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Description of the add-ons (in descending order):
Tablet and Soundslice compatibility/ interactivity:
By using the platform "Soundslice" you can watch notation and video simultaneously, you can slow down music, see the fretboard and much more. Additionally you will receive a high quality pdf document with notation and tabs.
Add on #25: Blues Lines in F7 for Bebop-Blues Progression(level: all levels)
Welcome to Guitar Training Add-On 25. This add-on is about constructing blues phrases in order to be able to play complete blues solos in the bebop genre starting with simple riff figures.
The exercises are therefore structured in such a way that the level of difficulty and complexity is gradually increased. We will divide the 12 bar blues progression into mainly 3 four-bar phrases, using the minor and major blues scale, then adding altered phrases for the transition between the sections plus II-V-I phrases and material for the turnaround in the last two measures.
This course is available as pdf file plus a code for Soundslice, where everything can be slowed down, looped and transposed.
Addon 25 : 12.95€
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Add on #24 - chord melody collection (level: all levels)
In this add-on you´ll find a 50 pages pdf-file full of chord melody arrangements. All exercises come with notation and TABs and streaming videos.
These arrangements have been previously published in different courses, yet here they are revised and in alphabetical order all together in one book.
In addition to the chord melody arrangements audio backing tracks for all tunes are available separately and will be played back in Soundslice.
Contents:
A child is born - A foggy day - All of me - All the things you are - Blue in Green - Blue Bossa - Darn that dream - Days of Wine and Roses - Dolphin Dance - Easy Living - Footprints - Freddy Freeloader - Lullaby of Birdland - Giant Steps - How high the moon - How insensitive - I ́ve grown accustomed to your face - Misty - Meditation - One Note Samba - Peace - Satin Doll - Song for my father - Stella by Starlight - Fly me to the moon - Take the A-Train - Wave - Why didn ́t I choose you - Yardbird Suite
Addon 24: 12,95 €
Backing tracks for Add-On 24: 9,95 €
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Add on #23 - II-V-I lines and voicings(level: all levels)
In this add-on you´ll find a 32 pages pdf-file full of exercises for improvising over II-V-I progressions. All exercises come with notation and TABs and streaming videos.
Content:
- exercises for II-V-I phrases starting on different intervals - Dm7 - G7 - Cmaj7.
- exercises for descending II-V-I sequences (example: Tune up by Miles Davis)
- various chord voicings for II-V-I progressions
DEMO on youtube: click
Soundslice version: Price: 12,95 €
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Add on #22 - Comping and rhythm (level: all levels)
In this add-on you´ll find a 38 pages pdf-file full of exercises to improve your rhythmic comping and timing. All exercises come with notation and TABs and streaming videos.
Contents:
- basic exercises - Charleston
- Comping patterns
- triplet exercises
- basic II – V – I chord voicings with notated rhythmic structure
- Take the A – Train – comping exercise
- Pent up House – comping exercise
- Blue Bossa – comping exercise
- Girl from Ipanema – comping exercise
DEMO on youtube: click
Soundslice version. Price: 12,95 €
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Add on #21 - Rhythm Changes: voicings, phrases, solos. (level: all levels)
In this add-on you´ll find a 32 pages pdf-file full of motivating exercises with notation and TABs and streaming videos.
Contents:
1. voicings for Rhythm changes in F
2. voicings for Rhythm changes in Bb
3. phrases for Rhythm changes in Bb - A section
4. phrases for Rhythm changes in Bb - bridge
5. example solos using the pentatonic scale, blues scale and extended bebop soloing
6. backing tracks in different tempos
DEMO on youtube: click
Price: 12,95 €
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Add on #20 - The major scale: effective and creative scale practice. (level: all levels)
In this add-on you´ll find more than 80 exercises plus a 40 pages pdf-file with notation and TABs and streaming videos.
Contents:
1. basic exercises: fingerings of the major scale over one and two octaves
2. diagrams for the major scale and its modes dorian and mixolydian, practicing tips
3. how to embellish the scale
4. sequencing through all the modes
5. horizontal patterns
6. demonstration on how to improvise with only the major scale
DEMO on youtube: click
Price: 12,95 €
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Add on #19 - altered dominant7th lines.
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How to play diminished, half tone-whole tone, altered and harmonic major scales in a II-V-I progression (level: all levels)
In this add-on you´ll find over 70 lines and streaming videos and exercises plus a 35 pages pdf-file with notation and TABs.
