Your Training Notebook On Pop Music Special Chord Progressions


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Listen to the uniqueness -> Learn the harmony techniques -> Make your song become unique too !! ★ Carefully Selected Songs, Understand The Uniqueness !! Well-chosen 7 classic domestic and international pop music songs with unique chord progressions ★ Viewing From Pop Music Aspects, Easy To Learn And Use !! Complete sum-ups of harmony techniques in pop music applications and convenient to look-up upon compositions and arrangements. ★ Demonstrate Operation Flows, Clear At A Glance !! Step by step demonstrations from easy to complicated chord rearrangements, hands-on learning on harmony techniques. This book uses classic pop songs domestically and internationally with more characteristics in chord progressions as references, and show you how the harmony techniques were well-used in these songs, and make them become unique. Readers who love music performing, song arranging as well as composing are able to expand depths and longitudes in music on themselves through the understanding of chord progressions. In the last chapter of this book also teaches you how these harmony techniques can be used in songs step by step, and make you can apply them in your songs or rearrangements easily. ※ Paperback : amazon.com/dp/9868990351 === TABLE OF CONTENTS === Introduction Chapter of Direct Trainings 〉 Example I "Beautiful"- Christina Aguilera ---- Form Progression ---- Chord Progression ---- Analysis 〉 Example II "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" - Connie Talbot ---- Form Progression ---- Chord Progression ---- Analysis 〉 Example III "She" - Charles Aznavour ---- Form Progression ---- Chord Progression ---- Analysis 〉 Example IV "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - Michael Jackson ---- Form Progression ---- Chord Progression ---- Analysis 〉 Example V "Say Yes" - CHAGE & ASKA ---- Form Progression ---- Chord Progression ---- Analysis 〉 Example VI "Evergreen" - Barbara Streisand ---- Form Progression ---- Chord Progression ---- Analysis 〉 Example VII "Everything" - Misia ---- Form Progression ---- Chord Progression ---- Analysis Chapter of Analysis & Integration Section 1. Diatonic Triad Section 2. Inversion Chord Section 3. Mixed Chord Section 4. Modal Interchange Section 5. Sustained Note Section 6. 2-5-1 Progression Section 7. Diminished Seventh Chord Section 8. Tritone Substitution Section 9. Extended & Altered Dominant Chord Section 10. Modulation Methods of Key Modulation Section 11. Alteration of Chromatic Approach ---- 1. Within the Same Chord ---- 2. Different Chord Progression Section 12. Harmony Disposition Chapter of Applications and Hands-on 〉 Example I "Happy Time" ---- Original chord progression ---- Chord rearrangement 〉 Example II "Jingle Bell" ---- Original chord progression ---- Chord rearrangement Epilogue




Your Personal Book of Solo Fingerstyle Blues Guitar 2 : Advanced & Improvisation


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This book TWO is a separate enhancement on "Your Personal Book of Solo Fingerstyle Blues Guitar 1 : Fundamental". Book TWO is comprised of 2 big chapters. Chapter TWO includes different variations in rhythmic styles, fret positions of chord and changes in applications, integrated trainings on melodic lines of fingerstyle playing and the above mentioned variation practices. The goal is that after finishing reading this chapter, you are able to play fingerstyle Blues guitar richly and freely move your fingers around different fret positions at ease. Chapter THREE then is on advanced thinkings and changeable possibilites in Blues music, including uses of different scale and mixes, changes and the differences of major and minor keys, and most importantly, the core target of Blues — improvisation performance. In addition to melodic improvisations, we are more looking forward to achieving fingerstyle Blues improvisation performances. This book is quite suitable for friends who are serious about learning Blues guitar, regardless of fingerstyle or electric guitar Blues solo, you all can gain quite much from this book. You can also choose the Paperback version of "Your Personal Book of Solo Fingerstyle Blues Guitar : Fundamental, Advanced & Improvisation" which contains these chapters is definitely worthwhile for your collection. Paperback version (eBook1 + eBook2) ★ Great volume of 12-measure exercises, 75 demo songs, arrangements, and MP3 downloads,…more in-depth experiences in the beauty of Blues music. ★ Various types of theme-oriented Blues trainings on melody, harmony, rhythms and fingerstyle,…more diverse and rich Blues playing. ★ Step-by-step hands-on impromptu playing methods make your freestyle Blues improvisation dream comes true! > Facebook Page: http://goo.gl/Y94Vh5 (Welcome leave any message if you have any question about this book) > Demo Songs on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Pi6vWcY9408 === TABLE OF CONTENT === Chapter ONE - Learning of Blues Basics (eBook1) - Blues Music - Blues Chords - Form of Blues Music - Rhythm of Blues - Most Often Used Keys in Blues Music for Fingerstyle Guitar - Blues Notes - Blues Expressions - Etudes - Fingerstyle Playing Practice Chapter TWO - Enriching Your Blues Playing (eBook2) - Various Styles of Blues Rhythm - Applications of Open String Notes - Applications of Inversion Chords - Accompaniment and Riffs - Integrate Performance Etudes Chapter THREE - Advanced Blues Thinking & Improvisation (eBook2) - Turnaround - Blues in Minor keys - Blues in Major keys - Flexible Variations in Blues Melody - Blues Improvisations - Practical Applications & Improvisations of Blues Fingerstyle Performance - Unaccompanied Blues Improvisation Playing Conclusions




