The gamut of fundamental chord forms from the quintessential harmonic scales. Cross indexed for easy reference.

Previously published: New York: C. Scribner, 1947.

2023 Reprint of 1947 Edition. A comprehensive reference book of scales and melodic patterns, arranged in the form of piano scales and melodic studies, but adaptable for all instruments. Since its publication in 1947, great musicians and composers of all genres - from Arnold Schoenberg and Virgil Thomson to John Coltrane and Freddie Hubbard - have sworn by this legendary volume and its comprehensive vocabulary of melodic patterns for composition and improvisation.

The complete guide to scales, chords and arpeggios. More than 100 pages where you will find everything that you will ever need in order to sound like your favorite guitar players. A groundbreaking method, including a wide collection of scales, chords and arpeggios, demonstrated in easy-to-remember shapes through the neck. Guitar Thesaurus is not only a true dictionary of every pattern used in today's music but also includes an invaluable section about how you can use all these shapes to create your own music and develop your personal style.

A price-conscious Qwikguide edition consisting of a half-size 5 1/2x 8 reduction of Mike Christiansen'sdefinitive book on guitar scales. Includes all variants of major and minor scales plus pentatonic and blues scales, modes, symmetrical/altered scales, exotic scales, and Japanese scales. All scales are shown in standard notation and tab plus grid and fretboard diagrams. Includes tips on scale construction and use with appropriate chords

(Music Sales America). This book is a condensed, made-for-guitar version of Nicolas Slonimsky's publication Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns the book that musicians as diverse as John Coltrane and Frank Zappa used for ideas and inspiration. Musicians familiar with the original Thesaurus know that it contains a daunting amount of information crammed in its over 230 pages. But there is a definite symmetry and logic in these Slonimsky examples. What appear to be random patterns are actually mathematical combinations of some or all of the twelve notes in music. As the musician/student plays through the examples, the patterns will unfold and become more obvious.

"Guitar Thesaurus Vol.III: Harmonization," as the title implies, provides you the harmonization of every scale used in popular and jazz music in the most easy-to-apply way! Utilizing the successful shapes presented in the previous guides, Vol.III reaches a whole new level by demonstrating all the chords originated from every diatonic degree of the Major, Harmonic & Melodic Minor Families. With more than 5 different chord types, including triads, 7ths and all the extended chords, Vol.III is the tool you 've been looking for all these years. Choose the scale, find the page, and create your personal style!