Contents:
1. basic exercises: fingerings of the diminished arpeggio, the harmonic minor scale, the wholetone-halftone scale and the halftone-wholetone scale
2. diagrams for all scales, practice tips
3. how to use the diminished arpeggio over dominant7b9 chords or in a m7b5 - V7b9 progression
4. how to use the double diminished scale over dominant7b9 chords or in a m7b5 - V7b9 progression
5. how to use the harmonic minor scale over dominant7b9 chords or in a m7b5 - V7b9 progression
6. lines, licks, patterns…..
DEMO on youtube: click
Price: 12,95 €
Add on #18 - The mixolydian scale - easy and advanced phrases for playing over Dominant7th chords (level: all levels)
In this add-on you´ll find 49 streaming videos plus a 25 pages pdf-file with notation and TABs.
Contents:
1. basic exercises: fingerings of the mixolydian scale
2. diagrams of the mixolydian scale in G7 and D7
3. the mixolydian scale - short and easy phrases
4. the mixolydian scale - longer. lines with variations and different endings
5. the mixolydian scale - advanced phrases using string skipping and inside - outside playing
DEMO on youtube: click
Price: 12,95 €
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Add on #17 - All about diatonic triads and arpeggios and their use in improvisation (level: all levels)
In this add-on you´ll find 51 streaming videos plus a 28 pages pdf-file with notation and TABs.
Contents:
1. A little bit of theory
2. basic exercises: fingerings of the diatonic triads in G major and C major
3. exercises for the triads and arpeggios up and down the fretboard
4. phrases for the triads and upper layers of triads and combining positions
5. ideas for playing over chord progressions
DEMO on youtube: click
Price: 12,95 €
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Add on #16 - All about the melodic minor scale (level: all levels) - Soundslice edition
In this add-on you´ll find streaming videos plus backing tracks, demo solos plus a 34 pages pdf-file with notation and TABs.
Contents:
1. A little bit of theory
2. basic exercises: fingerings of the melodic minor scale
3. scale practice, exercises for the melodic minor scale up and down the fretboard
4. phrases for the melodic minor scale and combining positions
5. playing the melodic minor scale in thirds
6. licks for playing over Gminor-maj7, F#7#9, Bbmaj7#11, C7#11, Em7b5
7. chord shapes
DEMO on youtube: click
Price: 12,95 €
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Add on #14 - All about quartal voicings and modal comping on the guitar (level: all levels) - Soundslice edition
In this add-on you´ll find 40 streaming videos plus backing tracks in different keys and tempos plus a pdf-file with notation and TABs.
Contents:
1. A little bit of theory
2. basic exercises, building 4ths chords and voicings on the guitar
3. diatonic chord exercises
4. arpeggios with quartal voicings
5. comping with modal chords
6. comping patterns for major7, minor7 and dominant7th chords in quartal voicings
7. comping patterns for modal tunes like "Impressions" and "So what"
DEMO on youtube: click
Price: 12,95 €
Add on #13 - All about playing octaves on the guitar (level: all levels) - Soundslice edition
In this add-on you´ll find 40 streaming videos plus backing tracks, high quality renditions of all exercises plus solos) plus a 64 pages interactive pdf-file with notation and TABs.
Contents:
1. basic exercises, building octaves, fingerings, how to produce a round and warm sound, scales and fluency exercises
2. tips on how to improve synchronicity, legato exercises
3. exercises on how to improve orientation on the neck, diatonic exercises : thirds, triads and 7th chords
4. exercises to improve rhythm and phrasing
5. articulation: slides and hammer-ons, typical Wes Montgomery techniques
6. II-V-I patterns in octaves
7. complete solo transcriptions over II-V progressions and blues in Fm7
DEMO on youtube: click
Price: 12,95 €
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Add on #12: - Realbook Tunes #4 (level: all levels)
In this add-on you´ll find 29 streaming videos plus more than 45 minutes of streaming audio (backing tracks, high qualitiy renditions of all exercises plus demonstrational solos) plus a 32 pages interactive pdf-file with notation and TABs and new: live fretboard view . Included are mainly basic and extended voicings plus melody arrangements for frequently played Realbook tunes (all starting with "D“ , "E" and "F").
