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Book 2

 

Table of Contents

Part 1- Chording

Lesson 1            (Revised) Chord Diagrams with additional exercises to learn the notes of the fretboard

Lesson 2            (Revised) Chord Exercises (Group A Chords) and setting up TablEdit for the course

Lesson 3            New Chord Exercises and more TablEdit hints

Lesson 4            New Chords with Standard Chord Exercises with hints for tweaking the MIDI playback of TablEdit

Lesson 5            Review and Practice, Learning how to Transpose using TablEdit

Lesson 6            Melody and Chord Progressions, Bonus Exercises using common "Turn Around's"

Lesson 7            Review and Practice, Converting Rhythm Chords to Melody Chords

Lesson 8             (Revised) Arpeggio and String Bass Styles, Right Hand Techniques

Lesson 9            Chord Construction in keys of C, Db, and Eb Major (Group B Chords)

Lesson 10          Harmonic Structure of Chords and Mickey's Laws of Substitution

Lesson 11          Chord Progressing

Lesson 12          Harmonic Devices, More on Chord Substitutions

Lesson 13          Vamps

Lesson 14          Vamps and Fill-ins, New Chord Forms 27, 28, and 29

Lesson 15          Working with Bridges, How to make a Chord Chart using TablEdit

Lesson 16          Last Lesson in Chord Progressions, V - I, V - i, III7 - VI7 - II7 - V7, and ii - V - I

Lesson 17          (Revised) Review and Practice, Starting the Standards' Portfolio

Lesson 18          Introductions, Chords with two or more names (Maj6/Maj9, dim7/V7b9)

Lesson 19          Chords with Two Names (Maj6/Min7, Maj7/Min9, Tri-tone complement), New Chord Forms 30, 31, 32, and 33

Lesson 20          Intro's in G Major

Lesson 21          Bop Blues Progressions in G Major, The 12-bar Blues structure

Lesson 22          Endings in G Major 

Lesson 23          8 and 16 Bar Sequences, Substitutions for common chord progressions

REVIEW           Review of Part 1- Chording (not originally in the course.)

 

Part 2- Soloing

Lesson 24           Time Values and Exercises, Major Scales from Classical Guitar Studies

Lesson 25           Wrist Development, right hand techniques for both plectrum and fingerstyle guitarists

Lesson 26           Scales and Exercises, Minor Scales from Classical Guitar Studies, Blues Scales

Lesson 27           Scale Runs in F and Db Position

Lesson 28           Minor 7th Runs

Lesson 29           Dominant 7th and 9th Runs

Lesson 30           Diminished Runs

Lesson 31           Blues Patterns (our first real solos)

Lesson 32           Review and Practice, Analysis of Lesson 31's exercises

Lesson 33           Review and Practice, Creation of Blues Solos based on Lesson 31

Lesson 34           Major, Minor, and Dominant Runs

Lesson 35           Run connections in G Major

Lesson 36           Blues Solo

Lesson 37           Bounce Blues in G Major

Lesson 38           Riffs in G Major (Groups "E" and "B")

Lesson 39           Back to Vamps, Solos for the Vamp Progressions of Lessons 13 and 14

Lesson 40           Bridge Solos for the Bridge Progressions of Lesson 15

Lesson 41           Review and Practice, Transposition of Lesson 38's riffs to all the orchestra keys

Lesson 42           Review and Practice, Transposition of Lesson 40's Bridges to F, Ab, and Bb

Lesson 43           Rhythm Changes

Lesson 44           Review and Practice, Create Rhythm Changes based on the Bridges of Lesson 40/Lesson 15 and Transpose to F, G, Ab, and C.

Lesson 45           Solo Sketches (based on the 8-bar sequences of Lesson 23), Transpose to the other 6 keys

Lesson 46           More Solo Sketches (based on the 16-bar sequences of Lesson 23)

Lesson 47           Riffs in Bb Major (Group "G"), Transpose the Groups E and B Riffs to Group G

Lesson 48           Groove Riffs

Lesson 49           Review and Practice, Create two new Groove Riffs and transpose to all the orchestra keys

Lesson 50           Building around the melody, "Dark Eyes"

Lesson 51           Building around the melody, "Dark Eyes" (Continued)

Lesson 52           Solo Patterns

REVIEW            Review of Part 2- Soloing (not originally in the course)

 

Appendices (not originally in the course)

Appendix 1         Arranging for Small Groups

Appendix 2         Chord Comping Revisited, some additional ideas for our rhythm work

Appendix 3         Melody Chords Revisited, Finding Old Friends in New Places

Appendix 4         Latin Rhythms

Appendix 5         To Be Determined

Appendix 6
Book 2         Exercises from "Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar, Volume 2"