TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1
Getting Started


The A Lessons: Chords and Harmony

Chapter 2
Lesson 1A: Basic Theory
The Chromatic Scale
The Major Scale
Key Signatures
Intervals
The Cycle of 4ths (or 5ths)
Reading Roman Numerals

Lesson 2A: Triad Theory & Root Position Fingerings
Minor, Diminished and Augmented Triads and Their Inversions
The Four Basic String Sets
Root Position Triad Fingerings
Etude #1: Root Position Triads

Lesson 3A: First-Inversion Triads on Four Strings
Etude #2: First Inversion Triads-
Lesson 4A: Second-Inversion Triads on the Four String Sets
Etude #3: Second-Inversion Triads


Chapter 3
Lesson 1A: Constructing Larger Chords
How Larger Chord Formulas Work
Extensions
Inverting Larger Chords
Voicings

Lesson 2A: 6th Chords
Major 6th Chords
Minor 6th Chords
Etude #6: 6th Chords

Lesson 3A: 7th Chords
Major 7th Chords
Minor 7th Chords
Dominant 7th Chords
Etude #7: 7th Chords

Lesson 4A: 9th Chords
Extensions & Chord Families
Major 9thChords
Minor 9th Chords
Dominant 9th Chords
Etude #8: 9th Chords
Etude #9: More 9th Chords

Lesson 5A: Other Chords You Need to Know
Minor 11th Chords
Dominant 11th Chords
Major 13th Chords
Minor 13th Chords
Dominant 13th Chords
Major Add9 Chords
Minor Add9 Chords
Min7 5 (Half-Diminished) Chords


Chapter 4
Lesson 1A: The Harmonized Major Scale
Lesson 2A: Major Chord Scales
Lesson 3A: More Major Chord Scales
Lesson 4A: More Major Chord Scales


Chapter 5
Lesson 1A: Roman Numerals and Transposition
Lesson 2A: More About Roman Numerals and Transposition
Lesson 3A: Vertical Chord Scales
Lesson 4A: More Vertical Chord Scales
Lesson 5A: More Vertical Chord Scales



The B Lessons: Improvisation

Chapter 1
Lesson 1B: Major Scale Fingerings
Major Triad Theory
Major Triad Inversions
Lesson 2B: Two More Major Scale Fingerings
Lesson 3B: Two More Major Scale Fingerings
Lesson 4B: Major Scale Etude
Etude #4: The Major Scale


Chapter 2
Lesson 1B: Major Scale Etude
Etude #5: The Major Scale
Lesson 2B: Connecting Major Scales
Lesson 3B: Three-Octave Scales
Lesson 4B: More Three-Octave Scales


Chapter 3
Lesson 1B: Improvising with the Major Scale
What It s All About
Diatonic Thinking
Lesson 2B: Two Tunes Based on the Major Scale
Ruby, My Deerfly
Fly Like a Beagle
Lesson 3B: Two More Tunes Based on the Major Scale
Noisy Nights
The Creature
Lesson 4B: Two More Tunes Based on the Major Scale
Julie in Wonderland-65
Samba de Shauna


Chapter 4
Lesson 1B: Modes of the Major Scale The Basics
Lesson 2B: Modes of the Major Scale
Parallel- Approach Fingerings
D Dorian
E Phrygian
F Lydian-
G Mixolydian
A Aeolian
B Locrian
Practice Progressions
Lesson 3B: Modes of the Major Scale Derivative Approach
Lesson 4B: Two Modal Tunes
Nosh 4 Josh
Chocolate Tuna Enchiladas
Lesson 5B: Two Modal/Diatonic Tunes
Modelicious
Blue Tofu