PENTATONIC SOLOING STRATEGIES FOR GUITAR, Modern Ideas for All Styles. Erik Halbig. CD TABLATURE

Pentatonic Soloing Strategies per la chitarra prende i più comuni strumenti di improvvisazione, le scale pentatoniche, e vi fa vedere le sue praticamente illimitate possibilità. Inizia con scale pentatoniche standard magiori e minori nelle 5 posizioni base e continua con la sfida delle variazioni pentatoniche per string skipping e sweep picking. Il libro culmina con le serie delle scale ?, compreso la 9-a tonica, diminuita, e la scala pentatonica a tono pieno aumentata. CD con la dimostrazione di tutti gli esempi inclusi nel libro.

Pentatonic Soloing Strategies for Guitar Modern Ideas for All Styles
By Erik Halbig
Item: 00-35302
UPC: 038081396064
ISBN 10: 0739070967
ISBN 13: 9780739070963

Series: The Improv Series
Category: Guitar Method or Supplement
Format: Book & CD
Instrument: Guitar

Pentatonic Soloing Strategies for Guitar takes the most common improvisational tool, the pentatonic scale, and shows you its almost limitless possibilities. It begins with standard major and minor pentatonic scales in the five basic positions and quickly moves into challenging pentatonic variations for string skipping and sweep picking. The book culminates with a series of substitution scales, including the rootless 9th, the half-diminished, and the whole-tone augmented pentatonic scales. A CD demonstrating all the examples in the book is included:

FEATURES

THEORY, FORMS AND VARIATIONS FOR MAJOR AND MINOR PENTATONIC SCALES.

PENTATONIC SCALE PATTERNS THAT INCORPORATE SWEEP PICKING AND STRING SKIPPING.

EXTENDED INTERVAL FINGERINGS

12 SUBSTITUION SCALES TO EXPAND YOUR TONAL VOCABULARY AND ADD COLOR TO YOUR PLAYING.

EXAMPLES IN TAB AND STANDARD MUSIC NOTATION.

INTRODUCTION
The pentatonic scale is a scale consisting of five notes. It can be found in almost every style of music, from early African-American spirituals such as "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" to the classical compositions of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel to the bluesy rock guitar sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton.
Players sometimes fall into the rut of playing the "same old pentatonic licks." This book-which will change how you think about the pentatonic scale-is the remedy for this situation.
This is not a beginner's book. To use it effectively, you should already have a working knowledge of music, music theory, and the minor and major pentatonic scales. However, a quick review of the basics is included on page 5. A review of the minor and major pentatonic scales follows (starting on page 11), after which you will learn many new and exciting ways to manipulate and rework these basic scales. Most importantly, practical applications are provided.
There are lots of new ideas in this book to stimulate your own creativity. You can write
down ideas that come to you on the blank page (page 95) at the end of this book. Good luck!

A compact disc is included with this book. Use the CD to help ensure you're capturing the
feel of the examples and interpreting the rhythms correctly. The symbol shown at the left
appears next to every example that is on the CD. Example numbers are above the symbol,
while the track number below the symbol corresponds directly to the example you want to
hear. If there's a decimal (1.1,1.2, etc.), it means that there's more than one example on the
track. Track I provides tuning notes for your guitar.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Erik Halbig holds a degree in studio/jazz guitar performance from the University of
Southern California School of Music. He has presented numerous clinics and special
seminars at the California and Nashville campuses of the National Guitar Workshop.
He is also the author of two other Alfred/National Guitar Workshop titles: Mastering
Rock Guitar (#14096) and Stand Alone Tracks: Country (#17805). Currently living
in Nashville, Tennessee, Erik is busy doing session work and touring. He has toured
and recorded with Sugarland, Sara Evans, Blackhawk, Tanya Tucker, Wynonna,
and many others.

Acknowledgements
Thanks to Bruce Bolen, Jr. at Fender Guitars, Myles Rose at Groove Tubes, Ryan
and Chris at Gadow Guitars, Derek Brooks at Ernie Ball, Danica Levy at Levy's
Leathers, James Heidrich at Bad Cat Amplifiers, Steve Blucher at DiMarzio,
Michael Tuttle, Don Grosh, and Ampeg Amplifiers.

CONTENTS
About the Author .
Introduction .
Getting Started .
Whole Steps, Half Steps, and Scales .
Standard Music Notation .
Tablature (TAB) .
Sliding .
The Guitar Fretboard .
Pentatonic Theory , .
The Major Scale .
The Minor Pentatonic Scale .
The Major Pentatonic Scale ; .
The Minor Pentatonic Scale .
Five Minor Pentatonic Scale Forms in A .
The Major Pentatonic Scale .
Five Major Pentatonic Scale Forms in A .
Variations .
Variation I-Sliding Combinations .
Variation 2- Weaving Combinations .
Variation 3-Extended Weaving Combinations .
Variation 4-Extended Weaving and Sliding Combinations .
Variation 5-Skipping and Weaving .
Variation 6-Sequenee Weaving .
Variation 7-Weaving and Sliding .
Extended Interval Fingerings .
Extended 4th Intervals .
Extended 5th Intervals ,. .
Extended 7th Intervals .
Penta-Scales .
Pentatonic Motives .
Four-Note Motives .
Five-Note Motives .
String-Skipping Pentatonics .
One-Note-Per-String Pentatonics-Sweep Picking .
One-Note-Per-String Pentatonic Combinations .
Substitutions .
Rootless 9th Pentatonic Scale .
Dominant 7th/9th Pentatonic Scale .
Minor 6th Pentatonic Scale .
Minor 6th Blues Pentatonic Scale .
Lydian Dominant Pentatonic Scale .
Half-Diminished Pentatonic Scale .
Lydian Pentatonic Scale .
Dominant Pentatonic Scale .
Altered Dominant Pentatonic Scale .
Whole Tone Augmented Pentatonic Scale .
Dominant 7b9 Pentatonic Scale .
Diminished Pentatonic Scale .
Conclusion .