Alfred Music

Sinopse Original:

In this definitive work, Howard Morgen demonstrates all the tools, techniques, and concepts to create masterful solo guitar arrangements. This one-of-a-kind book with online media features 19 full song arrangements based on 11 classic jazz standards, which are immediately applicable for professional usage. The online media features demonstrations by Howard Morgen and Howard Alden, 6 complete video performances, plus printable PDFs.

Músicas:

Round Midnight 
Li'l Darlin' 
The More I See You 
Stardust 
Alone Together 
Speak Low
It's Only a Paper Moon
My Funny Valentine 
Body and Soul 
My Foolish Heart 
Nice Work, If You Can Get It.

Conteúdo:

PART 1: Approaches to Self-Accompaniment for Solo Jazz Guitar

Chapter 1: Chord-Melody Style

Setting Up a Chord-Melody Style Arrangement.
Chord-Melody Exercises la-1e.
"Li'l Darlin".
"Stardust" (Version 1)

Chapter 2: Chord-Melody Derivations

Jazz Fingerstyle Technique
Five Fingerstyle Applications for
Vertical Chord Structures?
Preliminary Exercises for the Plucking Hand
Examples 8-11 (Chord-Melody Derivations)
"The More I See You" (Version 1)

Chapter 3: Comping Below a Melody Part

Chord Fragments
Examples 12 and 13
Interval Shapes
Visualizing Interval Shape Placement
Choosing the String Set
Visualizing Interval Shapes Across String Sets
Comping on String Sets 4-3 and 5-4 with Tritone, Perfect 4th, and Perfect 5th Shapes ("Speak Low" Excerpt)
"Nice Work If You Can Get It"

Chapter 4: Sounding the Melody in the Bass

Exercises for Developing Independence Between Thumb and Fingers
Setting Up an Arrangement
"The More I See You" (Version 2)

Chapter 5: The Walking Bass Line

Components of a Walking Bass Line
How Chord Tones, Passing Tones, and Neighbor Tones Function in a Walking Bass Line
Four Suggestions for Building Melodically Interesting
Walking Bass Lines
"It's Only a Paper Moon" (Worksheet)
"It's Only a Paper Moon" (Version 1)

PART 2: Theoretical Information, Harmonic Concepts, Thought Processes, and Techniques

Chapter 6: Terminology

Chord Construction
Chord Embellishment
Chord Voicing
Voice Leading
Chords of Omission
Chord Inversion
"Speak Low" (Version 1)

Chapter 7: Chord Voicing Formulas and Insights

Four Chord Voicing Formulas with Corresponding String Sets
Open Voicing Formulas
Drop 2 Formula
Drop 3 Formula
Drop 2 and 4 Formula
Chord Voicing Worksheets
Creative Touches for Chord Voicing
"Alone Together" (Version 1)

Chapter 8: All About Chord Symbols

How to Crack the Code
Seven Approaches for Finding the Differences Between Chord Symbols
Approach I: Spell Out and Compare Adjacent Chord Symbols
Approach II: Look for Adjacent Chord Symbols with Common Tone Roots
Approach III: Look for Diatonic and Chromatic Chord Progressions
Approach IV: Look for Cycle Patterns.
Approach V: Look for Line-Dependent Patterns.
Approach VI: Look for Non Line-Dependent Patterns
Approach VII: Look for Adjacent Chord Shapes.
"My Funny Valentine" (Version 1).
"Body and Soul" (Version 1).

Chapter 9: Chord Substitution and Chord Addition

Tritone Substitution (TT): The b5 Principle
Substitution of Minor 7th Chord for a Dominant 7th
Substitution with Relative Major and Minor Chords
Chromatic Approach Chords
Melodic Common Tone Substitution
Chord Addition
Backcycling
"My Foolish Heart"

Chapter 10: Natural Harmonics

How To Produce Natural Harmonics
Plucking-Hand Harmonic Technique
'''Round Midnight"

Chapter 11: Artificial Harmonics

Plucking Hand Harmonic Technique to Produce Artificial Hannonics
Combining Natural and Artificial Harmonics with Regular Tones
"Speak Low" (Version 2)

Chapter 12: Drop D Tuning

"My Funny Valentine" (Version 2)
"My Funny Valentine" (Optional Ending as Recorded)
"Alone Together" (Version 2)

Chapter 13: Choosing a Key for Your Arrangement

"Guitar Friendly" Keys
Functions for Open Strings in Guitar Friendly Keys
"Stardust" (Version 2)
Alternative Keys vs. Original Keys
"Body and Soul" (Version 2)

Chapter 14: Changing Keys (Modulation)

Transition Chord Sequences
Modulation Exercises
Exercises Modulating to Temporary Tonic
"The More I See You" (Version 3)
It´s Only a Paper Moon