Your Personal Book of Solo Fingerstyle Blues Guitar 1 : Fundamental


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This book is the fundamental chapter of solo fingerstyle blues guitar. This first book introduces basic elements of Blues music, specifically on chord, scale, rhythm, expressions and etc to do simple practices and trials. And integrated melodic demo practices are designed in a later section, allowing readers to play real Blues through the previous elements. Two-voice fingerstyle Blues practices are available in the end. For beginner guitar-learning friends who are curious and interested in Blues music, you may be able to experience and play it through the contents of this Book ONE. If you have more and deeper interests, you may also read the later Book TWO for playing and practices. If you want to learn more about how to enrich your fingerstyle blues guitar playing as well as improvisation, Book TWO will be your next choice. You can also choose the Paperback version of "Your Personal Book of Solo Fingerstyle Blues Guitar : Fundamental, Advanced & Improvisation" which contains these chapters is definitely worthwhile for your collection. Paperback version (eBook1 + eBook2) ★ Great volume of 12-measure exercises, 75 demo songs, arrangements, and MP3 downloads,…more in-depth experiences in the beauty of Blues music. ★ Various types of theme-oriented Blues trainings on melody, harmony, rhythms and fingerstyle,…more diverse and rich Blues playing. ★ Step-by-step hands-on impromptu playing methods make your freestyle Blues improvisation dream comes true! > Facebook Page: http://goo.gl/Y94Vh5 (Welcome leave any message if you have any question about this book) > Demo Songs on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Pi6vWcY9408 === TABLE OF CONTENT === Chapter ONE - Learning of Blues Basics (eBook1) - Blues Music - Blues Chords - Form of Blues Music - Rhythm of Blues - Most Often Used Keys in Blues Music for Fingerstyle Guitar - Blues Notes - Blues Expressions - Etudes - Fingerstyle Playing Practice Chapter TWO - Enriching Your Blues Playing (eBook2) - Various Styles of Blues Rhythm - Applications of Open String Notes - Applications of Inversion Chords - Accompaniment and Riffs - Integrate Performance Etudes Chapter THREE - Advanced Blues Thinking & Improvisation (eBook2) - Turnaround - Blues in Minor keys - Blues in Major keys - Flexible Variations in Blues Melody - Blues Improvisations - Practical Applications & Improvisations of Blues Fingerstyle Performance - Unaccompanied Blues Improvisation Playing Conclusions




Fretboard Secret Handbook (2nd Edition)


