Joseph Alexander

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Guitar Scales in Context Guitar Scales in Context goes further than every other scale dictionary available: it provides you with backing tracks and licks for every one of the essential 18 scales and modes that it covers. With over 50 backing tracks included, each scale is analysed, discussed and shown in the five most commonly used patterns. Each scale shape is given with a corresponding chord, triad and arpeggio pattern to help you build and memorise the scale, both physically and aurally. Each scale has an extensive information page giving examples of its use and a description of its unique character. Finally, so you can experience how each scale sounds and feels, three live-recorded example licks are given so you can instantly put the scales into musical context. Guitar Scales in Context is essential reading and practical application for anyone wanting to develop their fretboard skills, music theory and aural awareness. Scales Covered Include: The Major Scale The Dorian Mode The Phrygian Mode The Lydian Mode The Mixolydian Mode The Aeolian Mode The Locrian Mode The Minor Pentatonic (Blues) Scale The Major Pentatonic (Blues) Scale The Melodic Minor Mode The Lydian Dominant Mode The Altered Scale The Harmonic Minor Scale The Phrygian Dominant Mode The Mixolydian Bebop Scale The Dorian Bebop Scale The Half Whole Diminished Scale The Whole Tone Scale Scroll up to buy Guitar Scales in Context now.

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The Practical Guide to Modern Music Theory for Guitarists Second Edition Master Music Theory for Guitar While Playing and Hearing it in Context. Over 200 Notated Audio Examples! + Professional Backing Tracks Guitarists are often very guilty of 'collecting' musical theory without taking the time to learn to apply the information on their instrument. 'Modern Music Theory for Guitarists' combines cutting edge, up to date musical information with over 200 exercises and examples to help you internalise and master the most important concepts in modern guitar playing. There are also bespoke, professional backing tracks from Guitar Techniques Magazine's Quist Know What's Important There are so many sources of information out there these days it's hard to know where to begin and what's important when it comes to applying music theory to the guitar. This book has been designed to take you on a journey from essential first principles through to complex, exciting musical ideas while all the time teaching you the musical application of each concept. Essential Knowledge and Musical Skills The Complete Guide to Modern Music Theory begins with the formation of the Major scale and builds steadily from the concepts taught in the first few chapters to help you master, hear and apply all the essential theory used today. Topics Covered Theory topics covered include Major and Minor Scale Construction, Harmonisation and How to Name Chords Constructing Chord Progressions, Modulation and Chord Qualities Complete Study of Modes with real world examples. Modes deconstructed into Intervallic and Three and Four Note Soloing Approaches plus Pentatonic Substitutions A 'Cheat Sheet' of the most common soloing approaches to save you hours in the practice room Guitar Licks for each mode + Professional Backing Tracks Check Out 60+ Positive Reviews Below! "Joseph Alexander writes in a very clear and concise style that is easy to follow." - Just one of the many Amazon reviews Scroll Up to Buy it Now Buy now to begin your journey into musical understanding and practical, musical application.

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Jazz Guitar Chord Mastery

Guitar Chords in Context Part One - Construction and Application“A complete guitar chord method that teaches you to build, understand and play every chord in modern music”. Not just another chord dictionary. Whether you're learning guitar for the first time, or you're looking for more insight into how guitar chords work,Guitar Chords in Context has the answers you're looking for. Instead of simply listing chord diagrams, this book teaches you in great detail how to construct and apply every chord type you'll ever come across. What's Included? Everything you need to understand and master the guitar neck is included, including over 110 audio examples and backing tracks that you can download for free from www.fundamental-changes.com. The book itself contains over 100 pages of clear, high resolution diagrams covering the construction of every common guitar chord type. There are three different essential voicings for each chord and plenty of information about the context in which it is used. How You Will Immediately Benefit: By understanding the theory behind the construction of each guitar chord type and learning where every interval lays on the fretboard, you will instantly see the guitar neck in a new way. You will quickly internalise the concept of guide tones and be able to use them to immediately construct any chord type you desire, anywhere on the neck. Short-cuts To Quickly Make You Musical: Build and play triads, 7th, 6th and altered dominant chords. Learn how to use substitutions to add diatonic extensions and chromatic alterations to chords. Understand and play guitar chords in a musical context, don't just learn a list of complex voicings When you have read Guitar Chords in Context you will see and understand the guitar neck in a whole new light. In fact, you will never need a traditional 'chord dictionary' again. You will quickly be able to find the musical voicings that work for you - every time. Guitar Chords in Context Includes: Three voicings of every important chord type, along with their theory, construction and use in music 100+ pages and over 110 audio examples to download for free A complete, useful and musical way to master chords for guitar It's easy, systematic, fun and reliable. Click “Look Inside” to find out more or scroll up to buy it now.

