Publisher: Mel Bay
Advanced Professional Techniques
In notazione e tablature
Intermediate-Advanced Level

Pablo Pescatore provides a masterclass in the theory behind creative rock soloing. From the ground up, he presents the theoretical building blocks of major, minor, pentatonic, and modal scales followed by triads and seventh chords in all keys, not just the guitar-friendly ones. Then he proceeds to analyze rhythm in all common and uncommon time signatures before delving into 20 exotic scales.

The unique aspect of this book is the author’s insistence on improvising with an acute awareness of rhythmic, melodic, harmonic, and dynamic values—not just playing fast and loud in predictable patterns. Demonstrating his ideas in 120 audio examples and a final blues progression, Pablo encourages readers to write, sing and otherwise incorporate their own variations into their music, dramatically changing the audio landscape of rock guitar soloing.
Includes access to online audio.

Contents:

• The Major Scale
• The Natural Minor Scale
• The Harmonic Minor Scale
• The Melodic Minor Scale
• Modal Scales
• Pentatonic Scales
• Harmonizing the Major Scale with Triads
• Harmonizing the Major Scale with 7th Chords
• Adding Notes to 7th Chords
• Rhythmic Aspects of Soloing
• Accents
• Dotted Eighth and Sixteenth Notes
• Dynamics
• 6/8 Time
• 7/8 Time
• Amalgam Measures
• Exploring Exotic Scales
• Hirajoshi Scale
• Iwato Scale
• Hon Kumoi Scale
• Kumoi Scale
• Egyptian Scale
• Ritusen Scale
• Indian Scale
• Chinese Scale
• Pelog Scale
• Byzantine Scale
• Creating New Artificial Scales from the Harmonic Minor Scale
• Hungarian Minor Scale
• Oriental Scale
• Gypsy Hungarian Minor Scale
• Persian Scale
• Neapolitan Minor Scale
• Enigmatic Scale
• Prometheus Scale
• Phrygian Dominant Scale
• Hindu Scale
• Super Locrian Scale
• Modern Blues
• The Blues Progression
• First Variation
• Second Variation