~ Table of Contents ~

Chapter 1 The Notes and Intervals 1

  • Fingerboard Basics and Pitch 2
  • The Twelve Notes 4
  • The Notes on the Grand Staff 5
  • The Twelve Intervals 6

Chapter 2 Harmonics - The Anatomy of a Note 11

  • Harmonic Wave Forms 12
  • The Harmonic Series for E2, D2 and C3 15
  • The Location of Nodes and Partials 19
  • Harmonics of the Harmonica 24
  • Tuning the Guitar with Partials 25
  • Consonance and Dissonance 27

Chapter 3 Guitar Chords 31

  • Guitar Chord Basics 32
  • The Triads 33
  • The Seventh Chords 33
  • The Extended Chords 34
  • Chord Voicing 35
  • Listing of Chord Intervals 38

Chapter 4 The Interval Charts 41

  • Using the Charts to Build Guitar Chords 42
  • The Interval Charts for All Keys and Tonalities 44
  • The Expanded Interval Charts 56

Chapter 5 Chord Root Progression 63

  • Introduction 64
  • The Progression Degrees 64
  • Common Root Progressions 66

Chapter 6 Transposing 68

  • The Major Scales & Transposition Table 69
  • The Chromatic Scales & Master Transposition Table 70

Chapter 7 Harmonic Progression - Discovering the Modes 71

  • Introduction 72
  • The Modes 73
  • The Four Rules of Harmony 73

Chapter 8 The Altered Scales and Chords 83

  • Introduction 84
  • The Five Rootless Scales of the Church Modes 84
  • The Altered Scales of the Church Modes 85
  • The Function of the Altered Chords 87
  • Ascending the Chromatic Scale with Chords in A Major 89
  • Descending the Chromatic Scale with Chords in A Major 90

Chapter 9 Modal Alterations - Working Outside 91

  • Introduction 92
  • Scale Substitution 92
  • Secondary Tonics and Dominants 93
  • Mode Substitution 94
  • Tritone Substitution 95

Chapter 10 Modulation - Changing Keys 97

  • Introduction 99
  • The Circle of Fifths 98
  • Determining Relative Keys 99
  • Perfect Modulations 100
  • Imperfect Modulations 102

Chapter 11 Voice Leading 105

  • Introduction 106
  • Consonance and Dissonance Review 107
  • Passing Tones 108
  • Parallel and Nonparallel Movement 109
  • Voice Leading with Chord Tones 110
  • The Correct Movements of Melodic Tones 112

Chapter 12 The Scale and Mode Tables - The Harmony of the World 113

  • Intervals and Notes of All the Scales 117
  • Explanation of the Chord and Scale Tables 120
  • Explanation of the Finger Board Charts 122

The Church Modes - (Scale Tables, Chord Tables, and Finger Board Charts)

  • Ionian 125
  • Dorian 141
  • Phrygian 145
  • Lydian 149
  • Mixolydian 153
  • Aeolian 133
  • Locrian 157

The Altered Scales of the Church Modes - (Finger Board Charts)

  • Subolydian L 160
  • Subolydian H 161
  • Minolydian L 162
  • Minolydian H 163
  • Triolydian L…..(Same as Locrian) 156
  • Triolydian H 164
  • Sixolydian L 165
  • Sixolydian H 166
  • Suprydian L 167
  • Suprydian H …(Same as Lydian) 148

The Common Minor Scales and Modes (Scale Tables, Chord Tables, and Finger Board Charts)

  • Harmonic Minor 129
  • Natural Minor 133
  • Melodic Minor (ascending) 137

Other Scales and Modes - (Scale Tables, Chord Tables, and Finger Board Charts)

  • Pentatonic 173
  • Pentatonic minor 177
  • Pentatonic minor (altered) 181
  • Hindu 185
  • Spanish or Jewish 189
  • Hungarian 193
  • The Blues scale 197
  • Harmonic Major 201
  • Debussy's Nuages 205
  • Neapolitan 209
  • Neapolitan minor 213
  • Whole-Tone 217
  • Diminished (Half/Whole) 221
  • Diminished (Whole/Half) 225
  • Enigmatic 229
  • Chromatic 233
  • Photo Copy Page 234

The Jazz Scales

From the Melodic Minor Mode - (Finger Board Charts)

  • Minor Major Scale 137
  • Dorian b2…. (from 2 to 2 of Mel. Minor) 137
  • Lydian #5…. (from b3 to b3 of Mel. Minor) 137
  • Lydian b7…. (from 4 to 4 of Mel. Minor) 137
  • Mixolydian b6…. (from 5 to 5 of Mel. Minor) 137
  • Locrian maj2…. (from 6 to 6 of Mel. Minor) 137
  • Diminished Whole Tone…. (from 7 to 7 of Mel. Min) 137

From the Major Mode - (Finger Board Charts)

  • Bebop Major 168
  • Bebop Dorian 169
  • Bebop Dominant 170
  • Bebop Locrian 171

Chapter 13 Arpeggios 235

  • Major 237
  • Minor 238
  • Seventh 239
  • Min 7 240
  • Maj 7 241
  • 7th Sus 242
  • Dim 7 243
  • Maj Six 244
  • Ninth 245
  • Eleventh 246
  • Thirteenth 247

Chapter 14 Alternative Tunings 249

Introduction 250

Tuning Charts 250, 251

Interval Charts for Open D Major Tuning

  • Tonalities of D and D# 252
  • Tonalities of E and F 253
  • Tonalities of F# and G 254
  • Tonalities of G# and A 255
  • Tonalities of A# and B 256
  • Tonalities of C and C# 257

Scale Charts for Open D Major Tuning

  • The Major Scale 258
  • Pentatonic Scale 259
  • The Blues Scale 260

The Intervals of Open G Major 261

The Intervals of Open C Major 262

The Intervals of Open D Minor 263

The Harmonic Minor Scale in Open D Minor 264

The Intervals of Open D Suspended 265

Chapter 15 The Harmonica 267

  • Introduction 268
  • Intervals of the I IV and V (For Blues) 269
  • Master Interval Chart 270

Recommended Studies 271

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