Understanding the Diminished Scale

Publisher : Jamey Aebersold
Walt Weiskopf - Understanding the Diminished Scale
A Guide for the Modern Jazz Player
Level: Intermediate / Advanced

This 104 page book is The defining treatise on the diminished scale. It explains everything you need to know about this versatile scale and how/where to use it in your solos.

Includes 12 exercises, 6 common patterns, and 4 classic diminished licks over ii/V7/I tracks aligned to Jamey's popular Volume 3 play-a-long (sold separately).
Also included are 12 etudes, many based on standards, that demonstrate how and where to place diminished scale ideas in the changes.

Sample Pages

• Studio delle scale
• Scale blues
• Intervalic Improvisation: The Modern Sound
• Understanding the Diminished Scale
• The Augmented Scale In Jazz
• Pentatonic Scales for Jazz Improvisation
• Technique Development in Fourths for Jazz Improvisation