Product Description

This book is great for guitarists who have learned the basics of jazz harmony and improvisation. Topics include the ii-V-I progression, creating solo lines, altered chord formulas, and comping in different jazz feels such as Latin, swing, ballad, and even funk. Continuing in the format of Beginning Jazz Guitar, every new concept is accompanied by etudes and songs for practice, and every chapter is clearly divided into lessons on harmony and improvisation. Packed with literally hundreds of chord voicings and improv ideas, this book is a must for any serious student of jazz guitar. All music is shown in standard notation and TAB, and the CD demonstrates the examples in the book. 96 pages.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #670615 in Books
• Published on: 1995-08
• Released on: 1995-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Customer Reviews

quality and well thought throughout
I feel that this series is most worthwhile for any student on his own or one being guided by a teacher. I jumped right into the first of the series and am enjoying the method and the results. The Intermediate book and CD appears to simply enhance the Beginning Jazz Guitar book and move on to greater depth. My only small criticism of the series(4 in all) is that they should include a DVD to further augment their instruction in all 4 of the books and not just with the Beginning Jazz text. Nice series overall. Ps. A good selection of practice pieces as well.

The 2nd of a series of 4 books
This is the second of a series of 4 books that cover arpeggio, modal, and chord melody theory for playing jazz guitar. They don't touch on the CAGED system at all which is a slight weakness, but these books are a great all-around quick education. I think each of these books is easily worth what you would get from a couple guitar lessons. A great deal.