This book is complete in the sense that there is something for everyone: beginners, intermediate players and professionals. Along with learning the basics, this book teaches fingerstyle guitar players to play two-string harmonies, accompaniment styles and much more. Alan De Mause has filled the companion online audio to capacity with 90 examples of music from his landmark text. The recording features nylon-string guitar throughout in both solo and midi-accompanied settings. A full range of jazz guitar stylings is offered, starting from square one and proceeding through advanced fingerstyle solo material. Includes access to online audio.
Contents
Guitars, hand positions, fingerstye strokes
Learning the Blues: fretted notes, rests
Rhythming around
The flow of jazz: eighth notes
preparing to create a fingerstyle jazz solo
Accompanying yourself
Oom-pah power
Marking major and minor
Accompanying with arpeggios
Harmonizing a melody with a third below
Harmonizing with tenths
Harmonizing with sixths
Harmonic background
Self accompanying
Capable accompanist accoutrements
Expressive devices of jazz
Pedaling the cycle of fifths
Intros, endings, turnarounds, tags and modulations