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• Written by David Taub, co-creator, Next Level Guitar Inc.®
  Copyright © Next Level Guitar Inc., 2013 - all rights reserved – unauthorized duplication or distribution of any part of this book is prohibited

Table of contents

• Table of contents


• Introduction


• Blues Masters DVDs lesson menu contents


• Getting started


• Lead Playing – Tone


• Lead Playing – rhythm, the ride, note choice, & phrasing


• Scales defined and drawn out


• Key Signature and chord analyzing


• The choices when soloing


• Soloing choices study guide illustration


• Minor & major key soloing application


• Minor Pentatonic uses study guide illustration


• Musical template examples 1 - 3 14 -


• Minor key solo theory


• Minor key musical template examples 18 -


• Lead playing application for jam tracks


• Delta/Chicago Blues Jam Tracks CD – track by track 22 -


• Blues Jam Tracks CD – track by track 30 -


• Rock Jam Tracks CD – track by track 38 -


• Blues rhythms - The I-IV-V 12-bar blues


• Chord Charts 45 -


• Notes on the fretboard


• The Minor Pentatonic scale


• String bending with the Minor Pentatonic Scale


• The Minor Pentatonic Expanded I Scale


• The Minor Pentatonic Expanded II Scale


• The Minor Pentatonic scale – five box scales


• The Blues scale


• The Blues Expanded II Scale


• The Blues scale all five box scales


• Spicing up Minor Pentatonic & Blues Scales 58 -


• The Major Pentatonic scale 60 -


• Major Pentatonic Sus4 scale


• Major Pentatonic Sus4 scale links


• The Major scale 64 -


• Major scale links.....................................................................................................................


• Introduction to the modes of the major scale


• Modal overview


• The modes drawn out on paper 69 -


• The modes of the major scale individually


• Applying the Modes of the Major scale 73 -


• The Natural Minor Scale - Aeolian Mode 75 -


• The Dorian Mode


• Aeolian and Dorian examples 78 -


• The Mixolydian Mode 81 -


• Soloing techniques review


• The Harmonic Minor scale


• Harmonic Minor 3-octave scale link


• Get started playing arpeggios


• Playing arpeggios and modes over each chord


• More arpeggio playing exercises over chords


• Sus4 and 7Sus4 long form arpeggios


• Minor Pentatonic madness over chords


• Major Pentatonic madness over chords


• Finger Exercises


• Top ten tips to get your playing to the next level 93 -


• Chord construction 95 -


• Building chords from the Major scale


• Circle of fifths


• Order of sharps & flats


• Blank tablature staff paper (document your favorite licks & riffs) 100 -


• Blank chord boxes to notate chord diagrams 103 -