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 Table Of Contents

Theory Note Location 4 Exercises Rhythm Basics 26

Modes + Scales 5 Funky Rhythms 27
Modes • Major Scale 6 Funk Rhythm Guitar 28
Modes • Minor Scale 7 Alternate Picking 32
Modes • Harmonic Minor 8 Finger Mathematics 34
Modes • Melodic Minor 9 Note Location On Fretboard 35
Intervals • 0-11 Half Steps 10 Open Chord Progressions 36
Intervals • 12-23 Half Steps 11 Major Arpeggio 37
Degrees • Two Voices 12 Major 7th Arpeggio 38
Degrees • Three Voices 12 Major 9th Arpeggio 39
Degrees • Four Voices 13 Dominant 7th Arpeggio 40
Degrees • Five Voices 13 Dominant 9th Arpeggio 41
Degrees • Six Voices 14 Minor Arpeggio 42
Degrees • Seven Voices 14 Minor Major 7th Arpeggio 43
Chord Formula 15 Minor 7th Arpeggio 44
Writing Chord Progressions 16
Rhythm Chart • Song Title 18

Tunings Open A 20 Other Publications 45

Open G 21 Page Index 46
Open E 22
Open D 23
Analysis 24

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Theory
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Note Location String By

 String

                             





           

          
                       

                   
    

  

    
       
      

   
                       

                 

     

   
    
     

       
                       


      

                


     
            



                       




                   

    
     
        

    

                        


               

          
         

         

                        
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Modes + Scales
Interval Relationships
Major

I ionian 1 2 3 4 5 6 j7
II dorian 1 2 m3 4 5 6 b7
III phrygian 1 b2 m3 4 5 b6 b7
IV lydian 1 2 3 #4 5 6 j7
V mixolydian 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7
VI aeolian 1 2 m3 4 5 b6 b7
VII locrian 1 b2 m3 4 b5 b6 b7

Natural Minor

I aeolian 1 2 m3 4 5 b6 b7
II locrian 1 b2 m3 4 b5 b6 b7
bIII ionian 1 2 3 4 5 6 j7
IV dorian 1 2 m3 4 5 6 b7
V phrygian 1 b2 m3 4 5 b6 b7
bVI lydian 1 2 3 #4 5 6 j7
bVII mixolydian 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7

Harmonic Minor

I aeolian j7 1 2 m3 4 5 b6 j7
II locrian j6 1 b2 m3 4 b5 6 b7
bIII ionian #5 1 2 3 4 #5 6 j7
IV dorian #4 1 2 m3 #4 5 6 b7
V phrygian j3 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7
bVI lydian #2 1 #2 3 #4 5 6 j7
VII mixolydian #1 #1 2 3 4 5 6 b7

Melodic Minor

I ionian b3 1 2 m3 4 5 6 j7
II dorian b2 1 b2 m3 4 5 6 b7
bIII lydian #5 1 2 3 #4 #5 6 j7
IV lydian b7 1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7
V mixolydian b6 1 2 3 4 5 b6 b7
VI aeolian b5 1 2 m3 4 b5 b6 b7
VII super locrian b4 1 b2 m3 b4 b5 b6 b7
(= altered 1 b9 #9 3 b5 #5 b7)

Half Step/Whole Step 1 b2 m3, 3 #4 5 6 b7

(= 1 b9 #9, 3 #4 5 6 b7)

Whole Step/Half Step 1 2 m3 4 b5, #5 6 j7

Whole Tone 1 2 3 b5, #5 b7

Diminished 1 m3 b5 bb7

Augmented 1 3 #5
6

Modes • Major Scale

Ionian

& . . . . .
I . . .
1 2 3 4 5 6 j7 1

⁄2
1
⁄2
1

Dorian

& . . . . . .
II . .
1 2 m3 4 5 6 b7 1
1
⁄2 1
⁄2

.
Phrygian

. . . .
III & . . .
1 b2 m3 4 5 E6 b7 1
1
⁄2 ⁄2
1

. .
Lydian

. . . .
IV & . .
1 2 3 #4 5 6 j7 1
1
⁄2 1
⁄2

. . .
Mixolydian

& . . . . .
V
1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 1

⁄2
1
⁄2
1

Aeolian
. . . . .
VI & . . .
1 2 m3 4 5 E6 b7 1

⁄2
1
⁄2
1

. . . .
.
Locrian
. .
VII & .
1 b2 m3 4 b5 E6 b7 1
1
⁄2 ⁄2
1
 7

Modes • Minor Scale

Aeolian

& . . . .
I
. . . .
1 2 m3 4 5 E6 b7 1

⁄2
1
⁄2
1

Locrian

& . . . .
II
. . . .
1 b2 m3 4 b5 E6 b7 1
1
⁄2 ⁄2
1

Ionian

bIII & . . . . .
. . .
1 2 3 4 5 6 j7 1

⁄2
1
⁄2
1

Dorian

. . . .
IV & . . . .
1 2 m3 4 5 6 b7 1
1
⁄2 1
⁄2

.
Phrygian

& . . . . . .
V .
1 b2 m3 4 5 E6 b7 1
1
⁄2 1
⁄2

. .
Lydian

. . . .
bVI & . .
1 2 3 #4 5 6 j7 1
1
⁄2 1
⁄2

. . .
Mixolydian

. . . .
bVII & .
1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 1

⁄2
1
⁄2
1
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Tunings
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Open A
(E, A, e, a, c#, e’)

