Course Description
In this course you will learn a fun method for improvisation that you can implement on any song. You’ll see that the music of Bach, Django, and Jazz are all based on the same musical language and that we can just PLAY with one melodic motive on any chord progression and song. You will be amazed how easy is to learn one octave scales – Major, Dorian, Mixolydian and Mixolydianb9b13. and how easy is to create classical– style phrases or change them to create new melodies and improve your creativity.
As always with my lessons, you will UNDERSTAND everything that you play so you can use it AGAIN and AGAIN in any other musical situation. So beside of the delicious fishes you’ll get here, I’ll also teach you how to fish.
After learning this lesson you will be able to:
Play one Octave Scales all over the fingerboard
Play major, Dorian, Mixolydian and Mixolydianb9b13 scales from each of their four degrees.
Create classical– style phrases over any song you like
Increase the creativity of your improvisation
You will get examples and etudes over 7 songs:
Autumn Leaves , All of Me , Lulu Swing / Take the A-Train, Minor Swing, Sweet Georgia Brown, After You’ve Gone, Coquette.
Course curriculum
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01
Chapter 1: Introduction (7 minutes)
Show Content- 1.1 Introduction
- 1-2 Rest Stroke Picking
- 1.3 Where did I get this idea?
- 1.4 Community Discussion - Ask Questions, Comment and Share Your Thoughts!
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02
Chapter 2: First Example - Autumn Leaves (14 minutes)
Show Content- 2-1 Autumn Leaves
- 2.2 Variation over Autumn Leaves changes
- 2.3 What's next?
- 2.4 Community Discussion
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03
Chapter 3: Major and Mixolydian Scales in Four Positions (24 minutes)
Show Content- 3.1 C major scale in four positions
- 3.2 C major scale in four positions - PDF
- 3.3 GUITAR COACH - Major scale in four positions
- 3.3.1 GUITAR COACH - Major in 12 keys
- 3.4 C Mixolydian scale in four positions
- 3.5 Mixolydian scale in four positions
- 3.6 GUITAR COACH - Mixolydian scale in four positions
- 3.7 Community Discussion
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04
Chapter 4: Examples in Major (18 minutes)
Show Content- 4.1 Variation and Improvisation over Lulu Swing/ Take the A-Train
- 4.2 Variation and Improvisation over Lulu Swing/ Take the A-Train
- 4.3 Improvisation and variations over Coquette
- 4.4 Improvisation and variations over Coquette
- 4.5 Coquette in tempo
- 4.6 Community Discussion
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05
Chapter 5: Minor and Mixolydian b9b13 Scales in Four Positions (33 minutes)
Show Content- 5.1 Dorian scale in four positions
- 5.2 Classical Games in Cm6 (Dorian)
- 5.3 GUITAR COACH - Dorian scale in four positions
- 5.4 Mixolydian b9b13 scale in four positions
- 5.5 Classical Games in C7 mixob9b13
- 5.6 GUITAR COACH - Mixob9b13 scale in four positions
- 5.7 Community Discussion
- 5.8 Emixob9b13
- 5.9 D mixob9b13
- 5.10 A dorian
- 5.11 G Dorian
- 5.12 E7 to Am
- 5.13 D7 to Gm
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06
Chapter 6. Exercise in Major and Minor (24 minutes)
Show Content- 6.1 Improvisation and variations over All Of Me changes
- 6.2 Improvisation and variations over All Of Me changes
- 6.3 Improvisation and variations over Sweet Georgia Brown changes
- 6.4 Improvisation and variations over Sweet Georgia Brown changes
- 6.5 Community Discussion
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Chapter 7: More examples. Improve your creativity and technique (3 minutes)
Show Content- 7.1 What's next? Improve your technique and criativity
- 7.2 Improvisation and variations over Minor Swing changes
- 7.3 Improvisation and variations over Minor Swing
- 7.4 Improvisation and Variations over After You've Gone changes
- 7.5 Improvisation and Variations over After You've Gone changes
- 7.6 Improvisation and variations over Autumn Leaves changes
- 7.7 Improvisation and variations over Autumn Leaves changes
- 7.7.1 Suggested fingering for Autumn Leaves
- 7.8 Community Discussion