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Page 1: The Art of Improvisation
Page 2: The Art of Improvisation

R 2 3

4 5 6

7 R 2

3 4 5

6 7 R

432

3 5 7 9 12 15 17 19

5

2 3

6

4

7

R 2 3

4 5 6

7 R 2

3 4 5

3 5 7 9 12 15 17 19

3 4 5

6 7 R

2 3 4

5 6 7

R

4

2 3

5 6

4

7

5 6

R 2

3 4 5

6 7 R

2 3 4

5 6 7

5 6 7

R 2 3

4 5 6

7 R 2

3 4 5

6 7 R

6 7 R

432

5 6 7

R 2 3

4 5 6

7 R 2

7 R 2

3 4 5

6 7 R

2 3 4

5 6 7

R 2 3

G major scale - 3 Notes per string

Page 3: The Art of Improvisation

Three Notes Per String Exercise

1/1

= 120

Standard tuning

Up one, Down two

3 5 73 5 7

4 5 74 5 7

5 7 85 7 8 10 8 7

10 8 79 7 5

9 7 59 7 5

8 7 5 3

E-G

t

Skipping positions

3 5 73 5 7

4 5 74 5 7

5 7 85 7 8 12 10 8

12 10 811 9 7

10 9 710 9

710 8 7 5 7 8

5 7 95 7 9

5 7 97 8 10

7 8 10 14 12 1013 12 10

12 11 912

etc

10 912 10 9

12 10 8

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R

3

6

2

R

5

R 2

3 5

R6

2 3

5 6

2R

2 3

65

R

3 5

6 R

32

3 5

R6

2 3

65

R 2

53

5 6

2R

3

6

2

5 6

3

R

5

R6

2 3

6

2

5

R6

3

R

5

G major Pentatonic

Page 5: The Art of Improvisation

R

3

R

R

5

R

3

5

3 5 7 9 12 15 17

4

R

4

6

R

4

R

3

5

R

R

3

R

3

5

R

3

R

5

R

3

C major chords in CAGED

Page 6: The Art of Improvisation

3 5

G

Triads in G major

3 5

Am

3 5

Bm

9

C

5 7

D

5 7

Em

9 12

F#dim

Gmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7

D7 Em7 F#m7b5

7th Chords in G

Page 7: The Art of Improvisation

G major improvisation

1/4

= 120

Standard tuning

33

2 32 5

4 55 7

57

7 97

9 10 8 97

99 (9) 7

9

E-G

t

7 9 7 9 11 1210 12

10 (10) 12 12 14 10 12 8 10 7 8 710

78 7

3

(7) 107 7

9 9 7 (7) 57 5 7

57 5 3

52

3 52 3 4 5

2 5 3 42

66

4 54

3 53 5 7

5 8

½

77

97 9 7 (7) 9 9 11 12

10 1212

10 1210 14 15 12

6 710

10

1415

1213 15

1215 13 12 13

1512

14 15 14 12 11 1214

1112 14 12 10 9 10 9

12912 10 9

12

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2/4

7 7

10 8 7 87

7 9 10

½

9 (9) 710

710

½

9 (9) 710

10 1210 12 14

1214

12 14 12 11 7 7 9 79 7 5

75 7 5 7

5

63

(5) 5 75 7 9

79 10

98 10

8 15 1213

14 1214

15 12

12 11

3

6 66

10 129 10 12 9 10 12

9 1112

9 11 1210 12

10 14 17 1415

63 7

16 1416

17 14 1716

14 16 (16) 14 1617

14 1615 17

15 19 1517

17 1415

16 14

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3/4

6 3

1617 14

full

14 1214 12 11

1214

10 9 10

9

½

11 (11) 912 10

910

12910

12 8 7 8

7 107 8

7 108 10

9 1210 12

10 1412 14

12 1514

12 1514 16

14 1716

14 17 16 1417

3 6 6 6 6

6 6

(17) 171615 17

161517

15 19 15 17191517 15

16191715 19

1715 14 15

17141516 14 16 14 12

14 121412 11 12

1411

911 11

6

1214 11 14

1211 14 11 12 14 16

T

14 12 11 12 14 16

T

10 12 14 17T

14 12 10

16

T

14 12 11 12 14 16

T

14 12 111214 10 9

3 33 3

(9) 97 8 10

7 9 107 9 10 11 12

912

11 1210 12

1012

Page 10: The Art of Improvisation

4/4

1310 6 7

87 5

74 5 4

74

57 5 7 5

5 3 5 75

5 7 9 107

8 97

9 11

