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()1. Getting Started ()

1.1. WELCOME! ( !)....................................................................................................................................41.2. How to use this ebook ( )...............................................................................................51.3. Objectives ()................................................................................................................................................................61.4. Example 1 ( 1).........................................................................................................................................................71.5. Example 2 ( 2).........................................................................................................................................................81.6. Example 3 ( 3).........................................................................................................................................................91.7. Example 4 ( 4).......................................................................................................................................................101.8. What it takes ( )......................................................................................................................111.9. Method, Strategy and Tools (, )...................................................................................131.10 The Hard Concrete Principle ( )......................................................................................141.11 Progress Map ( ).....................................................................................................................................172.1. Introduction to Basic Concepts ( ).................................................................192.2. Sound, Pitch, Frequency ( , , )...................................................................................202.3. Notes And Intervals ( )........................................................................................................................212.4. Interval Names ( )...........................................................................................................................222.5 The Octave ()..........................................................................................................................................................232.6. Division Of The Octave ( ).................................................................................................................242.7. Accidentals ( ) ......................................................................................................................................252.8. Chromatic Scale ( )........................................................................................................................262.9. Diatonic Scale ( )............................................................................................................................272.10 Scale Degrees ( )......................................................................................................................................282.11 12 Scales And Note Naming (12 )................................................ ......292.12 Scales And Modes ( ).................................................................................................................................302.13 7 Modes (7 ).................................................................................................................................312.14 Chords ()............................................................................................................................................................322.15 Chord Inversions ( ).......................................................................................................................332.16 Interval Inversions ( ).................................................................................................................342.17 Cycle of Fifths ( ) ...................................................................................................................... .......... .352.18 Concert Pitch ( )................................................................................................................................362.19 Chapter Summary ( ).....................................................................................................................................373.1 Introduction to Scale Fragments ( ).................................................................................383.2 Fretboard projections ( )...........................................................................................................................393.3 Shape and position ( ).............................................................................................................................40

3.4 Fretboard Dots ( )......................................................................................................................................413.5 Scale Degrees ( )........................................................................................................................................423.6 Full projection ( )....................................................................................................................................433.7 Scale Fragments Divide And Conquer ( )...................................................443.8 First Turning Point ( )...............................................................................................................453.9 Fragment Names ( )............................................................................................................463.10 Fragments in all keys ( )............................................................................................473.11 Scale Degrees ( )......................................................................................................................................483.12 Fragments And Degrees ( )...........................................................................................................493.13 Notes Vs. Fragments ( )..........................................................................................................503.14 Chapter Summary ( ).....................................................................................................................................514.1 Introduction to Scale Grids ( )...............................................................................................................524.2 The 5 Scale Grids (5 ).............................................................................................................................................53

4.3 Grid Shapes ( )............................................................................................................................................544.4 Grid Fingering ( )............................................................................................................554.5 Scale Degrees ( )........................................................................................................................................564.6 Positions ()...........................................................................................................................................................575.1 Introduction to Six-Fret Areas ( 6- ).......................................................................................585.2 Six-fret rule ( 6 ).........................................................................................................................................595.3 Standard Areas ( ).................................................................................................................................615.4 Application of the six-fret rule ( 6- ).................................................................................626.1 Introduction to Scales and Modes ( ).......................................................................................636.2 Review ()..................................................................................................................................................................646.3 Major Scale Degrees ( )..........................................................................................................666.4 Building chords ( )...........................................................................................................................676.5 Degrees & Chords ( )..........................................................................................................................69

6.6 Extended Chords ( () )...........................................................................................................706.7 Parent Scales ( )................................................................................................................................716.8 Modal Analysis 1 ( 1)..............................................................................................................................736.9 Modal Analysis ( 2)................................................................................................................................75

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6.10 Tonal Centers ( )................................................................................................................................766.11 Mastering Modes ( )...........................................................................................................................776.12 Modes and Extended Chords ( ).....................................................................................786.13 Modes Structure ( )................................................................................................................................816.14 Practical Tips ( )............................................................................................................................836.15 All Together: Scales, Modes, Chords, and the Six-fret Rule ( : , , 6-)....................................................................................................................................................................................847.1 Introduction to Grid Fingering ( )..........................................................................................................857.2 Grid Fingering (Alpha) ( ().............................................................................................. ......867.3 Grid Fingering (Beta) ( ().................................................................................................... ......87

7.4 Grid Fingering (Gamma) ( ()..................................................................................................887.5 Grid Fingering (Delta) ( ().....................................................................................................897.6 Grid Fingering (Epsilon) ( ()........................................................................................... ...907.7 Summary ().....................................................................................................................................................918.1 Introduction to Scale Patterns ( )............................................................................928.2 Benefits Of Patterns ( )......................................................................................................................938.3 Pattern Trainer ( ).....................................................................................................948.4 Pattern Practice Tips...........................................................................................................................................................968.5 Chapter Summary ( ).......................................................................................................................................979.1 Introduction to the Play-Along Trainer ( Play-Along Trainer)........................................................................989.2 Random Chords ( )...................................................................................................................................999.3 Play-Along Options ( Play-Along Trainer)............................................................................................ .......1009.4 Instruments ().............................................................................................................................................102

