C Major: Theory and Practice for the jazz guitarist
Having a solid understanding of the major scale is an essential foundation for any jazz guitarist. It underpins everything, and this eBook will help fill any gaps you might have in your learning. Having a solid knowledge of the key of C major will help you move forward logically.
In this eBook I share things I wish I’d known sooner, things that are essential for understanding the music you are playing. See below for a list of what topics are covered:
Having a solid understanding of the major scale is an essential foundation for any jazz guitarist. It underpins everything, and this eBook will help fill any gaps you might have in your learning. Having a solid knowledge of the key of C major will help you move forward logically.
In this eBook I share things I wish I’d known sooner, things that are essential for understanding the music you are playing. See below for a list of what topics are covered:
Having a solid understanding of the major scale is an essential foundation for any jazz guitarist. It underpins everything, and this eBook will help fill any gaps you might have in your learning. Having a solid knowledge of the key of C major will help you move forward logically.
In this eBook I share things I wish I’d known sooner, things that are essential for understanding the music you are playing. See below for a list of what topics are covered:
Learning to play jazz guitar without a thorough understanding of the major scale will cause confusion and lead to slower progress in the long run. The major scale and how it is harmonised underpins how musicians interpret jazz standards. It will help you understand how chords are constructed and how they function.
The purpose of this eBook is to ensure you have a good understanding of the scale and what harmony it contains. Alongside this I stress the importance of engaging with the scale musically, focussing on making sure you are really hearing everything you play. This is important for your long-term musical development.
Over 56 pages it covers:
How the scale is constructed
Playing it in one octave positions
Fingering considerations
Hearing the scale/developing your ear
Intervals (melodic and harmonic)
Sequencing/groupings
Triad construction
Triads in root and inverted forms
Roman numeral chords found in C
7th chords (construction and shapes)
Chord function
Arpeggios/chord tone practice
Arpeggio outlines
The relative minor
Pentatonics
Working through the material in this eBook will give you a very solid foundation from which to build on. For many guitarists it will also help fill those gaps, of things you have may have missed along the way. The major scale has far greater significance than many think. Those 7 notes contain so much within and unlocking this will help you move forward with a good understanding of the music you are playing and creating.