Begginer asking for help

Holo · #1 03-13-2010, 07:52 AM

Hello everyone , im new in here.
i have been playing guitar for 3 years but i took lessons only for the last year (which i stopped cause i cant afford them right now).
basicly i do know some chord shapes , scale patterns , some arpeggio patterns & i got a pretty good ear , i cant identify pitches but i can identify modes and intervals and some chords.
i would like to continue studing by myself but i dont know any jazz books and theory books , what would you reccomend to do in this situation?

thanks!

Holo.

Reg · #2 03-13-2010, 09:24 AM

As recommended by many here, The Mickey Baker books are OK, kind of dated but good basics, not a complete study method. I went through them back in 60's, were only about $1 each. The Berklee guitar books (3) are very good, but require supplements or a good teacher once in a while. There are Guitar Work Books that go along with them, 1&2, and 3&4, and Chord-Lab workbooks. I went through them all my 1st year at Berklee, they improved my playing greatly. The best advice I can give is to pick a method that shows you where your going to end up, not just help you along the way. Reg

Scrybe · #3 03-13-2010, 07:05 PM

Id reommend Phil Capone's Exploring Jazz Guitar - good all round basics of improvising over two chord vamps, Dom 7 progressions, ii-v-I and more. It covers scales, chords, and has tons of practice tips in it. I found it really useful and it has a cd with a few backing trax to practice the new bits of theory you pick up. He's panned the rhythm guitar hard right on purpose too, so you can mute one speaker and use it to practice comping as well as soloing. Thoughtful chap.