Jazz Guitar: Volume 1

By Bill Farrish

Volume I in the Jazz Guitar Series.It deals with the fundamentals of jazz guitar and was written to help musicians who already have a basic knowledge of functional harmony and are in what I call the "just do it" phase of learning.Topics covered are: Major and minor scales, Basic modes, Long and short arpeggios. Fingerings and exercises are also given to help develop technique. The second section deals with fingerboard harmony and includes topics from basic diatonic function, turn-arounds secondary dominants and tritone substitutions in a workbook form.The purpose of this book is to help you develop the technique and the basic harmonic skills needed to function as a jazz guitarist. Included are pages for you to fill in chord voicings for the exercises other keys. NOTHING IN THIS BOOK IS OF A THEORETICAL NATURE. It contains real world, commonly used techniques in the performance of jazz. Much of the material can also be applied to other styles of music.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 154327675X
• ISBN13: 9781543276756
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"