Syllabus

Lesson 1
Chord Tones

Motivic Improvisation
Harmonic Awareness: Importance of Knowing the Underlying Harmony
The Difference in Tonic and Dominant Harmony
Focus Practice Time on One Area of the Fretboard
Adding the 7th to the Root and 3rd

Lesson 2
Scales, Chords, and Arpeggios

Scales, Chords, and Arpeggios on Minor 7 Chords

Major 7 Arpeggios on Minor 7 Chords up a Minor Third: b3, 5, b7, 9
Major 7 Arpeggios on Minor 7 Chords down a Major Second: b7, 9, 11, 13
Melodic Minor Scales and Arpeggios on Minor 7 and Dominant 7 Chords
Dmin7(b5) and G7(b9) Scales, Chord Voicings, and Arpeggios

Lesson 3
Approach Notes on Major 7 Chords

Scales and Approaching Chord Tones: Major 7 Approaches

Chords Tones on One String and Introduction to the Entire Fretboard
Scale Tone from Above Approaches on Minor 7 Chords

Lesson 4
Approach Notes on Dom7 Chords and II,V,I Progressions

Dom7 Chords, Scales, and the Half Step below Approach to Chord Tones
Embellished Scale Tone from Above
Introduction to the II, V, I Progression

Lesson 5
Harmonic Minor and Minor II7(b5)/V7(b9b13) Intro

Explanation of Minor II7(b5) Chord

Multiple Uses of Minor IImin7(b5) Chord
Begin Use of V7(b9,b13) Chord and Harmonic Minor

Lesson 6
Harmonic Minor, Resolving Tension, How to Add Tension, Dominant 7(b9,b13) Drop-2
Chord Voicings

Harmonic Minor Patterns and Resolutions

Introduction to Adding Tension with Secondary Dominant Harmony
V7(b9,b13) Chord and Harmonic Minor Scale

Lesson 7
The Dominant Bebop Scale

The Dominant 7 Bebop Scale (Relationship to Mixolydian Scale)

Starting the Dom7 Bebop Scale on the Third
Starting the Dom7 Bebop Scale on the Fifth and b7
Omitting the II Chord in a II/V Harmonic Progression
Great Performances: "Tune Up" Miles Davis Version, "Tune Up" Wes Montgomery
Version, "Tune Up" Sonny Rollins Version, "Giant Steps" John Coltrane
The Dominant 7 Bebop Scale and Maj7(#11) Chords and Harmonic Anticipation
Lesson 8
Transcription Basics

What is Transcription? How Is It Done?

Transcribing Short Phrases
Building a Jazz Library / Some Great Improvisors and Some of Their Techniques
Use of Harmonic Minor by Great Improvisors

Lesson 9
Learning the Jazz Repertoire

The Value of Knowing Repertoire

Five Songs Every Jazz Guitarist Should Know
Learning the Correct Chord Changes Through Listening

Lesson 10
The Minor 7 and Minor 6 Pentatonic Scales

The Minor 7th Pentatonic on Minor 7 Tonic Chords�Three Possibilities

The Minor 6 Pentatonic Scale and Its Usage

Lesson 11
Intervals and Triads in Improvisation

Thirds: History and Use

Arpeggiating the Major Scale in Thirds and Triadic Improvisation

Lesson 12
The Use of Space and Rhythm in Improvisation

The Importance of a Proper Time Feel and Space

Even Eighth Notes vs. "Swing Feel"

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Syllabus
Lesson 1
Major Modes & Chord Scales and Harmonic Minor Review

Major Modes and Learning the Fretboard

Fifth Mode of Harmonic Minor [7(b9b13)]
Dom7(b9 13)
Introduction to Transcription
Great Performances: "All the Things You Are" by Grant Green
Great Performances: Sonny Rollins Solo on "All the Things You Are"
Great Performances: John Scofield Solo on "All the Things You Are"
Lesson 2
Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale

Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale

Time Feel, Swing Feel, and Subdivision
Melodic Minor (1st mode), Melodic Minor Scale Rhythmic Subdivision
Lydian b7 Scale
The Locrian n2 Scale
The Altered Scale
Great Performances: Charlie Parker's "Moose the Mooch"
Lesson 3
Continuity: Across the Bar Line Phrasing
Creating Continuity via Scales, Intervals and Arpeggios across the Bar Line
Major Modes across the Bar Line
Harmonic Minor Mode 5 (Mixolydian b9b13) across the Bar Line
Melodic Minor across the Bar Line
Great Performances: Peter Bernstein Solo On "Eronel"
Lesson 4
Blues in Jazz Continued

Review Charlie Parker Blues Form

Bebop Scale Review
Harmonic Anticipation and the Bebop Scale
Adding Tension to Basic 12-Bar Blues with the Altered Scale and Harmonic Minor
Coltrane Blues Variations
Great Performances: John Coltrane's "Take The Coltrane"
Great Performances: Charlie Parker "Visa"
Great Performances: Wes Montgomery's "No Blues"
Lesson 5
Rhythm Changes

Rhythm Changes: A Short History

Basic Rhythm Changes
Tonic/Approach, Continuity, Harmonic Minor, Harmonic Anticipation
The Complete A Section
Adding the Secondary Dominant
The Bridge�Lydian b7
Great Performances: Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Dizzy Gillespie's "Eternal
Triangle," John Scofield's "Wee"
Great Performances: Miles Davis and John Coltrane's "Oleo"
Lesson 6
Pentatonic Scales

Pentatonic Scales in Jazz

Review of Minor 7 Pentatonic and Its Uses
The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale
The Major (b6) Pentatonic Scale
Mixed Pentatonics on Major and Minor Blues Progressions
Great Performances: Joe Henderson's "Recorda Me"
Lesson 7
The Diminished Scale

The Whole-Half and Half-Whole Diminished Scales

The Half-Whole Diminished Scale and Its Relationship to the 7(b9) Chord
Secondary Dominant Exercises
Diminished Scale Patterns
Triads and Diminished Chords and Scales
Great Performances: Peter Bernstein Solo on "It Happens"
Lesson 8
Phrasing, Dynamics, and Rhythm & Jazz Guitar Comping

Using Space
"Play/Rest" Exercises
Rhythmic Groupings
Dynamics
Comping Rhythms
Great Performances: Jim Hall's "John S."
Great Performances: Kurt Rosenwinkel's "Pannonica"
Lesson 9
John Coltrane's "Moment's Notice"
The First Eight Measures
Across the Bar Line on the First Eight Measures
Easy Chord Voicings for "Moment's Notice
"John Coltrane's Solo on "Moment's Notice"
Great Performances: Mark Turner's "Moment's Notice"
Great Performances: Mike Stern's "Moment's Notice"
Lesson 10
John Coltrane�The Coltrane Matrix ("Giant Steps" )

"Giant Steps" Matrix

Arpeggios, Approach Notes, and Four-Note Motives�Analyzing Coltrane's solo
Using the Whole-Tone Scale on the Matrix
Applying Coltrane Changes to Other Songs
Great Performances: John Coltrane's "But Not For Me"
Great Performances: Jochen Ruckert's "Satellite"
Great Performances: Wolfgang Muthspiel's "Giant Steps"
Lesson 11
Contemporary Jazz Guitarists (Jim Hall, John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny);

Harmonic and Melodic Characteristics of Each

The Importance of Sound and Time
Blending Jazz, Blues, Rock, and Funk

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Syllabus
Lesson 1
Triads

Playing Triads: Root Position Major Triads on 4-3-2 and 3-2-1

Minor Triads
sus Chords
Lesson 2
Triad Inversions/Other Triad Qualities

Inversions of Triads: Up the Fretboard

Inversions of Triads: Across the Fretboard
Augmented and Diminished Triads
Lesson 3
Barre Chords

Power Chords: Big Sound, Two Tones

Barre Chords: Big Sound, Three or Four Tones
Chord Quality Identification
Lesson 4
Seventh Chords: Drop 2s

Drop 2: Four Adjacent Strings

One Thing in All Keys: Dominant 7th Drop 2 Voicings
All Things in One Key: Other 7th Chord Qualities
Lesson 5
Drop 2 Crossovers

