The Guitar Scales Vol. 1 is a complete guide to the scales that beginning and intermediate guitarists need for practicing and soloing. Each chapter covers a specific approach to these basic scales, including examples, exercises and studies. Music scores including fingerings, tablatures and grid diagrams, along with logical, step by step explanations allow the student to build his own understanding as well as the technical and improvising skills. The CD includes all music material of the book. Each example, exercise and study is recorded. In addition 8 rhythm section tracks provide a set of accompaniments for practical applications of each scale and its appropriate improvisational exercise.

CONTENTS

Definition

1. Basics
Scales, use of
Formats
Practice guidelines
First exercise

2. Major Pentatonic Scales
Structure
Formats
Patterns
Vertical motion
Improvisation exercise #1
Pre-recorded changes

3. Minor Pentatonic Scales
Structure
Formats
Improvisation exercise #2
Pre-recorded changes

4. Introducing Major Scales
Structure
Formats
Fingerings
Patterns
Another warm-up exercise
Progression chart

5. Major Scales: Exercises
Vertical motion
Open strings
Ascending motion
Descending motion

6. Major Scales: Complete Study and Application
Technical exercises: groups of 4
Complete study
A little bit of theory
Improvisation exercise #3
Pre-recorded changes
Technique exercise summary and chart

7. The Dorian Mode
Modes
Dorian Mode
Format shifts: harmonic functions
Dorian format shifts

8. Dominant Scale
Mixolydian mode
Format shifts
Improvisation exercise #4
Pre-recorded changes

9. Practice Techniques
Groups of 3
Groups of 4
Intervallic practice