Harmony applied to Bass guitar, Gustavo Gregorio

Description

HARMONY APPLIED TO BASS GUITAR by  Gustavo Gregorio
READING – IMPROVISATION – EAR TRAINING          

Exercises with the instrument to practice melody, accompaniment, solos, and chord positions.
It is also very helpful to put effort into doing ear-training exercises to improve auditory perception

Besides the electric and the double bass, the rest of the F instruments ( Cello, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Bass Clarinet, Horn in F, Fagot, Contrafagot)  can make use of this method.

Content:

• The Goal as a Beginning
• Review of Essential Elements:
  1. Simple Intervals and Major, Natural Minor, and Chromatic Scales
  2. Compound Intervals (Tensions)
  3. Comparative Chart of Scales (+ Harmonic and Melodic Minor)
  4.  Modal Scales / Triads + Inversions
  5. Seventh Chords + Inversions

• Tonal Functions of Chords / Cadences / Notion of “Guide Notes”
• Sus4 Triads and Dominant 7sus4 Chord Forms
• Secondary Dominants
• Extended Dominants
• Minor Keys / Modal Interchange
• Diminished Chords / WS-HS and HS-WS Scales / Augmented Chords
• Substitute Dominant Chords and Extended Substitute Dominant Chords
• Relative II-7 Chords and Relative II-7 of Substitute Dominants
• Modulation
• Pedal Bass Note and Compound Chords: –  Inverted Chords – Hybrid Chords – Polychords
• Constant Structures
• The Goal as an Ending
• Answers for Practice and Ear-Training Exercises / Appendix

All chapters will have recorded exercises  for an accompanying bass and/or a solo bass.”
“Review of Essential Elements” Chaper has complementary recorded Ear Training exercises for each proposed item