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Rick Graham - The Art of Improvisation
Rick Graham - The Art of Improvisation
2 3 4
6 7 R
3 4 5
7 R 2
4 5 6
R 2 3
3 4 5
7 R 2
4 5 6
R 2 3
5 6 7
2 3 4
3 5 7 9 12 15 17 19
4 5 6
R 2 3
5 6 7
2 3 4
6 7 R
3 4 5
3 5 7 9 12 15 17 19
5 6 7
2 3 4
6 7 R
3 4 5
7 R 2
4 5 6
6 7 R
3 4 5
7 R 2
4 5 6
R 2 3
5 6 7
7 R 2
4 5 6
R 2 3
5 6 7
2 3 4
6 7 R
R 2 3
5 6 7
2 3 4
6 7 R
3 4 5
7 R 2
Three Notes Per String Exercise
Standard tuning
= 120
5 7 8 10 8 7
5 7 8 10 8 7
4 5 7 9 7 5
4 5 7 9 7 5
3 5 7 9 7 5
3 5 7 8 7 5 3
Skipping positions
5 7 8 12 10 8
5 7 8 12 10 8
4 5 7 11 9 7
4 5 7 10 9 7
3 5 7 10 9
3 5 7
7 8 10 14 12 10
7 8 10 13 12 10
5 7 9 12 11 9
5 7 9 12
7 5 7 9
10 8 7 5 7 8
etc
10 9
12 10 9
12 10 8
1/1
G major Pentatonic
R
5
2
6
3
R 2
5 6
2 3
6 R
3 5
R 2
2 3
6 R
3 5
R
5 6
2 3
3 5
R 2
5 6
2 3
6 R
3 5
5 6
2 3
6 R
3 5
R 2
5 6
6 R
3 5
R 2
5 6
2 3
6 R
C major chords in CAGED
3
R
5
R
5
3
4
R
3 5 7 9 12 15 17
3
3
R
Triads in G major
G Am Bm C
3 5D 3 5Em 3 5 F#dim 9
5 7 5 7 9 12
7th Chords in G
D7 Em7 F#m7b5
G major improvisation
Standard tuning
= 120
3
3
E-Gt
7 7 9 (9) 7
4 5 5 7 9 9 10 8 9 9 9
2 5 5 7 7
2 3
10 (10) 12 12 14 10 12 8 10 7 8 7 7
10 12 10 8 7
7 9 7 9 11 12
(7) 10
7 7 2
9 9 7 (7) 5 5 2 5 3 4
7 5 7 7 5 3 2 2 3 4 5
5 3 5
6
6
½
3 5 7 10 14 15 12
3 5 5 8 7 10 12 10 12
4 7 7 9 7 (7) 9 9 11 12 12
4 5 9
10
6 7
10
14 12 12
15 13 15 15 13 12 13 12
15 14 15 14 12 11 12 11
14 12 14 12 10 9 10 9 9
12 12 10 9
12
1/4
7 7
½ ½
7 9 10 9 (9) 7 7
7 10 10 9 (9) 7
10 8 7 8 10
12 14 12 11 7 7 9 7
12 9 7 5 5 7 5 7
10 12 14 14 7 5
10 12
6
3
8 15 12
8 10 13
7 9 14 12 12 11
5 7 9 9 10 14
(5) 5 7 15 12
6
6
6
10 14 17 14
10 12 15
9 11 9 11 12
9 10 12 9 10 12 12
10 12
7
3
6
15 19 15 17 14
15 17 17 15
16 14 14 16 (16) 14 16 14 16 16 14
16 16 17
17 14 17
2/4
6 3
full
½
14 12 9 11 (11) 9 9
16 14 12 11 14 12 10 10 9
17 14 12 10 9 10 12 10
12 8 7 8
14 17 14 17 16 14
14 16 16 17
7 10 7 10 9 12 10 14 12 15 12 15
7 8 8 10 10 12 12 14 14
6 6 6
6
3
6 6
15 19 15 17 15 15 19 15 14 15 14
15 17 15 17 19 17 15 17 17 17 15
16 16 16 19 16 14 16 14 12 12 11 12 11
(17) 17 14 12 14 14
11 11
9 6
T T T T T
10 12 14 17 14 12 10
11 14 11 12 14 16 14 12 11 12 14 16 16 14 12 11 12 14 16 14 12 11
12 12 12
14 11 14 14 10 9
3
3
3 3
10
10 12 12
9 11 12
7 9 10 11 12 12
(9) 9 7 9 10
7 8 10
3/4
10 6 7
13 8
7 5 4 5 4 4 7 7
7 7 5 5 7 9 10 8 9
7 5 7 5 5
5 3 5 7
full
4/4
Gmaj7 Options
Standard tuning
= 120
Gmaj7 Arpeggio
E-Gt
7 10 7
7 8 8 7
4 7 7 4
4 5 5 4
2 5 5 2
2 3 3 2 3
2 2
2 5 (3) 4 4 5