- Dolphin Dance / - Donna Lee / - Don´t get around much anymore
- Easy living (transcription of George Benson´s version) /
- Equinox (comping variations for Minor Blues)
- Estate Intro (Matt Otten transcription) / - Estate chords and bossa tutorial
- 500 miles high / - Footprints / - comping patterns for 3/4
- Forest Flower / - Four / - Four on Six
Price is 12,95€ (Soundslice version)
DEMO on youtube: click
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Add on #11 - All about arpeggios (major7th arpeggio) (level: all levels)
Another must have for your collection!
In this add-on you´ll find over 88 streaming videos plus a 67 pages interactive pdf-file with notation and TABs. Each exercise is played at a slow and a medium tempo. Included are all sorts of exercises for the major7th arpeggio in all positions, with diagrams, explanations, backing tracks. Tips how to use the major arpeggio over minor7th, dominant7th are included too.
Here´s a demo video of add-on #11 on youtube: click
Price is 12,95€ (Soundslice version)
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Add on #10 - All about pentatonic scales (major pentatonic and inversions) (level: all levels)
A must have for your collection!
In this add-on you´ll find over 100 streaming videos plus a 70 pages interactive pdf-file with notation and TABs. Each exercise is played at a slow and a medium tempo. Included are all sorts of scale exercises for the pentatonic scale, with inversions, diagrams, explanations, backing tracks.
Don´t think the pentatonic scale is only for rock guitarists because everybody plays the fourth inversion of the major pentatonic scale (commonly called "minor pentatonic" - which in fact it isn´t ).
It has lots more to offer and to explore. Kenny Burrell, Grant Green and George Benson used this scale a lot and what they are playing doesn´t sound boring at all…….
DEMO on youtube: click
Price is 12,95€ (Soundslice version)
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Add on #8 - All about the jazz blues (level: all levels)
In this add-on you´ll find 34 streaming videos plus more than 70 minutes of streaming audio (backing tracks, high qualitiy renditions of all exercises plus solos) plus a 42 pages interactive pdf-file with notation and TABs. Included are mainly basic and extended voicings plus melody arrangements and solos for Blues in F7, Bb7, G7 and minor blues plus Parker blues
- voicings for Blues in F7 (from 2 to 4 voiced chords)
- voicings for Blues in Bb7 (from 2 to 4 voiced chords)
- voicings for Blues in G7 and in Cminor7
- walking bass blues
- minor blues
- Bird Blues
- slow blues in G7
- All Blues with voicings and solos
- Parker Blues (like Blues for Alice)
- blues in Wes Montgomery style with octaves and block chords
and much more………
DEMO on youtube: click
Price is 12,95€ (Soundslice version)
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Add on #6: - Realbook Tunes #2 (level: beginner / intermediate)
In this add-on you´ll find 21 videos plus more than 80 minutes of audio (backing tracks, high qualitiy renditions of all exercises plus demonstrational solos) plus a 24 pages interactive pdf-file with notation and TABs. Included are mainly basic and extended voicings for 9 frequently played Realbook tunes (all starting with „B“)
- Beautiful love
- Black Orpheus
- Blue Moon
- Bluesette
- Blues for Alice
- Blue Trane
- Body and Soul
- But not for me
- Bye bye Blackbird
Price is 12,95€ (Soundslice version)
DEMO on youtube: click
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Add on #5: - Realbook Tunes #1 (level: beginner / intermediate)
In this add-on you´ll find 12 streaming videos plus more than 50 minutes of streaming audio (backing tracks, high qualitiy renditions of all exercises plus solos..) plus a 26 pages interactive pdf-file with notation and TABs. Included are mainly basic voicings and some extended voicings, but also melody harmonization and solos for 13 frequently played Realbook tunes
(all starting with „A“)
- A child is born
- A foggy day
- A night in Tunisia
- Afternoon in Paris
- Airegin
- Alice in Wonderland
- All Blues
- All of me
- Alone together
- Anthropology
- April Joy
- Au privave
- Autumn Leaves
Price is 12,95€ (Soundslice version)
Here´s a demo video of add-on 5: click
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Add on #4: Jazz Ballads:
In this add-on you´ll find 15 online videos plus more than 60 minutes of online audio (backing tracks, high qualitiy renditions of all exercises plus bonus solos..) plus a 27 pages interactive pdf-file with notation and TABs. Included are melody harmonization, basic voicings and extended voicings for nine frequently played ballads. Choose between standard and Soundslice version.
