Help with The Advancing Guitarist (Mick Goodrick)

[dmczern]

My first post here, also want to say thanks to fep for posting those vamps. I've just begun studying the Goodrick book.

Thanks

[Pip]

To MUSICJOHNNY

The sus chord has no 3rd but a fourth instead

[fep]

Right on folks. I'm glad you found this thread and brought it back to life

[Will Glen]

Much appreciated Fep and everyone! I just got through jamming to the C Ionian and the D Dorian in the key of C using your modal vamps.

I just recently got the Advancing Guitarist as well. I am noticing the difference in the way the two modes feel and was able to come up with some little melodies. I have only just begun to conceptualize the modes as internal to the major scale and this is very exciting.Very cool

[guylorenz]

Thanks... great stuff here

[Jonzo]

Hello Everyone--

I am just new to this site today and came across this thread. I too recently purchased TAG, and will be downloading the vamps here. Plenty to learn in the first few pages, but jeez what a steep learning curve!

There is a non-guitar book/CD set that might interest some of you. It is called Hear It and Sing It: Exploring Modal Jazz, by Judy Neimack. It is a vocal workout on each of the modes--very nicely produced.

I got it for my son, who is learning to sing, but I find that I also like to sing along to it in the car, as it helps me to internalize the modes.

It also has modal vamps for improvisation (scat singing!), but I think they are all in Bb.

This is a nice, friendly site, with a lot of great contributions. I'm glad to have found it.

[Jonzo]

I took the chords that Fep used and entered them into the free program Impro-Visor. Not as snazzy sounding as Fep's BIAB files, but now I can transpose them and change the musical style.

So, have any of you been doing the recommended exercises from TAG? How's it going?

[Maroonblazer]

11 years later, it appears Fep's mp3 vamps are no longer available. Does anyone happen to still have them and willing to share?

[FwLineberry]

Here are some posted on YouTube

Modal Vamps Playlist


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[maxsmith]

I bought the book when it came out - early ‘80s? I used one of these to record the vamps - I filled one side of a 60-minute cassette with each vamp, varying up the rhythms and arpeggios.



I would still recommend it. You get to hear just how “good” your time, touch, and endurance is while you solo over the vamp.

Here’s a new one:
Amazon.com