs, phrasing, development, guide tones, chromaticism and functional harmony are easy and enjoyable to learn. This is a must-have book for all jazz guitarists that will be used for years to come. 144 pages. / Guitare

Par FRACKENPOHL DAVE. Ce livre présente du matériel qui améliorera le guitariste intermédiaire le jouer et orchestres de parties de guitare de big band, tout en augmentant leurs connaissances de l'instrument en même temps. Une vaste exercices portant sur les différentes qualités de la corde et les voicings correspondants sont inclus, ainsi que des articles sur la lecture, l'improvisation et parties de guitare échantillon big band. -CD inclus avec des enregistrements d'exercices select - section spéciale sur le style de Freddie Greene - raccourcis et des conseils sur les accords de substitution - conseils pour jouer sur une progression de blues - Section sur l'interprétation des marquages d'articulation / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Jazz - Rhythm/Backup / Recueil / Guitare

Sample improvised lines turnarounds comping patterns and much more are provided with standard notation tab and diagrams in this easy to read and understand wall chart. The basics and essentials of playing jazz guitar arecompiled in one chart for aspiring jazz guitarists to learn from each day. Pick a lick a day (or week) and guitarists will be playing authentic jazz ideas in no time at all. A stunning photo of a beautiful archtop guitar makesthis chart functional as well as beautiful for hanging where guitarists practice. Note: The sample for this product is an image of the entire chart. It may take a while to load.

The idea behind this book is to provide the progressive guitarist with a comprehensive overview of chordal structures on the guitar fingerboard. Starting with triads, then working through 7th and 9th chords and further extensions, chord substitution relationships and practical examples over standard chord progression, the book presents a chordal concept based on logic rather than just memorized shapes. In addition the book includes complete guitar arrangements of: Georgia, Body And Soul, In Your Own Sweet Way, All Blues, Secret Love (John Scofield interpretation), Very Early (Bill Frisell interpretation), Lakes and Omaha Celebration by Pat Metheny, and Costa Del Sol, Expressions, Three, The Gift, and Stairway by Peter O´Mara. This book will make it easier for today´s guitarists to understand the complex chordal structures used in contemporary jazz.