Product Description

Develop Extreme Chops for guitar. Applicable for all types of music from Shred to Classical to Jazz to Bluegrass to Chickin' Pickin'. This method is endorsed and utilized by some of the best guitarists in the world. There is NO better method for developing chops and efficiency on the instrument. -Tab and standard notation -Amazing Chops (works for Fusion, Metal, Jazz, etc) -Amazing blues scale applications -Sweep Picking to die for -Pick & Finger rolls -Incredible Arpeggios -Pentatonic Madness -4th and 5th chords and arpeggios -Odd Meter Phrasing -The most comprehensive Chord Sub methodology -Diminished lines like you've never seen before -Endorsed and used some of the best guitarists in the world

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1014881 in Books
• Published on: 2005-07-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 296 pages

Review
I love Jack's new book. As a professor at Berklee, I am always looking for new approach. -- Tomo Fujita

I wholeheartedly recommend Jack Zucker's Sheets of Sound to any serious student of Jazz Guitar. -- Dr. Joseph Jewell

I'm starting to get into your book and I'm finding it facinating, fresh and VERY musical. -- Jamie Glaser (Chick Corea)

Sheets of Sound is a unique and valuable resource that every guitarist should own. -- Jimmy Bruno

Sheets of Sound is a wonderful, book that would be a welcome addition to any guitarist's library. -- Rodney Jones

Sheets of Sound represents, to me, the most comprehensive treatise that I have ever encountered -- Frank Silk Smith (BB King)

About the Author

• Performed and recorded with the Army Jazz Ambassadors
• Studio Music/Guitar Major at the University of Miami
• Played, performed and studied jazz guitar for over 30 years
• Taught at Universities and privately for over 20 years.
• Lectured on improvisation at jazz festivals
• Studied with Bill Biesecker, Dennis Sandole, Pat Martino, Howard Roberts, Herb Ellis,

  Barney Kessel, Andrew White, Marc Copeland, Rick Whitehead, Randall Dollahan,

  Stan Samole, Larry Wooldridge

• Performed live broadcasts for the Today Show, numerous other television

  and radio broadcasts

• Performed with Steve Abshire, Eddie Baccus, Greg Bandy, Keter Betts,

  Paul Bollenback, Dr. Glenn Cashman, Marc Copeland, Danny Gatton, Ellory

  Eskelin, Shannon Ford, Kathy Lee Gifford, Drew Gress, Jamey Haddad, Paul

  Horn, Bruce Hornsby, Randy Johnston, Greg Karukas, T. Lavitz, Mike Lee, Hank

  Levy, Joe Lovano, Rich Madison, Terry Plumeri, John Previti, Dianne Reeves,

  Howard Roberts, Jim Roberts, Dan Wall, Rick Whitehead, and many others.

• Performed in pit-bands for many broadway shows in the DC area
• Many local jazz performances in the DC and Cleveland area
• Author of: Sheets of Sound for Guitar, a unique and exciting jazz guitar

  melodic/harmonic technique book. The book is used and endorsed by Henry Johnson, Jimmy Bruno, John Pisano, Paul Horn, T. Lavitz, Jamey Glaser, Ed Degenaro, and more.

Customer Reviews

A New Classic Guitar Textbook
I;m a recent college grad with my Bachelors, and studied classial guitar and composition. I'm currently getting my jazz chops up to speed as I'm now a professional musician and teacher. So I'm coming from a more "schooled" position, but really, anyone who can play decently will benefit from this book.
This book really blew me away. First of off, it is a great bargain. You can purchase it directly from the author at www.sheetsofsound.net if amazon is out of stock. I believe Mel Bay just brought the book into their catalog but kept the price.
For the standard price of one of the countless, medicore Technique books out there, you get an incredibly comprehensive book of arpeggios, melodic motifs, innovative pentatonics and other technical, melodic and harmonic content that will satisfy players of all genres, Rock, Classical, Metal, Country and of course, Jazz and Fusion. For those so inclined, the book really does unlock the "Sheets of Sound" Coltrane-approach to guitar. I reccomend combining it with Jimmy Bruno (who reccomends this book,) "Art of Picking" DVD and Book. The previous reviewer was correct: Mr. Zucker doesn't spend much time focusing on picking, (he does explain his personal approach which is similar to Bruno's.) He also is expecting experienced guitarists, ones who understand basic music theory and have some chops. However, this book will increase your techique, your melodic and harmonic creativity, and help you achieve a much more fluid approach to single-note playing. I consider it the "Chord Chemistry" of single-note playing, which is an incredibly high compliment. I will be working through this book for years. Than kyou Jack Zucker!

There is still hope
Sheets of Sound might just be my ticket to speedsville.

Like someone else said, you can find all of this stuff in a
thousand different places, other books, mags, internet etc..

But it won't be assembled like this book. This book puts it all
together in a logical order.

I dig the absolute minimal verbage, I don't want to reread the
basics of guitar again. This book shows respect for the advanced
guitarist and gets right to the point.

I've always looked for a book like this, now here it is.

A desert island book for sure.

Don't laugh, global warming. :)

Amazing lines...
Sheets of Sound for Guitar is the most formidable guide to mastering the
guitar that I have ever seen. I have been through most of the popular
books like Jimmy Bruno's "The Art of Picking", Michael Horowitz' "Gypsy
Picking", Frank Gambale's "Speed Picking", etc., but Sheets of Sound for
Guitar just contains more information and presents it in a more useable
way and for a greater variety of styles.

The best thing about it is that instead of just teaching you specific
licks or specific techniques, it gives you the knowledge and power to
create and integrate the ideas into your own style of playing. You can use
these techniques for fingerstyle, metal, chickin' pickin', fusion, jazz or
whatever.

My Hat's off to Jack.