CHAPTER 1 - Getting Started How to Sit at the Keyboard The Keyboard Music Notation - Pitch Ledger Lines Accidentals Music Notation - Time Other Important Symbols Half Steps, Whole Steps and the Major Scale The Major Scale Intervals
CHAPTER 2 - Rock Music Theory Keys, Key Signatures and Why We Use Them Cycle of 5ths Major Scale Fingerings Minor Scales and the Relative Minor
CHAPTER 3 - Chords The Workhorse of Rock: The Triad Babylon Minor Chords House of the Rising Sun Major and Dominant 7th Chords First Call Minor 7th Chords Isle of Dreams
CHAPTER 4 - An Introduction to Rock Rhythms Syncopation Rhythm Exercises Rhythmic Independence Over the Top Under the Depths
CHAPTER 5 - Basic Bass Lines Get 'Em Up
CHAPTER 6 - Arpeggios and Chord Inversions House of the Rising Sun: Arpeggios Chord Inversions Slash Chords Back to Rabylon Better Voice Leading Through Inversions 7th Chord Inversions Down to Earth PedalTones Blue Fire
CHAPTER 7 - Resting a Lead Sheet Three Types of Lead Sheets Song Form Terminology Three Charts Riding on the Wind: Melody Lead Sheet Riding on the Wind: Rhythmic Notation Lead Sheet House of the Rising Sun: Chord and Slash Lead Sheet
CHAPTER 8 - More Left-Hand Patterns Boogie-Woogle Patterns Walkin' & Talkin' This Rock'n'Roll Thing Octaves Miles from Nowhere Almost There Broken Octaves All Night Station Boogie Lines in Octaves Saloon Spider
CHAPTER 9 - Pentatonic Scales and Beginning Improvisation Pentatonic Scales Deeper River Far as You Like The Minor Pentatonic Scale New Life Off the Main Highway
CHAPTER 10 - The Blues The Blues Scale and Blue Notes See the Light The Grace Note The Blues Shuffle or Swing Eighths Roodhouse Deluxe Honky Tonk Town No Easy Riders Diatonic Triads The Twelve-Bar Blues Variations on the Twelve-Bar Blues Take to the Road Blues Line in the Bass = Rock Power Riffs
CHAPTER 11 - Funky Sixteenths Explosive Soul
CHAPTER 12 - In a Modal Mood The Dorian Mode Pure Magic The Mixolydian Mode Heat O'The Sun Switch-a-Roo
CHAPTER 13 - Rock Ballads Roll On Lady Diamond Pedal Technique See the Light
CHAPTER 14 - Electronic Keyboards Electric Piano Lucky Ping Pong The Rock Organ: The Mini and the Mighty Good Time Comin'
CHAPTER 15 - More Fun Stuff: Keyboard Effects Speed The Gliss, or Glissando Hold It Steady The Tone Cluster: A Thunderous Effect! Chords from Yonder
APPENDIX - The Major Scales
INTERMEDIATE
ABOUT THE AUTHORS INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 - Review of the Basics Half Steps and Whole Steps The Major Scale Intervals Key Signatures Cycle of 5ths Major Scale Fingerings Triads 7th chords Diatonic Triads The Twelve-Bar Blues Pentatonic Scales The Modes Bass Lines Triad Inversions 7th Chord Inversions Swing 8ths
CHAPTER 2 - Important Rock Chords Power Chords Fingers on Flame Slash Chords Back to the Wind Sus Chords Walk in the Sun Major 6 and Major 7 Chords Extensions - Major 9, #11 and Major 13 No More Clouds Voicing Glow in the Dark Voice Leading Time in Motion
CHAPTER 3 - Chord Progressions I-V-I I-IV-V-IV and V-IV-I Go Gippetto Shake It Up Why I-IV-V-I Rules Rock'n'Roll Substitutions for I-IV-V-I I-vi-IV-V Sixteen Angels Mtxotydian Chord Progressions (the bVII) Rockin' Near Broadway My friend Zippy Progressions East
CHAPTER 4 - Diatonic Soloing The Diatonic 7th Chords Analyzing a Song Applying the Major Scale to a Solo Oolong Tea Phrasing, Chord Tones and Passing Tones Tea Bag Groove Point of View Harmonizing Your Lines Streetlamp Perpetrator Lick It Up! 195 Relics
CHAPTER 5 - Minor Chord Extensions Minor 9, 11 and 13 Chords Jungle Town Voicing Minor extensions Madman's Minors
CHAPTER 6 - Developing Bass Lines Pedal Tones Rolls Like a Wave Hit the Root! Passing Tones and Walking Bass Lines Walkin' Blues The Falling Bass Tip Jar Waltz Goin'for Baroque
CHAPTER 7 - More Scales and Modes Phrygian Wagons to Phrygia Lydian Lydian Mood Aeolian Galaxy of Love Harmonic Minor Harmonic Detective
CHAPTER 8 - Grooves and Styles Blues Rock Evenin' Dew Rhythm & Blues - R&B Action Man Motown Runnin'All Over Rapture Serene Contemporary Hip-Hop Funk Nature of the Game Reggae Spark and Flame Ska On the Loose Play in the Style of Pink Floyd Full Moon Frenzy Play in the Style of Steely Dan Blue Mercedes Progressive Mastermind
CHAPTER 9 - More Advanced Harmony The #9 Chord Don't Bother Knockin' Secondary Dominants Modulations Turn of the Key
APPENDIX Scales Arpeggios Octaves
MASTERING
About the Author Introduction
Chapter 1 - Music Review Major Scales and Key Signatures Fingerings for Major Scales Intervals Interval Inversion Cycle of 5ths Swing Feel Relative Minor Fingerings for Natural Minor Scales The Major Pentatonic Scale The Minor Pentatonic Scale The Blues Scale Triads Diatonic Triads 7th Chords Diatonic Harmony with 7th Chords Chord Extensions The Modes of the Major Scale
Chapter 2 - Warming Up Scales Arpeggios Etudes Etude in E Minor Bach Rocks
Chapter 3 - Accompanying vs. Part Playing vs. Soloing Accompanying Part Playing Always Coming Home Why Cant We? Soloing All I Need In Search of the Broken Chord Technically Tuneful Serendipity
Chapter 5 - Soloing Modes Relating Diatonic Harmonization to the Modes Arpeggios Pentatonic Scales Inflections Diatonic Harmonization of the Melodic and Harmonic Minor Scales Chord and Scale Use Chart Modal Interchange and Parallel Modes Modal Interchange Cadences Someday Moon Beams
Chapter 6 - Building Intensity Pedal Tones Put the Pedal to the Metal Ostinato Ostinato Groove Modulation Never More Groovin' Tuesday Believe Hope
Chapter 7 - Rhythm and Groove A ShortTuna Lackadaisical Never Satisfied One Angry Little Guy Heartlessly Decomposed Five Fold Ejection Dream Suspicion Boogie Down & Reggae High Up
Chapter 8 - Odd Meter Counting an Odd Meter Star Kiss Joy of Expectancy Tiki and the Squee Hurry Rumors Dance of the Silhouettes
Chapter 9 - Progressive Rock River Run Sub-Plots Out of the box Monday Matinee First of Five Forces of Heaven Woke Up Around and About Destined Chance Carnival Regatta Nightmare City Disjointed Adventures