Encyclopedia of Scales, Modes & Melodic Patterns
Encyclopedia of Scales, Modes & Melodic Patterns

Author: Arnie Berle

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2010-10-07

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 160974120X

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Not just another book of scales and patterns, this is a method that trains the mind, the ears and the fingers to work in perfect synchronization to respond instantaneously to any given chord progression. This ability is of paramount importance to any musician who wants to improvise in the jazz idiom. Leading jazz players have used this method for years, but this is the first time it has been published in book form. the author offers a comprehensive guide to improvisation on any instrument through chord changes in any key. A great source book for dozens of scales from the traditional major and minor forms to the modal scales used by jazz musicians. Even scales from other cultures Arabian, Balinese, Iranian, Hungarian, can be found here. A must-have for any musician who aspires to improvise with authority.

Guitar Mode Encyclopedia
Guitar Mode Encyclopedia

Author: Jody Fisher

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781457439568

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This remarkably thorough text covers all the modes of the major, melodic minor and harmonic minor scales. Twenty-one different modes are explained in detail and examined from five different perspectives. In addition, open position fingerings, closed position fingerings, harmonies, chord voicings, tips for improvisation, practice progressions, melodic patterns and sample solos are provided.

Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns
Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns

Author: Nicolas Slonimsky

Publisher:

Published: 2021-05-17

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9781773238142

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Since its publication in 1947, great musicians and composers of all genres, from Arnold Schoenberg and Virgil Thomson to John Coltrane and Freddie Hubbard, have sworn by this legendary volume and its comprehensive vocabulary of melodic patterns for composition and improvisation. Think about this book as a melodic reference manual or plot wheel. Looking for new material to add to your playing instruction, improvisations, or composition? This book has more than you'll ever be able to use. Many serious musicians have a copy of this lying around somewhere.

The Comprehensive Book of Modes and Scales
The Comprehensive Book of Modes and Scales

Author: Kevin G. Pace

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-12-24

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781494802738

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The Comprehensive Book of Modes and Scales for Piano and Keyboard Players was written specifically for classically trained pianists with little knowledge of scales. This book contains over 70 scales and modes including major, minor, jazz modes, pentatonic, bebop, octatonic, exotic, synthetic scales, etc. Each scale is shown with its interesting features, chords that may be used with it, and several ways to think of the scale. Each scale is shown in all 12 keys.

The Guitar Grimoire
The Guitar Grimoire

Author: Adam Kadmon

Publisher: Carl Fischer, L.L.C.

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780825821714

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An encyclopedia with over 6,000 diagrams, charts and graphs. Complete explanation of all 5,6,7,and 8 tone scales and modes.

Encyclopedia of Scales & Modes for Electric Bass
Encyclopedia of Scales & Modes for Electric Bass

Author: Dana Roth

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2011-02-24

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13: 1609749766

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A master catalog of major, minor, pentatonic, and blues scales in the keys of C, D, E, F, G, A and B. In addition, the Mixolydian, Dorian, Phrygian, and Locrian modes are presented in each key. A fingerboard diagram appears at the top of each page. the scale or mode is shown in numerous positions on the fingerboard, and a riff is shown in notation and tablature utilizing each scale or mode. This comprehensive text also includes charts showing the history of scales and modes, formulas, practice tips, key charts, circle of fifths, and much more.

Scales and Modes Around the World
Scales and Modes Around the World

Author: Rechberger, Herman

Publisher: Fennica Gehrman Ltd.

Published: 2018-02-01

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9525489280

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Scales and modes are the building blocks of music. This is true for all the many music cultures of the world. This compendium covers the different scales as they are used in the Western tradition, including ie. the Greek, Byzantine, Octamodes, Takemitsu modes, Heptamodes, Octamodes, as well as modes in religious music and jazz, and synthetic scales created by some the most famous composers of the western music. Non-western scales cover Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Indian Ragas, Bali, Thai, Laos, Burma and the scales of some ethnic minorities in South East Asia. The wealth of information in this book is organized geographically, introducing and explaining over 500 different scales and modes. The use of the scales, the interval relations and structures are explained in illustrations. This compendium is an invaluable resource to everyone interested in the theory of the world’s music cultures, be it an individual musician, composer, arranger, musicologist, theorist, or jazz musician finding inspiration for the solos. See the sample pages for more information.

The GuitArchitect's Guide to Modes: Harmonic Combinatorics
The GuitArchitect's Guide to Modes: Harmonic Combinatorics

Author: Scott Collins

Publisher:

Published: 2012-01-23

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 9781105483448

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Scott Collins' GuitArchitecture method replaces the standard approach to learning guitar, rote memorization, with a simple, intuitive two-string approach that anyone can learn. This method, where players can actually see scales on a fingerboard, is called sonic visualization, and it can be applied to any scale or modal system.In this book of the GuitArchitecture series, "The GuitArchitect's Guide to Modes: Harmonic Combinatorics", Scott explains how to construct and analyze chords and how to create thousands of variations and progressions from a single chord using his unique visualization method."Harmonic Combinatorics" is a vast harmonic and melodic resource for guitarists. With this approach, you can create an almost infinite number of unique melodic phrases and harmonic devices to compose or improvise your own music.

Melodic Studies and Compositions for Guitar
Melodic Studies and Compositions for Guitar

Author: Fred Hamilton

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2010-10-07

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1609744896

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A collection of studies and compositions written to provide a creative approach to a common problem. Most guitar students have not worked through a methodical approach to reading music notation, which limits their personal progress and sometimes their career development. the author has approached the studies from two directions: horizontal, or up the fingerboard on individual strings, and positional. the first two parts of the book are extensively fingered and designed to make intervals and melodic patterns more visually apparent by repetition of similar ideas in different locations on the neck. the third part contains five extended compositions, which draw from the author's jazz background. the first four include chord changes for duo practice, as well as challenging melodic lines in a variety of meters that may be used for the study of improvisation. the fifth piece is written in the Indian Raga style. Basic music theory and rhythmic studies are included in the appendices.

Scales A la Mode
Scales A la Mode

Author: Kenneth M. O'Gorman

Publisher: Ogorman Music

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9780983120827

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This book is for the new or advancing jazz musician learning to improvise using the seven major modes over the appropriate chords. Book also contains improvisation basics and modal practice songs. All songs and most exercises are written out to seven flats and sharps. Book includes link to free online modal play-along. If you are still struggling with modal improvisation, it's time to read this book.