Mel Bay Presents > . < INeCS x) 2S ® COMPACT (2 AO DIGITA-AUDIO Christiansen MEL BAY PUBLICATIONS, INC., #4 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, PACIFIC, MO 63069-3611 a :Mel Bay Presents BEBOP BLUES . by Corey Christiansen : ‘This book is dedicated to my father, Mike Christiansen, with thanks for his example not only in music, but in life as well. “ Special Thanks To: Jack Petersen, Jack Wilkins, Chuck Owen, LaRue Nickelson, and especially Nikkol Christiansen. CD CONTENTS ' Exercise 1 [49] Exerise 45 {47} ; Exercite 1251] Bverie $1 (59) Exercise 1557] Baer 52:59} xerie 111 (55) Besse 64 [4] Exercise 1.13 (1:00) Bren 73 (42) ; Bxerie 21 [59] (Zi) Frerise 84 54) Brerise 2357} 2) Exenise 94 (1) i Brewis 2 5 [58] [BB] reise 106 (42) Exercise 225 57] Beste U1 (B+ Biles Improvisation) (2:05) Evers 226 57] [25] recite 11.2 (A Blues Improvisation) (247) Evers 228 (1:04) rere 113 (Blues in G) (247) Bxersie 3.1 (50) Exerite 116 (Blues in 235) Everise 32105] [BB] Exercise 11.5 (Blues in Bs) (2:36) : xerite 41 [50] Exercise 11.6 (Bes in B) (4) [iS] exercise 441321 ©2000 BY MEL BAY PUBLICATIONS, INC. PACIFIC, MO 62060, ALLRIGHTS RESERVED. INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT SECURED. 8 Ml MADE AND PRINTED INUS.A No pat of is pubeation may be reproduced in whol orn pat, o stored na retieval system or ransmitedn any fon ‘or by any means, elecwonc, mechanial, photocopy, coring, or oterwisa, wut writen permission of he pusher. Visit us on the Web at http://www.melbay.com — E-mail us at email@melbay.comTable of Contents Foreword . 3 SECTION ONE - Rhythm Guitar ‘Twelve Bar Blues Progression-Common Embellishments 5 Basic Chord Substitution for Twelve Bar Blues . 12 Altered Dominants ........... . . . 18 Comping ...... fecteeeteeeeees 3 Chord Diagrams ........2.2.-5 pn) SECTION TWO - Single Note Soloing Soloing Beene eer ee weee eens BF Blues Scale vs. Vowels and Consonants . . wee . .. 36 Mixolydian Mode 39 “Bebop” Scales . 47 Guide Tones 0.2.6... eee cece cee 55 31059 ..... pee eee . 64 Enclosures ........ 73 Play Along Recordings 79 About the Author Corey Christiansen was introduced to the guitar at the age of five by his father, Mike Christiansen. After receiv- ing a bachelors degree in guitar performance from Utah State University, his education continued with graduate studies with legendary jazz guitar educator Jack Petersen at the University of South Florida. Corey was given the outstanding jazz guitarist award at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in 1995 and 1996. Corey performs regularly in Florida, has released a jazz guitar duo CD entitled Syn- ergy, and teaches classes as an adjunct professor at the Uni- versity of South Florida. |