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This compilation brings together three best-selling books that will help you master the essential rudiments of playing the guitar; Technique, Theory and the Application of all the Essential Scales in Music. At over 285 pages, this book contains over 400 notated audio examples and 60 backing tracks that demonstrate every technique, lick and scale clearly in a musical context. Beginners to very advanced players will all find plenty of ideas, techniques and musical vocabulary to keep them improving for years. Complete Technique for Modern Guitar destroys the notion that aspiring players must spend all their practice time accelerating through progressively more difficult and obscure exercises. This book focuses on only the exercises that most quickly develop the fundamental four areas of guitar technique: Picking, Legato, Playing in time, and expression. It contains over 200 essential, digestible, exercises to help you master the guitar with comprehensive coverage of picking, legato, rhythm and expressive techniques. The Practical Guide to Modern Music Theory for Guitarists is a complete and practical music theory course for guitarists takes you on a journey starting from simple major scale construction, its 3 and 4 note harmonisations, and common chord sequences, to a massively deep and structured dissection of all the modes of the major scale. The seven modes are broken down into their constituent intervals, triads, arpeggios and Pentatonic scales, with each theoretical approach discussed and analysed and bought to life with over 200 notated examples, licks and professional backing tracks. After the many soloing possibilities are discussed for each mode, the author's favourite sounds are given as a concise list of recommended approaches. This will save you many hours of practice time, and provide solid starting point to explore the best of each tonality. Guitar Scales in Context goes further than every other scale dictionary available: it provides you with backing tracks and licks for every one of the essential eighteen scales and modes that it covers. With over fifty backing tracks included, each scale is analysed, discussed and shown in the five most commonly used patterns. Each scale shape is given with a corresponding chord, triad and arpeggio pattern to help you build and memorise the scale, both physically and aurally.

The Complete Technique, Theory and Scales Compilation for Guitar

STUART. ALEXANDER RYAN (JOSEPH.)

Are you ready to master the Soul rhythm guitar skills that defined three generations? Discover where Gospel meets R&B Soul is one of the most important skills any guitarist can master. It's an essential genre that combines the best elements of Gospel, R&B and Jazz into the dance music that fuelled Motown, Atlantic and Stax records. In fact, Soul is still one of the most influential styles inspiring today's cutting-edge guitarists like Mark Lettieri and Cory Wong. The pioneers of Soul guitar carved out a unique style that combined well-crafted guitar parts with immense rhythm and groove. Learning these Soul guitar parts will not only make you an excellent rhythm player, it'll show you how the guitar should function in any tight band. The Soul Rhythm Guitar Book Playing like an authentic Soul guitarist means reaching for new voicings and learning how to sit perfectly in your band. Fortunately, Soul guitar maestro Stuart Ryan is here to show you how. Soul Guitar Skills You'll Master - Effective three-note chord shapes that will cut through a band mix - Essential "Drop 2" chords up and down the neck - The essential chord progressions of Soul, Pop, Funk and Motown - How to use richer 9th, 11th and 13 chords appropriately The Art of Soul Guitar Groove No guitarist gets hired just for their chord knowledge - you've got develop great feel and groove too. The Soul Rhythm Guitar Book teaches you the art of great chord phrasing and how to lock-in seamlessly with the band... In fact, you'll become the complete in the pocket guitarist player using space and syncopation to build the groove. Hooks and Fills Session guitar pro Stuart Ryan also gives you a wealth of chord embellishment tricks and techniques to spice up your rhythm parts. You'll master the iconic techniques of Soul guitar pioneers such as Steve Cropper, Cornell Dupree, Wah Wah Watson and Jimmy Nolan (James Brown) who have played on thousands of hits and billions of streams. Bring it on Home Along with over 120 musical examples, all your new skills are brought together in four original Soul tracks you can learn, along with complete backing tracks. In these pages you'll discover everything you need to become the complete Soul musician - from the essential chord voicings and groove of Soul, the 3rds and 6ths melodies of Steve Cropper, right through to the Funking rhythmic stylings of Jimmy Nolan. It's time to Get Ready, Move on Up, and become the ultimate Soul Man (or Woman!) with The Soul Rhythm Guitar Book. Buy It Now

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Chris Zoupa

Chris Zoupa's straightforward guide to guitar modes for rock, shred and metal. Learn how to make great music with the modes and avoid cliched, boring scales. Learn licks in the style of Kirk Hammett, Michael Paget, Slash, Alexi Laiho, Paul Gilbert and many more!