- A child is born
- Angel eyes
- As time goes by
- Blue in Green
- Georgia on my mind
- My funny Valentine
- Peace
- Round Midnight
- You don´t know what love is
Here is a demo video of add on 4: click
Price is 12,95€ (Soundslice version)
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Add on 3: Block chords and triads
In this add-on you´ll find over 60 online videos plus a 25 pages interactive pdf-file with notation and TABs.
In this edition the following topics are covered:
- block chords ala Wes Montgomery (you find voicings along with walkthrough videos for A minor and D minor which are very flexible and can be used over Dominant7th and major7th chords as well.)
- diatonic triads (learn to play diatonic triads in major, minor, diminished all over the guitar.
- triads and inversions in major and minor all over the fretboard
- exercises through the cycle of fifths
Here is a demo of add-on 3 in Soundslice: click
Price is 12,95€ (Soundslice version)
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Add on 2: exercises and arrangements especially for beginners / intermediate players
(26 pages) along with high quality online audio and backing tracks.
- technical exercises (speed and fluency training )
- Bossa comping in detail
- Song for my father (bossa comping)
- Corcovado (bossa comping)
- Fly me to the moon (melody arrangement)
- A foggy day
- The thumb (melody and voicings) - Wes Montgomery
- Twisted blues (melody and voicings) - Wes Montgomery
- All Blues
All tunes come with notation and TAB plus high quality audio files and backing tracks.
Here is a demo of add-on 2 in Soundslice: click
Price is 12,95€ (Soundslice version)
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Add on 1: swing and bossa chord arrangements and voicings (25 pages) along with high quality online audio tracks. Choose between standard and Soundslice version.
- All of me
- The days of Wine and Roses
- Freddie Freeloader
- Rhythm Changes - Walking bass exercises
- turnarounds (Joe Pass style)
- Meditation
- Waves
- Song for my father
- How insensitive
Here is a demo of add-on 1 in Soundslice: click
Price is 12,95€ (Soundslice version)
Add on #15 - All about the dorian scale (level: all levels) - Soundslice edition
In this add-on you´ll find videos plus backing tracks in different keys and tempos plus a pdf-file with notation and TABs.
Contents:
1. A little bit of theory
2. basic exercises: the dorian scale in triads and up to the fifth
3. fingerings and charts for the dorian scale
4. modal improvisation: the dorian scale over dom7th, half-diminished and lydian chords
5. building modal lines with the dorian scale
6. building longer phrases with chromatic passing tones
7. II-V-I phrases
DEMO on youtube: click
Price: 12,95 €
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Add on #9 - Walking bass lines on the guitar (level: all levels)
In this add-on you´ll find over 60 streaming videos plus a 50 pages interactive pdf-file with notation and TABs. Included are chord exercises, diagrams of shell chords and inversions, drop2 and drop3 chords, separate walking bass exercises, combined chords and walking bass exercises.
- shell chords / structure: 1 (root) - 7 (7th) - 3 (3rd)
- shell chords / structure: 1 - 3 - 7 (3rd and 7th inverted)
- diatonic shell chords / structure: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 1 (of the major scale)
- shell chords with approach tones and tritone substitution
- inversions of major, minor and dominant7th chords (3 voices)
- inversions of major, minor and dominant7th chords (4 voices) - Drop2 and Drop3
- bass: playing and finding root tones
- Walking bass: playing the first three scale tones
- Walking bass: playing 1 - 2 - 3 - 5
- Walking bass: playing bass lines with approach tones
- Walking bass: combining shell chords and walking bass lines
- Walking bass: some jazz standards with walking bass lines
Price is 12,95€ (Soundslice version)
DEMO on youtube: click
Add on #7 - Realbook Tunes #3 (level: all levels)
In this add-on you´ll find 18 streaming videos plus more than 90 minutes of streaming audio (backing tracks, high qualitiy renditions of all exercises plus demonstrational solos) plus a 19 pages interactive pdf-file with notation and TABs. Included are mainly basic and extended voicings plus melody arrangements for frequently played Realbook tunes
(all starting with „C“ and "D").
- Cantaloupe Island
- Caravan
- Cherokee
- Corcovado
- Darn that dream
- Days of Wine and Roses
- Desafinado
- Doxy
DEMO on youtube: click
Price is 12,95€ (Soundslice version)
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