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Tables of Contents for Mel Bay's Getting into Guitar Improvising
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
3
1
Understanding the Modes
4
5
Why They Are Called Chord Scales
9
6
Arpeggios or Chord Tones
15
5
Pentatonic Scales
20
3
Incorporating Modes into Blues and Rock Improvising
23
3
Expanding the Fingerboard
26
4
The ``Chord - Scale'' Approach
30
4
Mixing Pentatonics - Mixing Elements
34
2
Shifting Key Centers
36
3
Introducing, Chromaticism
39
2
Aiming and Joining Techniques for Chromaticism
41
2
Adding Chromatic Notes to Scales
43
2
Chord Extensions and Extended Arpeggios
45
5
Minor Keys
50
5
The Harmonic Minor Scale
55
4
More About Extensions
59
2
Minor Blues
61
2
Superimposing
63
10
Soloing Over Chords with Extensions
73
3
A Minor Key Approach to Altered Chords
76
5
Mixing Keys
81
3
The Melodic Minor Scale
84
2
The Diminished Scale
86
3
The Half Whole Diminished Scale
89
2
The Whole Tone Scale
91
2
Combinations Using Whole Tone and Diminished Scales
93
3
Combining Elements
96
2
Appendix I - Mode-Arpeggio Guide
98
3
Appendix II - Scale-Chord Relationships
101