Includes major and minor scales, in all key signatures, with fingering plus all triad and 7th chords associated with those scales. Major and minor scale modes in all key signatures. Chromatic, diminished and whole tone scales.
All triad based chords from every note with all alterations from triad through 7th, 9th, 11th to 13th chords.
A useful reference guide for students, teachers, improvisers and composers.

Item Number: M0.30865EB

ISBN 9781513455013.

The Essential Classical Guitar Scale Book can be used by all guitarists no matter where you are on your path to mastering the instrument. For the teacher and student, this book is essential because it is a complete and codified scale system that can be used to learn proper finger placement, coordination, music theory, practice techniques, and a general knowledge of the guitar fretboard. In addition to the traditional 2 and 3 octave scales, modes, whole tone, and diminished scales are covered. Useful practice schedules for mastery are also included. Work on theory, sight reading, tone, synchronization, speed, legato and more while keeping scale practice fresh.

ISBN 9781609742782. As staff guitarist on the Mike Douglas Show for nearly 20 years and close to 30 years as Chairperson of the Guitar Department at the Philadelphia University of Arts, Bob adds to your sound palette as he presents the major, Dorian, Mixolydian, diminished, Lydian, whole tone scales and more. He paints solid musical examples on chordal backgrounds. Standard notation with string indications and fingerings added.

ISBN 9781609748500. This is a very valuable study and reference book for the bass player. Four different scale and chordal arpeggio forms are shown for each major, minor, and dominant seventh chord. In each key the basic I-IV-V7 chord progression is shown in four different locations on the bass fingerboard. Also included are whole tone and chromatic scales. Finally, numerous movable chordal arpeggio forms are presented on 12 types of chords.

ISBN 9781619116405. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Rob MacKillop presents 20 wonderful fingerstyle blues arrangements and compositions in DADGAD tuning. The styles covered in this book include country blues, boogie woogie left-hand piano blues, early jazz blues, gut-bucket blues and modal blues. Great traditional songs are included such as St. James Infirmary Blues, St. Louis Blues, C. C. Rider and more, alongside 15 full-length studies. The book begins with easy arrangements, progressing to intermediate and more advanced ones - in short, these blues studies will improve your technique through playable 12-bar tunes. A wide array of chord and scale fingerings are also provided, including pentatonic minor and major scales, blues scales, diminished arpeggios and scales, 7th chords, whole-tone scales and the super Locrian mode and much more! All the tunes presented have accompanying audio recorded by Rob MacKillop and are available to download.

ISBN 9781619119758.

An in-depth study of contemporary bass technique by highly acclaimed jazz bassist, Bernard Brunel. This book of exercises completes and compliments Mel Bay's Complete Book of Bass Essentials. Subjects covered in the 5 lesson divisions include: finger studies, patterns and exercises on major modes, harmonic minor modes, melodic minor modes, harmonic major modes and the diminished and whole-tone scales. Each lesson includes fretboard diagrams of the mode or scale used as well as standard notation to help the student develop good reading skills.