Ever wonder what those chromatic notes are that jazz, rock and fusion guitar players use when they are not playing scales and arpeggios? Want to get that jazz sound where you can play a melody without chords and hear the chord progression go by just based on the melody? Look no further. The 24 chapters of this book cover all aspects of using this more advanced way of playing called approach notes. It gives you a way to organize your practice of these approach notes but it doesn't stop there. It gives you all the fingerings for 13 different arpeggios in 4 positions on the guitar. If includes all the upper four string chord voicings so you can bring your funk, R + B, and jazz chord playing to another level. It also demystifies Passing diminished scales and gives you a detailed list of how chords and scales interact. A Chord Reharmonization is also included to show you how you can change chord progressions to make them more interesting and dynamic. A must own for any guitarist that wants to understand the advanced knowledge that most progressive rock, fusion and jazz players posses. 150 Page book

This edition comes with no CD. You must purchase either the associated CD separately or digitally download the CD from an on-line vendor. Otherwise this book is exactly the same as the book/CD edition.Just as an artist must know every color in order to create a beautiful painting, a musician must know and hear all the notes of the musical "palette" in order to create good music. This ear training method has been developed to teach the student how to hear the way musical sounds are organized within a key. With proper application, the student will be able to: . Recognize notes without depending on an instrument. . Identify which notes other musicians are playing. . Instantly know what key a chord progression is in. . Sing or transcribe the notes in a given melody. These are all invaluable tools for both playing and composing music. It takes time to develop a truly exceptional ear. This book presents a long-term process, whereby pitch perception can be steadily and significantly improved. The basic concepts of how to use this method are followed by many pages of exercises making this book a lifelong companion.All exercises in this book should be used with the aforementioned separately available audio CD. This CD has the same title as this book. The audio portion of this book is also available in MP3 format. Both formats can be purchased from various on-line vendors. A list of recommended vendors can be found on the muse-eek.com website. This book is a required text at New York University and Princeton University and is recommended for music students ages 13 and up.

Do you want to finally clear up any misunderstandings about the Major, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian scales? Do you want to see how they fit with chord progressions and see a step by step process for applying them to the guitar? Here is the book that will demystify these modes for you through simple targeted exercises that apply these scales directly to the guitar. You will also learn about the diatonic chords contained in all these scales which will greatly help your ability to understand chord progressions and get you on the path to writing your own progressions. This book also continues with chord theory exercises that were started in the New York Guitar Method Primer Book One book. These theory exercises concentrate on 7th chords and apply this information directly to the guitar fretboard which is crucial to making music theory second nature. All the commonly used 7th chord voicings are included with some truly effective ways to get these chords memorized fast. The most commonly found Barre Chords for thirteen different chord types which includes; Major 7th, Minor 7th, Dominant 7th, -7b5, Dom7sus4 Diminished7, MinorMajor7, Major7#11, Major7#5, Dominant7b5, Dominant7#5, Major 6th, Minor 6th are also covered. Simple chord progressions are presented to help you apply these newly learned chords. If you have 1/2 hour a day and really want to improve the nuts and bolts of guitar playing this is the book for you. 151 Page book

The New York Guitar Method series is structured to enable a total beginner to learn the tools necessary to become a master musician from the ground up. This Primer Book One should be used as a first step toward New York Guitar Method Primer Book Two and Primer Ensemble Book Two. All three books are prerequisites for students entering NYU as a jazz guitar major and for students wishing to go to the New York Guitar Summer Program at NYU.

"Set Theory for Improvisation Ensemble Method" is a series of books exploring the relationships of post tonal theory to contemporary improvisation. The series includes a theory book and several ensemble books. The theory book gives the underlying information on how each pitch class set can be applied to contemporary improvisation while the ensemble method gives examples of applying this information in the form of etudes.

Although this book is about learning to read on the guitar, at its heart it is much more. If you feel that your rhythm isn't up to par, your understanding of how to apply scales to chord progressions needs improvement, your fretboard knowledge of notes is weak or your ability to read chord charts is hit or miss then this is the book for you. Each of the 24 chapters takes you through a series of exercises to improve all these crucial aspects of your guitar playing. These time tested exercises are highly targeted and with a short 1/2 hour commitment each day you can truly transform your guitar playing. As Joe Satriani says "If you are going to study, study with a jazz player." This book is the next best thing and will really improve your rhythm, time, form, fretboard knowledge, and understanding of the application of 22 different scales to chord progressions. If that is your goal then look no further. 491 Page book