9th Chords
Drop 2 Inversions
Interpreting Lead Sheets
Lesson 6
Summary 1
Chord Substitutions #1
Rhythmic Kicks in Guitar Charts
Ear Training with Drop 2s
Lesson 7
Seventh Chords: Drop 3s

Drop 3, Bottom String, Skip String, then Three Adjacent Strings

One Thing in All Keys: Dom 7 Drop 3s
All Things in One Key: Other 7th Chord Qualities
Lesson 8
More Drop 3

Diminished Voicings
Dominant 9 Voicings-Another Use for min7(b5)
Dominant 13 Voicings and Chord Tensions
Using the Chords-the Blues
Lesson 9
Using the Chords: Mixing Drop 2 and Drop 3 Voicings

Maj 6/min 6
Alteration of Dominant b9, #9
Alteration of Dominant b9, b13
Lesson 10
Guide Tone Chords

R37 and R73

Small Voicings, Big Sound
Lesson 11
Triads over Bass Notes

Triads over Bass Notes

Inverting Drop 2 and Drop 3
Inversions of G7, G-7, Gmaj7
Lesson 12
Putting It All Together/Final Project

Chord Substitutions #2
Inversions of G-7(b5)
Other Voicing Formulae
Harmonizing Melodies with Inversions

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Syllabus
Lesson 1
Major Scale

Constructing the Major Scale on the Fingerboard

Position Playing on the Guitar
Playing the C Major Scale in Second Position
Playing the C Major Scale in Seventh Position
G Major Scale in Second Position
G Major Scale in the Seventh Position
Lesson 2
Major Pentatonic Scales, F Major Scale, and Fingering Type Review

Major Pentatonic Scales

F Major Scale and Fingering Type 1
AF Major Scale in Seventh Position
Lesson 3
The D and A Major Scales

D Major Scale in Second Position

D Major in Seventh Position
A Major Scale
A Major Scale in the Ninth Position
Lesson 4
Minor Pentatonic Scales and Minor Blues Scales

A Minor Pentatonic Scale Fingering 1

C Minor Pentatonic Scale Fingering 2
Improvising with the Minor Pentatonic Scale
The Blues Scale
Lesson 5
Dorian and Mixolydian Scales

Constructing Dorian Scales

Dorian Fingerings from the Parallel Minor Pentatonic
Dorian Fingerings from Parallel Major Scales
Constructing the Mixolydian Scale
Mixolydian Fingerings from Parallel Major Scales
Lesson 6
Scale Exercises

Five Major Scales in One Position

One Scale in Five Positions on the Guitar
Connecting Scale Forms: Playing Three-Octave Scales Using Mirror Fingering
Lesson 7
Major Scales Played Intervalically

Major Scale in Thirds

Five Fingerings for Major Scales in Thirds
Major Scale in Fourths
Two Fingerings for Major Scale in Fourths
Larger Intervals
Lesson 8
Modes of the Major Scale

Definition of a Mode
Names of the Modes of the Major Scale
Playing One Octave Modes of the Major Scale�Key of C
Diatonic Chords of the Major Scale and the Corresponding Mode
D Major Scale and Its Modes
G Major Scale and Its Modes
C as Every Mode in the Major Scale
G as Every Mode in the Major Scale
Lesson 9
Harmonic Minor Scale

Constructing the Harmonic Minor Scale on the Fingerboard

Playing the A and D Harmonic Minor Scale in Second Position�Fingerings Based on
Parallel and Relative Major Scales
Playing One Octave Modes of the A and D Harmonic Minor Scales
A and D as Root of Every Mode of Harmonic Minor Scale
Lesson 10
Melodic Minor Scale
Constructing the Melodic Minor Scale on the Fingerboard
Playing the A and D Melodic Minor Scale in Second Position
Playing One Octave Modes of the A and D Melodic Minor Scales
A and D as Root of Every Mode of Melodic Minor Scale
Lesson 11
Symmetric Scales

Constructing the Whole Tone Scale on the Fingerboard

Two Whole Tone Fingerings
Constructing the Diminished Scale on the Fingerboard
Two Diminished Scale Fingerings
Lesson 12
Three Octave Scales

Three Octave Whole Tone Scale Fingering

Three Octave Diminished Scale Fingerings