full

(11) (11) 9 (9) 10 912 12 14 11 12

10

12

Page 11: The Art of Improvisation

Gmaj7 Options

1/2

= 120

Standard tuning

Gmaj7 Arpeggio

2 32 5

4 54 7

7 87 10 7

8 77 4

5 45 2

3 2 3

E-G

t

Scale Around Arpeggio

3 2 3 52 3 (4) 5

2 5 (3) 42

4 52

5

Am7 over G

3 53 7

5 75 9

8 108 12 8

10 89 5

7 57 3

5 3

Bm7 over G

5 75 9

7 97 11

10 1210 14 10

12 1011 7

9 79 5

7 5 3

Cmaj7 over G

7 87 10

9 109 12

12 1312 15 12

13 1212 9

10 910 7

8 710

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2/2

D7 over G

8 109 12

10 1211 14

13 1514 17 14

15 1314 11

12 1012 9

10 810

Em7 over G

10 1210 14

12 1412 16

15 1715 19 15

17 1516 12

14 1214 10

12 1010

F#m7b5 over G

12 1412 15

14 1614 17

17 1917 20 17

19 1717 14

16 1415 12

14 12 15

Page 13: The Art of Improvisation

Sequences & Patterns

1/3

= 120

Standard tuning

Ascending 4s

3 5 73

5 73 5

73 5 7 3 5 7

45 7

4 57

4 5 7 4 5 74

5 74 5

E-G

t

74 5 7 4 5 7

55 7

5 77

5 7 8 5 7 85

7 85 7

85 7 8

Sequence 2

3 7 53 7 5

4 7 54 7 5

5 8 75 8 7

5 8 74 7 5

4 7 53 7 5

3 7 5

Sequence 3

3 7 5 73 7 5 7

4 7 5 74 7 5 7

5 8 7 85 8 7 8

5 8 7 84 7 5 7

4 7 5 73 7 5 7

3

Sequence 4

3 7 3 53 7 3 5

4 7 4 54 7 4 5

5 8 5 75 8 5 7

5 8 5 74 7 4 5

4 7 4 53 7 3 5

3

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2/3

Sequence 5

66

6

66

6

7 3 5 7 5 37 3 5 7 5 3

7 4 5 7 5 47 4 5 7 5 4

8 5 7 8 7 58 5 7 8 7 5

Sequence 6

12 1512

15 1214 12 14

1214 12

14 12 1412

14 1214 12 14

1214 12

15 12 1512

15 1215

Sequence 7

12 15

12 1412 14

12 1412 14

12 1512 14

12 15

12 1412 15

12 1412 14

12 1412 14

12 1512 14

Sequence 8

12121514 12

121414 12

121414 12

121415 12

1215151212

14151212

14141212

1414

1212

151412

Sequence 9

12

12

15

1412

12

14

1412

12

14

1512

12

14

15

12

12

14

15

12

12

14

14

12

12

15

14

12

12

12

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Interval Recognition

G major intervals

R 2

3 4 5

6 7 R

2 3 4

5 6

7 R

Extended intervals

R 2

3 4 5

6 7 R

2 3 4

5 6

7 R

2

5

7

3

5 6

2

2

2

2

7

77

G major intervals

R 2

3 4 5

6 7 R

2 3 4

5 6

7 R

3

6

2

5

7 R

432

4

7

5

R

3 4

6

2

5

7 6

2

5

7 R

3

6

R 2

3 4 5

6 7 R

2 3

5 6

4

7 R 2

7

44

Page 16: The Art of Improvisation

Pitch Axis

1/2

= 120

Standard tuning

Ionian

2 4 62 4 6

3 4 63 4 6

4 6 74 6 7 6 4

7 6 46 4 3

6 4 36 4 2

6 4 2

E-G

t

Dorian

2 4 52 4 6

2 4 62 4 6

4 5 74 5 7 5 4

7 5 46 4 2

6 4 26 4 2

5 4 2

Phrygian

2 3 52 4 5

2 4 52 4 6

3 5 73 5 7 5 3

7 5 36 4 2

5 4 25 4 2

5 3 2

Lydian

2 4 63 4 6

3 4 63 5 6

4 6 74 6 8 6 4

7 6 46 5 3

6 4 36 4 3

6 4 2

Mixolydian

2 4 62 4 6

2 4 63 4 6

4 5 74 6 7 6 4

7 5 46 4 3

6 4 26 4 2

6 4 2

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2/2

Aeolian

2 4 52 4 5

2 4 62 4 6

3 5 74 5 7 5 4

7 5 36 4 2

6 4 25 4 2

5 4 2

Locrian

2 3 52 3 5

2 4 52 4 5

3 5 73 5 7 5 3

7 5 35 4 2

5 4 25 3 2

5 3 2


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