Sax Scales, Chords and Solos

The Scale/Mode Approach-Expand the creative breadth of your soloing! Since its original publication in 1974 Improvisation For Saxophone - The Scale/Mode Approach has been a treasured improvisation resource for players worldwide. Thesestep-by-step exercises and explanations will help you develop your ear and improve your soloing technique. You will learn the intimate relationships between modes and chords practising licks and solos that grow out of theirunderlying harmonies and sound natural for the tune.You will learn:How to use the distinctive qualities associated with modes and scales for more expressive soloing Relationships between scales and chordsLickstypical of each mode and scaleSolos built on the different modes and scalesHow to improvise over common Jazz progressionsAndy McGhee has taught at Berklee since 1966 before which he toured with Lionel Hampton andWood Herman. He has taught thousands how to improvise including luminaries such as Bill Pierce Javon Jackson Donald Harrison Antonio Hart Richie Cole Greg Osby Jaleel Shaw and Ralph Moore.

Lots of guitar players know several scales but how many really know what to do with them? With Guitarist's Guide to Scales Over Chords you'll learn how to apply the most commonly used scales in a musical manner. This book examines how scales and chords are closely linked and how this relationship is key to crafting memorable intelligent solos. If you've been stuck in a pentatonic rut or you feel that you're constantly relying on the same old patterns this is the book for you! The book covers 14 scales in detail and the online audio contains 99 tracks including 15 backing track progressions for practice.

Hal Leonard Student Piano Library-A piano method to please students teachers and parents! The Hal Leonard Student Piano Library is clear concise and carefully graded. Perfect for private and group tuition.Piano Lessons Book 5 covers F major andD minor scales and chords D major and B minor scales and chords B flat major and G minor scales and putting the scales chords and triads all together. CD also available.About this series: When music excites ourinterest and imagination we eagerly put our hearts into learning it. The music in the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library encourages practise progress confidence and success. The series offers: a variety of styles andmoods; natural rhythmic flow singable melodies and lyrics; teacher accompaniments; improvisation; instrumental accompaniments through CD or MIDI files; realistic pacing which is challenging without being overwhelming; clear andconcise presentation of concepts which allows room for a teacher's individual approach; uncluttered page layout; basic theory and technique covered. There are five stages to the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library eachof which is associated with a Piano Lessons Book (and accompanying CD) a Piano Solos Book (and accompanying CD) a Piano Practice Games Book a Piano Theory Workbook and a set of Music Flash Cards. Practice Record and Teacher'sPlanner are also available.

The Foundation of Effective Bass Lines-As a Bass player scales will be no stranger to you. You'll likely be used to practicing them up and down in different sequences and in different keys to improve your chops but do you really know how to apply them in a musical way?With the Bassist's Guide To Scales Over Chords you'll learn how these two topics are intertwined in a logical and fundamental manner. This key concept is paramount in learning how to create and improvise functional and memorable Bass lines or solos reliably time and again.If you're stuck in a root-note rut or find yourself always coming back to the same old tired patterns this book is for you. Itincludes 136 audio tracks and 17 extended backing tracks for download or streaming online.

No more trouble with whole- and half-time calculations no more bother with scale transpositions and thumb-under passages either. This coursebook provides 2-octave keyboard diagrams for every existing scale (be it major minor pentatonic blues melodic minor harmonic minor or natural minor) and what's more for every existing key - specified for each hand separately. It also provides sample chords over which these scales (solos improvisations or melodies) may be played and brief instructions for their use. The DVD attached to the coursebook makes learning even easier. It shows you all the scales in every key and additionally offers a simultaneousanimation on a virtual Piano keyboard. The above-average backing tracks on the CD give you the opportunity to put the newly-learned scales into practice - in every key and in every musical style(!)

The user-friendly CD & book package packed with riffs licks & tricks you can learn now... and easily incorporate into your own playing style.Much more than just another book of licks Fast Forward Lead Guitar Solos isa new approach that will teach you how to make great solos of your own. Learn about pentatonic scales intervals and bends and how notes fit over different chords. Understand how space rhythm and harmony all contribute to alead solo. Try complete solos in a variety of styles from ballads to Britpop.

Saxophone Method. A comprehensive workbook of scales and chords necessary to the development of playing technique... together with selected alto sax solos emphasizing the technical principles presented.

Description This book delves deeply into playing in various keys and positions and Mel Bay’s musical thought process. Scales, chords and their inversions in the relative major/minor keys of C/A minor G /E minor, F/D minor, D/B minor, A/F# minor, B-flat/G minor, A-flat/F, and D-flat/B-flat minor are reviewed or presented for the first time. The author progressively introduces the theory behind diminished seventh and augmented chords with chord etudes and expertly arranged solos and duets interspersed. Includes exercises in reading melodic lines in the third, fourth and fifth positions as well as all chord forms in the second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh, and ninth positions. Concludes with the Cycle of Keys in fourths and fifths. Written in standard notation only. On completion of this book you’ll be well on your way to becoming an accomplished guitarist, with two grades yet to go!

Start playing the blues and jam like the all-time greats! This addition to the bestselling 'For Dummies' series lets you recreate the sounds of the blues masters - without reading music! Covering a variety of blues styles from acoustic to electric from Mississippi Delta and Chicago to blues rock it shows step by step how to play blues scales chords riffs progressions and solos. Filled with charts photos musical examples from blues masters and tips on equipment selection and care the book also features a companion CD with play-along exercises songs riffs chords and MP3 files. Discover how to:Select the right guitar and accessoriesDevelop correct hand position and posture Explore acoustic and electric styles Tune your axe Play like a pro and improvise leads.

Clear and easy-to-follow the Progressive: Metal Guitar Method teaches all of the basics of metal Guitar playing.This volume covers both rhythm and lead and introduces essential techniques such ashammer-ons pull-offs bends and tapping. Essential scales chords rhythms and timing are demonstrated along with music theory as it relates to metal Guitar.This book is accompanied by a CD containing recordings of all ofthe featured examples complete with backing tracks so you can hear how the songs should sound when perfected.An essential reference for any metal guitarist the Progressive: Metal Guitar Method containsmany great sounding licks and solos and classic metal sounds. Selected licks and solos from this title are used in the Essential Metal Guitar iPhone and iPad app now available from the iTunes store.

In this 102 minute (1 hour and 42 minutes) instructional DVD video Tim May and Dan Miller teach you how to find the chord progression and melody to any vocal song or instrumental tune by ear and then they show you how to embellishthat melody in order to create your own interesting and tasteful guitar solo. The techniques covered in Tim and Dan's unique and effective approach include: - Finding the chords by ear - Finding the melody by ear - Playing the melody and adding harmonic and rhythmic content by learning the basic 'Carter Style' approach - Learning how to 'supercharge' the Carter style by examining how to subdivide the beat with strumming variations andneighboring single string articulations adding crosspicking and using a 'toggle note' or drone string. - Learning how to use straight scale runs to embellish the melody - Learning how to use 'folded scales' -Learning how to apply the cross picking technique - Learning how to apply the use of harmonized scales in the form of double-stops and harmonized scale runs - Learning how to integrate all of the above and embellish allof the above with slides pull-offs hammer-ons slides and bends