A Chordal Concept for Jazz Guitar

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.

Modal Improvisation and Melodic Construction in the Flamenco Environment-The definitive comprehensive explanation of both the harmonic and melodic aspects of flamenco! Flamenco Improvisation - Modal Improvisation and Melodic Construction in the Flamenco Environment by famed guitarist Enrique Vargas.This volume deals with the main flamenco modes extracted from the Arabic modal system Maqam. First the concept of tetrachordal modal construction is introduced. The ten main flamenco modes are explained and the concept of advanced horizontal left-hand fingerings for guitar is introduced. Since modern flamenco harmony is heavily influenced by jazz the concept of harmonic substitutions is introduced. Different types of harmonicsubstitutions are analysed and four types of cadences are explained. The use of ???add chords??? in flamenco tonalities is presented and various examples of traditional flamenco forms are harmonized with a detailed explanation of the harmonic substitutions being applied. Appendix I contains 55 licks in the main flamenco modes. These licks are harmonized and each come with complete guitar fingerings. Appendix II is a complete thesaurus of the flamenco modes in all of their vertical and horizontal guitar fingerings and are written in every flamenco tonality.

This publication simultaneously teaches harmonic sheet music melodies rhythms and the bass lines for every piece of music. In terms of jazz your Guitar will become the ultimate instrument just from the techniques and concepts taught. Topics approached include: understanding the interactive assimilation of harmony and melody bass line development chordal enrichment four part harmonies and composition for solo Guitar. All these concepts are an ample example for practice and make up compositions of traditional melodies.