BARRY GALBRAITH

Jazz Guitar Study Series

BOOK TWO

DAILY
EXERCISES
in the
Melodic & Harmonic
Minor Modes

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 ITNTRODUCTORY NOTES
Many of ray 5tu¿ents. both amateur sr.c profession 1. h a v c c o m e t o m e w i t h a n i n a d e q u a t e k n o w l e d g e of
the Melodic and Harmonic Minor Modes. The exer ises in this book will ptove hdpful in masterlng this
very important material.
• Alono, w i t h its primaty function. the melodic minor is a
va.iifihl.' - u ^ s t i ' j t ? s.-.-.ie in :i-p:cvi=atioo. and the
hatmonic minor ¡ 5 much used in the minor seventh fia'
fLve li> ciominant seventh-flat nina progression .
form to elimínale doubt as to I e enact notes m eac
• AkhoL-y': '.ht W a ^ i íí-.í-.-.I-I -J : l v li„rmoíüc minor :=
ol-c-' j a r ir irp'.'-vi.íi'.q i„SL¿dv JS trie sharp :,i:.s •::
the dominan! seventh chord) I nave avoided using ii to
'"•• Ni- • . . : i •!.! « v i i •• .;•• .• cha: n :
thisscale which oíten poses awkwa.d f m g e r m g problems
nnt tibserwlJ ir. iiíaz irnprovising
• You will f i n d the scale in each enercbe harmonized m
'.,:,<.•! EVCí-.Uí;; of -hijii-;nporM:•.(:.-. trie.» .=::>. as ar'f to -•?
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memorized and played as sepárate exercises using as
man;;- altérnate fingetings as possible.
• To minimiza distraction from the notes, fingerings have
heen kept to a m í n i m u m . Where they are giuen, stay ín
position lone finger ío each conseeutlve fret| unti 1
anolher fingering more? ^ou to a new positlon. exce.pt
where entended fingering is i n d k a t e d .
• Picking is altérnate down-up in al] except ¡A and 9/8
i h y t h m s which TV,T; h« P T ; J : r.hxrr^ra down-up or
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ronsecutive notes appear on the same fret but on
-ifti'iT-ri: f:r-ir;3f, ro rr,-l! -h? -i'.g^r [Je- r.o: ¡:tt OTT!
iG: í - H A - m n . T : C l " f l - t U..^ hst-i? ™ , ' : : ! f s '-.Vhen
transposing from fíat to sharp keys (four fíats to three
- . u i u r d ¿ i ; : siwrp. and a ::a'. j , a natural.
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