9.5 Styles ()...................................................................................................................................................................1049.6 Style rotation ( ).......................................................................................................................................1059.7 Tunes ()............................................................................................................................................................1069.8 Composing Tunes ( ).................................................................................................................. ....1079.9 Chord normalization ( ).............................................................................................................1089.10 Chapter Summary ( )...................................................................................................................................10910.1 Introduction to the Progress Map ( )................................................................................11010.2 Color Codes ( )..........................................................................................................................11110.3 Drill Page ( )..............................................................................................................................11210.4 Fragment Drills ( ).........................................................................11310.5 Grid Basics ( ).....................................................................................................................11410.6 Grid Drills ( ).......................................................................................................11610.7 Degree Drills ( )........................................................................................................11710.8 Mode Drills ( )................................................................................................................11810.9 Area-Intensive Arpeggio Drills ( ).........................................11910.10 Chapter Summary ( ).................................................................................................................................12011.1 Introduction to Pentatonic Scales ( ).......................................................................................12111.2 Pentatonic Structure ( )............................................................................................................12211.3 Pentatonic Rule of Thumb (: )......................................................................12311.4 Pentatonic Grids ( )....................................................................................................................12411.5 Using Pentatonic Scales ( ).............................................................................12512.1 Introduction To Modal And Tonal Improvisation ( )..............12612.2 Modal And Tonal ( )................................................................................................................12712.3 Example 1 ( 1)....................................................................................................................................................12812.4 Explanation ().............................................................................................................................................129

12.5 Example 2 ( 2)....................................................................................................................................................13012.6 Tonal And Modal In Practice ( ).......................................................13113.1 Introduction to Blues Improvisation ( )............................................................13213.2 Blues Structures ( ).......................................................................................................................13313.3 Blues Scale ( ).......................................................................................................................................13413.4 Blues Improvisation ( )...........................................................................................................13513.5 Modal Blues ( )...................................................................................................................................13613.6 Tonal Blues ( ).....................................................................................................................................13713.7 Minor Blues ( ).....................................................................................................................................13813.8 Minor Modal Blues ( ).....................................................................................................13913.9 Minor Tonal Blues ( ).......................................................................................................14013.10 Chapter Summary ( ).................................................................................................................................14114.1 Introduction ().............................................................................................................................................142

14.2 Roots, Fourths and Fifths (, ).................................................................................................14314.3 Maj chords and perfect fourths ( )....................................................................14414.4 Lydian concepts ( )................................................................................................................. ....14515.1 Introduction to Chromatic Improvisation ( )...........................................14615.2 Maj + chromatic ( + )........................................................................................................................147

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15.3 Min+chromatic ( + )..........................................................................................................................14915.4 Chromatic improvisation ( )..........................................................................................15115.5 Experience () .........................................................................................................................................................15215.6 Chromatic Training ( )................................................................................................................15316.1 Absolute Fretboard Knowledge ( )......................................................................................15416.2 Ear Training ( )..............................................................................................................15516.3 Conclusion ()..............................................................................................................................................15617.1 Appendix ()................................................................................................................................................15717.2 Six-fret proof ( ).......................................................................................................................158Fragments Shape Drill Fixed Position ( )

.................................................................................................................................................................................................161Fragments Shape Drill Changing Positions ( ).................................................................................................................................................................................................163Fragments Degree Drill (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon) ( )....................................................................................................................................................................................164Fragment Position Drill (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon) ( )............................................................................................................................................................................165Fragments Area-Intensive Drill ( )...........................167Fragment Key-Intensive Drill ( )................168Grid Shape Drill (Fixed Position) ( ( )..............................169Grid Shape Drill (Changing Position) ( ( )............................170Fingering ()......................................................................................................................................................171Pattern Training ( )...............................................................................................................172

Grid Degree ( )................................................................................................................................................173Grid Position Drill ( )............................................................................................174Grid Area-Intensive Drill ( )..........................................................175Grid Key-Intensive Drill ( )...........................................................176N scale modes drill ( )...................................................................177Parent-to-mode drill ( ).....................................................................................................178Chord-to-parent drill ( )..................................................................................................179Master Session: Parent-To-Mode ( : )...............................................1807 Modes Drill ( 7 ).......................................................................................1813- note Chord Arpeggios ( 3- ).............................................................................................1824-note Chord Arpeggios ( 4- )..............................................................................................183Full-grid Arpeggios ( )......................................................................................................................184Area-intensive Arpeggios ( )...........................................................................................185

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