This jazz guitar book is a compilation of three books formerly published as Volume 1 - Scales and Exercises, Volume 2 - Patterns and Solos and Volume 3 - Improvisation Course and Chord Studies. This comprehensive edition covers all of the facets of jazz guitar study including all of the primary scales and arpeggios in five positions.
There are several exercises to help increase technical facility including an excellent cross-picking exercise. Also there is a large single line section that includes jazz vocabulary and ideas to be played over certain chords and progressions. Learning and memorizing these single line studies expands the student's improvisational concepts and technique. The chord section includes the primary chord forms found in jazz and contemporary music as well as examples of turn-arounds, variations on twelve bar blues, and modal comping. The harmonized bass line section has four chord studies in a Freddie Green style.
The improvisation Course is a unique systematic approach to teaching improvisation. It consists of four lessons that has the student write out solos (with out an instrument) utilizing certain rules. The material in this book will provide a solid foundation for the aspiring jazz guitar student and has been used as the primary text for the jazz guitar programs at Portland State University and Wichita State University. Includes access to online audio.

Table of Contents

Practicing - Ideas and Suggestions
Fingerboard Chart
Key to Notational Symbols
Picking Technique
Parent Scales and Modes
Exercises - Basic Warm-ups
Blues Scales and Patterns
G Major Scales and Arpeggios in Five Different Positions
G Major Scale - 2nd Position
G Major Scale - 5th Position
G Major Scale - 7th Position
G Major Scale - 9th (10th) Position
G Major Scale - 12th Position
Db Major - 1st Position
Db Major - 3rd (4th) Position
Db Major - 6th Position
Db Major - 8th Position
Db Major - 11th Position
G7 Scales and Arpeggios
G Minor Scales, Arpeggios and Chords
G Melodic Minor
G Lydian
G Lydian Dominant
G Locrian
G Altered Dominant
G Major Extended
C Major Extended
Diminished Scales and Arpeggios
Patterns for Diminished Scales
Whole-Tone Scales and Patterns
Cross-Picking Exercises
Chord Positions for Cross-Picking Exercises
Alternating Picking
Cross Picking Part II
Seventh Position
Alternative Picking Patterns
V7-I Patterns
II7-V7 Patterns
Bmi7b5-E7 Patterns
G Minor Patterns for Improvisation
Polytonal Improvisation
Polytonal Patterns
Pentatonics
Modal Improvisation
D Dorian
Eb Dorian
The Language of Jazz
Jazz Language
Changing Positions
Complete Fingerboard Knowledge - Malachi
Jazz Blues Solo
II-V7-I Cycle
Giant Steps Ahead
All the Things You're Not
Joy Springtime
Rhythm Changes
Comping Rhythm Changes
Titus
Rhythm Changes Solo
Chord Forms
Major
Minor
Dominant Seventh
Chords with Open Strings
Comping
Modal Comping
Twelve Bar Blues
Twelve Bar Progressive Blues
Harmonized Bass Lines
Study #1 in G
Study #2 in C
Study #3 in Bb
Study #4
Chelsea Rose
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Improvisation - Lesson I
Improvisation - Lesson II
Improvisation - Lesson III
Improvisation -Lesson IV
Solo to "In the Breeze"
Listening
Jerry Hahn


CD Contents
1. Tune up
2. Picking Technique
3. Basic Warm-ups - No. 1
4. Basic Warm-ups - No.2
5. Basic Warm-ups - No.3
6. Blues Scales and Patterns - No. 1
7. Blues Scales and Patterns - No. 2
8. Blues Scales and Patterns - No.3
9. Blues Scales and Patterns - No.4
10. Chord Positions for Cross-Picking Exercise
11. Alternating Picking - No. 1 - 4
12. Alternating Picking - No.5 - 8
13. V7-I Patterns - No. 1 - 4
14. V7-I Patterns - No. 5 - 9
15. V7-I Patterns - No. 10 - 12
16. II7-V7 Patterns - No. 1 - 4
17. II7-V7 Patterns - No. 5 - 8
18. II7-V7 Patterns - No. 9 - 12
19. Bm7b5-E7 Patterns - No. 1 - 4
20. Bm7b5-E7 Patterns - No. 5 - 8
21. Bm7b5-E7 Patterns - No. 9 - 12
22. G Minor Patterns for Improvisation - No. 1 - 4
23. G Minor Patterns for Improvisation - No. 5 - 8
24. G Minor Patterns for Improvisation - No. 9 - 12
25. Polytonal Improvisation Scales and Arpeggios
26. Polytonal Improvisation - No. 1 - 4
27. Polytonal Improvisation - No. 5 - 8
28. Polytonal Improvisation - No. 9 - 12
29. Polytonal Patterns - No. 1
30. Polytonal Patterns - No. 2 and Pentatonics No. 1 - 5
31. Pentatonics - No. 6 - 9
32. Pentatonics - No. 10 - 14
33. Pentatonics - No. 15
34. D Dorian
35. E Donan
36. Jazz Language
37. Changing Positions
38. Complete Fingerboard Knowledge - Malachi
39. Jazz Blues Solo
40. II-V7-I Cycle
41. Giant Steps Ahead
42. Giant Steps Ahead first six measures and 1st and 2nd measures Patterns No. 1 - 4
43. Giant Steps Ahead 1st and 2nd measure Patterns No. 5 - 7
44. Giant Steps Ahead 5th and 6th measure Patterns No. 1 - 5
45. All the Things You're Not -Slow Version
46. All the Things You're Not - Fast Version
47. Joy Springtime - Slow Version
48. Joy Springtime - Fast Version
49. Joy Springtime - Original Version
50. Comping Rhythm Changes - Study # 1
51. Comping Rhythm Changes - Study # 2
52. Titus
53. Rhythm Changes Solo - Slow Version
54. Rhythm Changes Solo - Fast Version
55. Rhythm Changes 1st and 2nd measure Lines 1 - 6
56. Rhythm Changes 1st and 2nd measure Lines 7 - 12
57. Comping - No. 1 - 2
58. Comping - No. 3 - 5
59. Modal Comping - No. 1 - 3
60. Modal Comping - No. 4 - 6
61. Twelve Bar Blues - a and b
62. Twelve Bar Blues - c and d
63. Twelve Bar Blues - e, f and g
64. Twelve Bar Progressive Blues
65. Twelve Bar Progressive Blues Solo
66. Study # 1 in G (Twelve Bar Blues)
67. Study # 2 in C (Twelve Bar Blues)
68. Study # 3 in B (Twelve Bar Blues)
69. Study #4 in A (Donna Lee or Indiana)
70. Chelsea Rose
71. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
72. Improvisation Course Lesson I Solo Example
73. Improvisation Course Lesson II Solo Example
74. Improvisation Course Lesson III Solo Example
75. Improvisation Course Lesson IV Solo Example - In the Breeze