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Martin Taylor

Learn Martin Taylor's Jazz Guitar Arrangements of 10 Beautiful Christmas Carols Christmas Carols for Guitar, arranged by a master of Chord Melody. "These ten jazz guitar arrangements of my favourite Christmas carols have been a labour of love that began in 2019. There's something about the simplicity of the harmony and melody of these tunes that presents a unique challenge to someone used to reaching for the rich chords and melodic twists of jazz standards. On one level, these Christmas songs are simply perfect performance pieces to play for your family and friends. On another level, as a student you'll discover my playing laid bare. If you ever wanted to learn how I approach altering the harmony of a song, these Christmas carols for guitar will provide you with great insight into my creative process." -Dr Martin Taylor MBE From the delicate, exposed vulnerability of O Come All Ye Faithful to the Blues stylings of Jingle Bells; from the jazz harmonies of We Wish You a Merry Christmas, to the extended creative vamps of We Three Kings, there's something for everyone in this collection of accessible chord melody arrangements for guitar. Complete with full notation, tablature, audio and insights into each piece from Martin, you'll discover a whole new versatile repertoire of Christmas songs, arranged for jazz guitar, along with genuine musical techniques that you can apply to any song you learn. Learn These Beautiful Christmas Carols for Guitar - O Come All Ye Faithful - All Through the Night - Auld Lang Syne - Silent Night - We Three Kings - Jingle Bells - Deck the Hall - O Little Town of Bethlehem - Away in a Manger - We Wish You a Merry Christmas This book comes with a free audio download of Martin playing each of the 10 Christmas songs live from his studio - so it's like getting a whole album of his virtuoso playing into the bargain. If you want to discover how a virtuoso guitarist approaches a simple melody and turns it into a wonderous work of art, Martin Taylor's Christmas Carols for Jazz Guitar is a sneak peek behind the curtain of his genius. Buy it now.

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Christmas Songs For Jazz Guitar

Daryl Kellie

Discover Travis Picking for Guitar in 12 Progressive Pieces The Guitar Travis Picking Song Book is your guide to the art of Travis picking. If you've ever heard the late, great Chet Atkins, your first thought was probably that you were listening to twoguitars playing. Surely, he must have overdubbed these complex syncopated melodies, chords and basslines?! But when you discovered he was playing all the parts simultaneously, you had to pick up your jaw from the floor... This is how most people's obsession with Travis picking begins! This Travis picking song book provides an insight into the art of Travis picking for guitar using study pieces in the style of the Travis picking greats: from Merle Travis (the man who pioneered this technique), right through to modern virtuoso players like Tommy Emmanuel. In this book you'll learn to play twelve classic tunes, all arranged for Travis picking, and have each technique broken down step-by-step. You'll discover how to use a thumb pick to achieve the classic boom chicksound and create an authentic feel. The Guitar Travis Picking Songbook contains Travis picking arrangements of the following twelve songs, which will introduce huge variety into your repertoire: American Folk Medley New World Theme Waltzing Matilda Korobeiniki Limehouse Blues Air On The G String After You've Gone I'll See You In My Dreams Dinah Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy The Entertainer Rondo Alla Turca Each piece is broken down with the key techniques discussed in a brief introduction to the tune. Hear Travis Picking in Action! Download studio quality audio of all the full-length performance pieces to hear how every example should sound and gauge your progress. Buy it now and get ready to master Travis Picking for guitar

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The Guitar Travis Picking Songbook

Martin Taylor's 3 in 1 Jazz Guitar Method Compilation Three best-selling jazz guitar books in one definitive edition Beyond Chord Melody Walking Bass for Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing for Jazz Guitar Never before has so much jazz guitar insight been gathered together in one volume. With almost 300 pages and hundreds of musical examples, Martin Taylor takes you on a journey through his virtuoso approaches to chord melody guitar, combining basslines with chords, and how to really solo like a jazz guitar icon.

Martin Taylor Complete Jazz Guitar Method Compilation

Includes 25 Licks based around the four most common rock guitar scales; The Blues Scale, The Aeolian Mode, The Lydian Mode and the Mixolydian Mode. With 5 licks based around each of the 5 fretboard positions you always have great lines to play wherever you are on the guitar neck.

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100 Classic Rock Licks for Guitar goes way beyond every other 'boring' lick book, and teaches you 100 essential rock guitar licks in the style of the world's 20 greatest rock guitarists....

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Quickly learn how to solo over the 13 most essential chord progressions in jazz guitar using arpeggios, substitutions and chromatic approaches.

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Chord Tone Soloing for Jazz Guitar

Guitar Scales in Context goes way beyond any other scale dictionary available by providing you with backing tracks and licks for each of the essential 18 guitar scales and modes that it covers.

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