Jazz Guitar Improvisation Using Pentatonic Chord Scales

• ARTICLES BASED ON BOOK:

  "Dorian Pentatonic Scale", Just Jazz Guitar Magazine (February 2007), No. 50, pp. 53-59).

1. Figure 3.3: mp3 example 1
2. Figure 3.3: mp3 example 2
3. Figure 3.3: mp3 example 3
4. Figure 3.3: mp3 example 4

"Shredding Giant Steps With The Basic Pentatonic Scale", Just Jazz Guitar (February 2009), No. 58, pp. 43-50.

1. Ex. 4: Pentatonic Scale Exercise at 100 bpm
2. Ex. 4: Pentatonic Scale Exercise at 200 bpm
3. Ex. 5: Pentatonic Solo at 100 bpm
4. Ex. 5: Pentatonic Solo at 200 bpm

"Diminished Scales Not Useful For Diminished Chords (Part 1)", Just Jazz Guitar Magazine (February 2010), No. 62, pp. 86-95, www.justjazzguitar.com).

1. Example 3: C Major Blues Pentatonic Scale For Ebdim7 (bIIIdim7)
2. Example 4: C Major Blues Pentatonic Scale For bIIIdim7 (Ebdim7) in Turnaround Measure 4

"Spicing Up the Jazz Turnaround", Jazz Inside Magazine (formally Jazz Improv Magazine),Volume 8, Number 4, Winter 2010 (http://jazzinsidemagazine.com/publications/magazine/volume8/summer-2009).

1. Example 1 slow
2. Example 1 medium
3. Example 2 slow
4. Example 2 medium
5. Example 3 slow
6. Example 3 medium
7. Example 4 slow
8. Example 4 medium

• BOOK DESCRIPTION

  A Review of the Book

  Introduction and Overview of Approach

  Example of solo over chord changes to "Misty" using this system (click here).

  Chapters:

  • Basic Minor/Major Pentatonic Scales
  • Ionian Pentatonic Scale
  • Dorian Pentatonic Scale
  • Phrygian Pentatonic Scale
  • Lydian Pentatonic Scale
  • Mixolydian Pentatonic Scale
  • Aeolian Pentatonic Scale
  • Locrian Pentatonic Scale
  • Mixolydian b9 Pentatonic Scale
  • Lydian Dominant Pentatonic Scale
  • Minor/Major Blues Pentatonic Scale
  • Substituting Pentatonic Scales
  • Symmetrical and Other Pentatonic Scales
  • Pentatonics for Jazz Chord Progressions
  • II-V Progressions
  • II-V-I Progressions
  • IIm7b5-V7-Im Progressions,
  • The Blues
  • Rhythm Changes
  • Standards
  • Coltrane Changes Approach

  Click Here For Updated ERRATA sheet for the book

   

• COURSE DESCRIPTION