Scales & Modes for Guitar Soloing: Tools for Improvisation

This book is for upper intermediate level. It requires basic chord and scale theories. This is a guitar exercise book, not a theory book. Studying with a good theory books are highly recommended.

Over 150 pages of practice covering almost every known scale.
Scales & Modes are essential tools for guitar improvisation. This book covers over 20 scales and modes using the CAGED system. Fingering diagrams and tabs are included; covers sequential practice patterns and 3-note-per string patterns. Inter-connected practice using arpeggios and scales.

Topics are

• Major Scale and Modes
• Ionian Mode
• Dorian Mode
• Phrygian Mode
• Lydian Mode
• Mixolydian Mode
• Aeolian Mode
• Locrian Mode

Sequence Pattern Playing

• Major Scale, 3-Note-Per-String
• Major Scale Modes, 3-Note-Per-String
• Major Scale Sequence Playing
• Minor Pentatonic Sequence Playing

Melodic Minor Scale and Modes

• Melodic Minor Scale
• Lydian Augmented Scale
• Lydian Dominant Scale
• Locrian #2 Scale
• Altered Scale

Other Scales

• Pentatonic Scale
• Blues Scale
• Harmonic Minor Scale
• Diminished Scale
• Half/Whole Diminished Scale
• Whole-Tone Scale
• Bebop Dominant Scale
• Bebop Dorian Scale
• Bebop Major Scale

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