Paperback. Contains detailed explanations and exercises on virtually everything a guitarist needs to start playing jazz with others, including different categories of chord voicings, comping tips for being in a rhythm section, plus scale and chord construction. The ultimate jazz guitar reference book, it also features charts for classic jazz tunes to work on, ways to approach practicing jazz, right hand picking techniques, overall jazz theory and tips on developing solo chops by using riffs and pieces of familiar melodies. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The Guitarist's Introduction to Jazz (Paperback)
Publisher: Sher Music Co ,U.S.
Publication Date: 2019
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0997661747
ISBN 13: 9780997661743
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Contains detailed explanations and exercises on virtually everything a guitarist needs to start playing jazz with others, including different categories of chord voicings, comping tips for being in a rhythm section, plus scale and chord construction. The ultimate jazz guitar reference book, it also features charts for classic jazz tunes to work on, ways to approach practicing jazz, right hand picking techniques, overall jazz theory and tips on developing solo chops by using riffs and pieces of familiar melodies.

Contents:

Part one: rhythm guitar voicings

Chapter 1 - three-note shell voicings

Chapter 2 - four-note rhythm guitar voicings

Part two: comp voicings and melody voicings

Chapter 3 - converting rhythm voicings to comp voicings

Chapter 4 - some examples of comping using the voicings

Part three: developing vocabulary for soloing from melodies

Chapter 5 - riff melodies on 12-bar blues

- bags groove

- blues in the closet

Chapter 6 - riff melodies on tunes that are not 12-bar blues

- lester leaps in

- seven come eleven

- a smooth one

- salute to charlie Christian

Chapter 7 - using quotes from popular melodies

Chapter 8 - using vocabulary from bebop tunes

- swedish pastry

- crazeology

- mayreh

- quicksilver

- room 608

Part four: basic theory and technique for jazz guitar

Chapter 9 - introduction to scales

Chapter 10 arpeggios

Chapter 11 modes

Chapter 12 - wrap-up

Appendix a: some definitions

Appendix b: chord names and chord symbols primer

Appendix c: chord types primer

Notes: further notes

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