For the intermediate to advanced jazz, rock, heavy metal or blues guitarist who wants a BLACK BELT in scales - this is the Holy Grail you have been searching for...
Break out of the box go way beyond just scales and their fingering patterns forget about buying every new Shred video that comes out. This book gives you the theory behind all the cool licks you ever wanted to learn and also includes Modal Sequencing with Rhythmic Permutations to give you kick-ass scale ideas.
From the 22 most important scales to the 2048 alternate scales this isn't just a collection of scales; its an in-depth method for raising your musicianship through understanding how scales interface with every aspect of music.
This book will:
Expand you palette of scales.
Demonstrate how to use scales in chord progressions are interrelated and how to use your ear to distinguish these relationships.
Help you understand the 22 most used scales in improvisation.
Show how adding notes to a chord will affect the scale you choose.
Show you how to add accents to your playing to give it a more rhythmic sound.
PLUS, give you 2048 scale possibilities to give your playing more variation and excitement... music theory exercises that apply these scales directly to the guitar via guitar diagrams... and common chord progressions that use these scales.
You will discover:
How to add articulations such as hammer-ons, pull-offs, staccato and legato notes, slides and vibrato to make your improvisations tastier.
How to apply arpeggios, use cycles, the right scale for any chord.
How guide tones, common chord substitutions, and slash chords work.
This book really gives you everything you need to master scales, chords, music theory, slash chords, modal sequencing, polyrhythmic feel, and rhythmic permutation of scales.
This book demystifies all of these subjects and then goes way beyond.
Need further information? Here's a list of the books contents:
(Take a deep breath)
The following scales and their theory are covered:
Major
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Locrian
Melodic Minor Ascending
Dorian b2
Lydian b7
Mixolydian b6
Locrian Natural 2
Altered
Diminished
Symmetrical
Whole Tone
Harmonic Minor
Mixolydian b2b6
Major Pentatonic
Minor Pentatonic
Blues
Added tensions for the following Chords:
Major7
Minor7
Dominant7
Dominant7sus4
Minor7b5
Diminished7
MinorMajor7
Major7#5
In-Depth coverage of:
Articulations
Hammer-Ons
Pull-Offs
Slides Below
Slides Above
Bends
Pre-Bends
Vibrato
Accents
Staccato
In-Depth look Modal Sequences using:
2 Note Modal Sequencing-Seconds
2 Note Modal Sequencing-Thirds
2 Note Modal Sequencing-Fifths
2 Note Modal Sequencing-Sixths
2 Note Modal Sequencing-Sevenths
3 Note Modal Sequencing
4 Note Modal Sequencing
The following Musical Concepts are covered:
Finding the Right Scale
Finding the Natural Scale Sound
Thinking the Way You Hear
Ditonic Scales
Tritonic Scales
Tetratonic Scales
Pentatonic Scales
Hexatonic Scales
Heptatonic Scales
Octatonic Scales
Nonatonic Scales
Decatonic Scales
Hendecatonic Scales
Dodecatonic Scales
List of 2,048 Scales
Slash Chords
Regular Chords and Slash Chords
Slash Chord Possibilities
Reharmonization Theory
Adding Tensions
After this book, you will definitely have a black belt in Scales

"Sonic Resource Guide" is a reference book for the application of set theory principles to jazz improvisation. It is meant for the musician who wants to explore new sounds for improvisation or composition.The aim of "Sonic Resource Guide" is to bridge the gap between highly mathematical pitch class theory books and the often limited scope of jazz improvisation methods by demonstrating various musical relationships that an improviser can use to create fresh sounding musical content.The book reduces note relationships down to two hundred and twenty prime forms. Endless combinations of notes can be derived from these prime forms which are commonly referred to as pitch class sets.The various melodic and harmonic relationships of these pitch class sets are listed to help a musician locate and utilize these relationships within their own playing. Along with each pitch class set is a listing of possible related jazz chords.Where appropriate a listing of all three and four note chords can be found to aid in creating varied and unique harmonic pallettes, as well as three, four, six and eight note subset relationships to help in exploring subset based musical ideas.Jazz musicians will find this book user friendly because all relationships are listed as both pitch names and scale degrees. Set theory students will find each pitch class set is also expressed in its prime form.An index containing a simplified set list is also included to help in locating a prime form's scales from any note combination. There is also a brief theory section exploring some of the uses of the information presented. Further books will explore these theoretical relationships in depth.