Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing 2

Chord Chemistry, Modern Chord Progressionの指板ダイヤグラムにつづき、怒涛の五線譜です。わたしはクラシックギターも経由したので苦しいながらも読みますが、いや、ここまでやらなきゃいかんの？ほんとに？ 指板を熟知する、という意味では当然やっていいのですが、全部楽譜に書かなきゃいけないかというと、ちょっと疑問。しかし、それをやってのける筆者だからこそ、これだけの業績と弟子をアウトプットできたのでしょう。

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Developing on the first volume, this one gives you a lot of techniques and tricks of the job for solo improvising. Begins with a very brief explanation of how to play through chord changes. The author uses a device he calls condensed arpeggios which make it quite simple to start playing right away. He offers a very comprehensive set of such arpeggios which you can use and work upon to later build your own more advanced material. I also liked the part of playing over fast changes where the author gives some basic tips and advice for the less experienced guitarist. I really recommend the book to all those who are struggling against difficulties in mastering jazz soloing on guitar.

I love the way Ted Greene teaches, he always seems to care for his readers and shares his huge knowledge without any restriction. The present book is really one of a kind (well, with the 1st one on single-note soloing !) and presents things in a very understandable way. It may seem overwhelming at first but you should realize that it is not really possible to remember all the arpeggios presented here, but some will remain in your head for some reason, and working through the examples will anchor the concept in your fingers and head. Good music everybody !

I have been trying to get a copy of this book for a few years now. I am delighted to say that I have recently received a copy in mint condition. In forty years of playing and twenty four years of teaching guitar and Music (you know ? - the language), I have only seen one other book which equals this one. This book is as good as it gets. The guitar itself is just some wood with strings on it. Music comes from the player. If a person wants to express themselves in English, it REALLY helps to read, write and know the rules of grammar and syntax. The same applies to ANY other language. Music is no different. Too many guitar players are well versed on equipment (i.e. guitars, amplifiers et cetera) but do not know the fretboard ! If you don't know where and what the notes are, you can't use them. An analogy is a tradesman who has very good tools but is only aware of maybe 5% of their uses. Playing by ear alone is ok but limiting. Imagine if you learnt French by ear alone ? You wouldn't be able to read street signs, menus, books or anything else in France. How would you find your way around ? Why spend months trying to learn something by ear when you can just read it instantly ? Why spend ages learning someone else's licks when you can make up your own that are just as good or better ? This is a very satisfying and rewarding experience. In my experience of performing, the best compliments I have received were from people who liked the way I express myself in Music language, not from people who liked the way I copied someone else. Novelists, sculptors, artists and many other creative people work hard at developing their own style but guitar players (who haven't learnt the language) don't seem to care about this. This is just plain arrogance. Other instrument players learn this stuff. If YOU don't really care about the way you phrase and express music, then NO ONE ELSE will care about the way you phrase and express music. It's just simple mathematics really. I don't care if there are famous players who can't read or improvise. To my ears, they reach a certain level and don't get any better. Famous or not. It's just a con ! It's like the movie 'Groundhog Day. Ted Greene's book: 'Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing, Volume 2,' is the Holy Grail. You can use it to develop Rock, Blues, Country or just about any style of music played on the guitar as well as Jazz. Believe in yourself. Take the bull by the horns and discover how 12 notes can create color ! Thanks again Ted ! Kevin Donnelly. BA(Mus)., DipEd., Melbourne, Australia.