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★ Private memory techniques help to achieve memorize scales and musical note positions on the guitar in 10 minutes ★ Combine musical intervals, chords, arpeggios, key modes and practice mantras to let you play more freely on a fretboard ★ Practical examples and licks enhance your playing techniques as well as the familiarity of scale graphics. This handbook uses the most effective memory technique; the concept of “Image Memorization Method" (according to experiences, it can be achieved in 10 minutes) can help your brain memorize scale graphics in the fretboard in a short time and also to teach you enhancing practices and methods of application. In addition to stimulating your thinking of musical notes and fingerings on the fretboard, the most important thing is to help you be able to cleverly apply scales and chords as well as their matching via the familiarity of the fretboard. During performances, it is the main goal of this handbook that you know the scale positions where your fingers are located anytime. In addition, this second version handbook has more demonstrations than the first version as well as clearer and plenty of explanations. In addition to the faster and efficient memory fretboard, the rich contents lively combine various kinds of practice as well as thinking methods. And this better allows you to obtain great achievements in such as intervals, chords, arpeggios, key modes as well as musical concepts. If you── ● Just want to play easy musical notes but you can never find the right positions ● Want to leave playing and singing along level but you cannot find the directions ● Want to improvise solo performances but you often get the musical notes wrong ● Encounter a situation where your hands slide to a different fret position then you don’t know how to play ● Have a bunch of fingerings which the more you memorize them the more you are confused ● Want to know more about the guitar One book “Building Block Image Memory Methods” can fix all problems! ==TABLE OF CONTENTS== FOREWORDS THE FUNDAMENTALS Chapter ONE : Building Blocks for Natural Scale ▲Distribution of Musical Note ▲Building Block Pattern ▲3 Steps to Memorization ▲Switching to Numbers of Numbered Musical Notation Chapter TWO : Position Graphic of Octave ▲Rules Chapter THREE : Other Relevant Scales Graphics ▲Pentatonic Scale Graphic ▲Harmonic Minor Scale Graphic ▲Melodic /Jazz Minor Scale Graphic ▲Modal Scale Graphic Chapter FOUR : “One String Three Notes” Scale Pattern Graphic ▲Circulation Graphic of Natural Scale ▲Circulation Graphic of Harmonic Scales ▲Circulation Graphic of Melodic/Jazz Minor Scales THE PRACTICE Chapter FIVE : Building Blocks Moved to Fretboard ▲《Practice Method 1》Individual Practices on the Fretboard ▲《Practice Method 2》Duo Building Block Set Pattern Practice ▲《Practice Method 3》Chord-Matching Practices ▲《Practice Method 4》Playing the same melody on different fret positions Chapter SIX : Horizontal Shift of Building Blocks ▲Horizontal Moving Practices ▲Horizontal Moving and Natural Musical Scales Chapter SEVEN : Building Blocks which Combine Other Graphics ▲Combining “One String Three Notes” Circulation Graphic ▲Combine Octave Interval Graphic THE Applications Chapter EIGHT : Uses of Interval and Double-Stop ▲Perfect Fifth & Perfect Fourth ▲Major / Minor Third ▲Major / Minor Sixth ▲Perfect Eighth ▲Major / Minor Seventh ▲Clever Uses for Each Interval Chapter NINE : Performances of Chord and Fill-Ins ▲Inversion Chord ▲Using Inversions to Replace Original Chords ▲Chord+Fill-in Performance Chapter TEN : Arpeggios which Add Melodic Tastes ▲Major Third Chord Arpeggios ▲Minor Third Chord Arpeggios ▲Arpeggios and Scale Building Block Graphic Chapter ELEVEN : Trainings on Key Mode ▲Key Mode and Chords ▲Finding Notes with Differences ▲Key Modes and Chord Progression Conclusion : How to Practice Author




Your Training Notebook On Pop Music Special Chord Progressions


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Introduce you how harmony theory (chord progressions) can be used in pop music, and learn how to use these methods to make songs or arrangements sounds unique and superb.







Popular Science


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Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.




Harmony and Voice Leading


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Harmony and voice leading is a textbook in two volumes dealing with tonal organization in the music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.




Basic Music Theory


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Basic Music Theory takes you through the sometimes confusing world of written music with a clear, concise style that is at times funny and always friendly. The book is written by an experienced teacher using methods refined over more than ten years in his private teaching studio and in schools. --from publisher description.




Pop Music Theory


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The study of popular music composition is a new field in which the standard rules of traditional music theory do not apply. Learn how to write top 40 hits in every style from alternative rock to country pop. Discover the way chords are constructed and used in pop music, the Nashville numbers system and the role of scales in pop music harmony. Learn how to arrange a lead-sheet chart for a small ensemble so your entire band can learn a song in minutes. No more listening to a cd over and over to figure out a guitar riff when you can learn to recognize chord progressions and easily transcribe music from recordings. You will master the ability to play chord changes for self-accompaniment as well as composition. Finally you will learn how to use the scales for improvisation and "ad libbing" so you can become a soloist with your own unique sound.