INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW: WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED ¡°JAZZ¡±?
CHAPTER 1 Living in Harmony: Intervals&Chords Technique Tune-Up: Getting a Sound Changes Are Inevitable: Introduction to Chord Progressions Bass Accompaniment: Role Call Preparing to Solo: Major and Pentatonic Scales All Ears on You: Introduction to Soloing
CHAPTER 2 Living in Harmony: Major. Minor, and Dominant Seventh Chords Technique Tune-Up: Fingering Strategies Changes Are Inevitable: The All-Important ii-V-I Progression Bass Accompaniment: The Two-Feel Preparing to Solo: Minor Scales All Ears on You: Creating Melodies of Your Own
CHAPTER 3 Living in Harmony: Chord Extensions Technique Tune-Up: Swing Time Changes Are Inevitable: The I-vi-ii-V Progression Bass Accompaniment: Walking Bass Lines Preparing to Solo: Modes All Ears on You, Part 1: Connecting Notes All Ears on You, Part 2: Chord Scales
CHAPTER 4 Living in Harmony: Major and Minor 6ths and Suspended Chords Technique Tune-Up:Skipping Changes Are Inevitable: The Blues Progression Bass Accompaniment: The Shape of Lines to Come Preparing to Solo: The Blues Scale All Ears on You: Composition in Real Time
CHAPTER 5 Living in Harmony. The ¢Ú9th and ¢Ú13th Technique Tune-Up: String Raking and Triplet Drops Changes Are Inevitable: The Minor Blues Bass Accompaniment: The Ostinato Preparing to Solo: Scales for the ¢Ú9th and ¢Ú13th All Ears on You: Telling a Story
CHAPTER 6 Living in Harmony: The #9th and #11th Technique Tune-Up: Emulating the Human Voice Changes Are Inevitable: "Bird" Blues Bass Accompaniment: Chord Substitution Preparing to Solo: Scales for the #9th and #11th All Ears on You: The Right Notes in the Right Places
CHAPTER 7 Living in Harmony: Diminished and Half-Diminished Chords Technique Tune-Up: Playing with the Bow Changes Are Inevitable:Diminished Chord Applications Bass Accompaniment: Ballad Basics Preparing to Solo: Scales for Diminished and Half-Diminished Chords All Ears on You: Making the Changes
CHAPTER 8 Living in Harmony: The #5th and ¢Ú5th Technique Tune-Up: Thumb Position Changes Are Inevitable: The Cycle-of-4ths Progression Bass Accompaniment: The Jazz Waltz Preparing to Solo: The Altered and Whole-Tone Scale All Ears on You: lmprovising with Alterations
CHAPTER 9 Living in Harmony: Compound Chords Technique Tune-Up: Two-Finger Technique Changes Are Inevitable: Rhythm Changes Bass Accompaniment: Speed Walking Preparing to Solo: Bebop Scales All Ears on You: Heighten Your Mobility
CHAPTER 10 Living in Harmony: Hybrid Chords Technique Tune-Up: Beat Manipulation Changes Are Inevitable: Modal Progressions Bass Accompaniment: Pedal Point Preparing to Solo: Conventional Chord Scales for Unconventional Chords All Ears on You: Upper-Structure Triads