2 3 (4) 5 5
3 2 3 5
Am7 over G
8 12 8
8 10 10 8
5 9 9 5
5 7 7 5
3 7 7 3
3 5 5 3
Bm7 over G
10 14 10
10 12 12 10
7 11 11 7
7 9 9 7
5 9 9 5
5 7 7 5 3
Cmaj7 over G
12 15 12
12 13 13 12
9 12 12 9
9 10 10 9
7 10 10 7 10
7 8 8 7
1/2
D7 over G
14 17 14
13 15 15 13
11 14 14 11
10 12 12 10
9 12 12 9 10
8 10 10 8
Em7 over G
15 19 15
15 17 17 15
12 16 16 12
12 14 14 12
10 14 14 10 10
10 12 12 10
F#m7b5 over G
17 20 17
17 19 19 17
14 17 17 14
14 16 16 14
12 15 15 12
12 14 14 12 15
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Sequences & Patterns
Standard tuning
= 120
Ascending 4s
E-Gt
4 4 5
4 4 5 4 5 7 4 5 7 5 7
3 3 5 3 5 7 3 5 7 5 7 7
3 5 7 5 7 7
5 5 7 5 7 8
5 5 7 5 7 8 5 7 8 7 8 8
4 5 7 4 5 7 5 7 7
7
Sequence 2
5 8 7
5 8 7 5 8 7
4 7 5 4 7 5
4 7 5 4 7 5
3 7 5 3 7 5
3 7 5 3 7 5
Sequence 3
5 8 7 8
5 8 7 8 5 8 7 8
4 7 5 7 4 7 5 7
4 7 5 7 4 7 5 7
3 7 5 7 3 7 5 7
3 7 5 7 3
Sequence 4
5 8 5 7
5 8 5 7 5 8 5 7
4 7 4 5 4 7 4 5
4 7 4 5 4 7 4 5
3 7 3 5 3 7 3 5
3 7 3 5 3
1/3
Sequence 5
6
6
6
6
6
6
8 5 7 8 7 5
8 5 7 8 7 5
7 4 5 7 5 4
7 4 5 7 5 4
7 3 5 7 5 3
7 3 5 7 5 3
Sequence 6
12 15
12 15 12 15 15 12
12 14 12 14 14 12
12 14 12 14 14 12
12 14 12 14 14 12
12 15 15 12
Sequence 7
12 15
12 15 12 15
12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14
12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14
12 14 12 14 12 14
12 15 12 15
Sequence 8
12 15 12
12 15 12 15 12 15 12
12 14 12 14 14 12 14 12
12 14 12 14 14 12 14 12
12 14 12 14 14 12 14
12 15 15 12
Sequence 9
12 15 12
12 15 15 12
12 14 12 14 12 14 12
12 14 12 14 14 12 14 12
12 14 14 12
12 15 15 12 12
2/3
Interval Recognition
G major intervals
7 R
5 6
2 3 4
6 7 R
3 4 5
R 2
Extended intervals
7 R 2 2
5 5 6 6 7
2 2 3 3 4
6 7 7 R 2
3 4 5 5
7 7 R 2 2
G major intervals
7 R 2 3 4 5 6 7 R 2
4 5 6 7 R 2 3 4 5 6
2 3 4 5 6 7 R 2 3 4
6 7 R 2 3 4 5 6 7 R
3 4 5 6 7 R 2 3 4 5
7 R 2 3 4 5 6 7 R 2
Pitch Axis
Standard tuning
= 120
Ionian
E-Gt
4 6 7 6 4
4 6 7 7 6 4
3 4 6 6 4 3
3 4 6 6 4 3
2 4 6 6 4 2
2 4 6 6 4 2
Dorian
4 5 7 5 4
4 5 7 7 5 4
2 4 6 6 4 2
2 4 6 6 4 2
2 4 6 6 4 2
2 4 5 5 4 2
Phrygian
3 5 7 5 3
3 5 7 7 5 3
2 4 6 6 4 2
2 4 5 5 4 2
2 4 5 5 4 2
2 3 5 5 3 2
Lydian
4 6 8 6 4
4 6 7 7 6 4
3 5 6 6 5 3
3 4 6 6 4 3
3 4 6 6 4 3
2 4 6 6 4 2
Mixolydian
4 6 7 6 4
4 5 7 7 5 4
3 4 6 6 4 3
2 4 6 6 4 2
2 4 6 6 4 2
2 4 6 6 4 2
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Aeolian
4 5 7 5 4
3 5 7 7 5 3
2 4 6 6 4 2
2 4 6 6 4 2
2 4 5 5 4 2
2 4 5 5 4 2
Locrian
3 5 7 5 3
3 5 7 7 5 3
2 4 5 5 4 2
2 4 5 5 4 2
2 3 5 5 3 2
2 3 5 5 3 2
2/2