Position 1
5 b7
3 5
1 m3 3
5 b7
1 m3 3
5 b7
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV

Position 2
b7 1
5
m3 3
b7 1
m3 3
b7 1
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV

Position 3
1
b7
3 5
1
3 5
1
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV

Position 4
m3 3
1
5 b7
m3 3
5 b7
m3 3
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV

Position 5
5
m3 3
b7 1
5
b7 1
5
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV
 21

Open G
(D, G, d, g, b, d’)

Position 1
5 b7
3 5
1 m3 3
5 b7
1 m3 3
5 b7
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV

Position 2
b7 1
5
m3 3
b7 1
m3 3
b7 1
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV

Position 3
1
b7
3 5
1
3 5
1
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV

Position 4
m3 3
1
5 b7
m3 3
5 b7
m3 3
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV

Position 5
5
m3 3
b7 1
5
b7 1
5
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV
22

Open E
(E, B, e, g#, b, e’)

Position 1
1 m3 3
5 b7
3 5
1 m3 3
5 b7
1 m3 3
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV

Position 2
m3 3
b7 1
5
m3 3
b7 1
m3 3
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV

Position 3
3 5
1
b7
3 5
1
3 5
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV

Position 4
5 b7
m3 3
1
5 b7
m3 3
5 b7
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV

Position 5
b7 1
5
m3 3
b7 1
5
b7 1
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV
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Exercises
 Rhythm Basics
26

$ è. 0ä 0è 0ä . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 $
1

$ è0 0ä .è 0ä 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 $
2

$ è0 .ä 0è 0ä 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 $
3

$ è0 0ä 0è .ä 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . $
4

Combinations
Combinations
$ è. 0ä .è 0ä . 0 . 0 . 0 . 0 . 0 . 0 $
5

$ è. .ä 0è 0ä . . 0 0 . . 0 0 . . 0 0 $
6

$ è. 0ä 0è .ä . 0 0 . . 0 0 . . 0 0 . $
7

$ è0 .ä .è 0ä 0 . . 0 0 . . 0 0 . . 0 $
8

$ è0 0ä .è .ä 0 0 . . 0 0 . . 0 0 . . $
9

$ è0 .ä 0è .ä 0 . 0 . 0 . 0 . 0 . 0 . $
10

$ è. .ä .è 0ä . . . 0 . . . 0 . . . 0 $
11

$ è. .ä 0è .ä . . 0 . . . 0 . . . 0 . $
12

$ è. 0ä .è .ä . 0 . . . 0 . . . 0 . . $
13

$ è0 .ä .è .ä 0 . . . 0 . . . 0 . . . $
14
 Funky Rhythms
27

$ è. 0ä 0è .ä 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 $
1

$ è0 .ä 0è .ä 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 $
2

$ è. .ä .è .ä 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 . . . . 0 . . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $
3

$ è. 0ä 0è .ä 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $
4

$ è. 0ä 0è .ä 0 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $
5

$ è. 0ä .è 0ä 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 $
6

$ è. 0ä 0è 0ä 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 $
7

$ è0 .ä 0è 0ä 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 $
8

$ è0 0ä .è 0ä 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 $
9

$ è. .ä .è .ä 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 $
10

$ è. .ä 0è .ä 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . . 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0 $
11

$ è. .ä .è .ä 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 . . . 0 0 . . . . 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 $
12

$ è0 0ä .è 0ä . 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . . 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 . . . . 0 0 0 . $
13

$ è. .ä 0è .ä 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0 $
14
 FunkRhythm
Rhythm Guitar
28
1 of 4

Funk Guitar
7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
5th 4th 5th 4th

1a
è. ä0 è0 ä. 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
7th 9th 7th 9th

1b
è. ä0 è0 ä. 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
10th 11th 10th 11th

2a
è0 ä. è0 ä. 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
14th 14th 14th 14th

2b
è0 ä. è0 ä. 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
10th 9th 10th 9th

3a
è. ä. è. ä. 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 . . . . 0 . . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
7th 7th 7th 7th

3b
è. ä. è. ä. 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 . . . . 0 . . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
5th 4th 5th 4th

4a
è. ä0 è0 ä. 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D

4b
è. ä0 è0 ä. 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Funk Rhythm Guitar 29
Funk Rhythm Guitar 2 of 4
7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
7th 7th 7th 7th

5a
è. ä0 è0 ä. 0 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 7 7 7

ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
10th 9th 10th 9th

5b
è. ä0 è0 ä. 0 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 add 9 7 add 9

ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
14th 14th 14th 14th

6a
è. ä0 è. ä0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
10th 11th 10th 11th

6b
è. ä0 è. ä0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0

7 7 7 7

ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
7th 9th 7th 9th

7a
è. ä0 è0 ä0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
5th 7th 5th 7th

7b
è. ä0 è0 ä0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
6th 4th 6th 4th

8a
è0 ä. è0 ä0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0

7 7 7 7

ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı
A Dsus2 A Dsus2
2nd 2nd

8b
è0 ä. è0 ä0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0
30 Funk Rhythm Guitar
Funk Rhythm Guitar 3 of 4
7 7/9 7 7/9

ıı ıı ıı ıı
A D A D
5th 4th 5th 4th

9a
è0 ä0 è. ä0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ıı ıı ıı ıı
A D A D
7th 7th 7th 7th

9b
è0 ä0 è. ä0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ıı ıı ıı ıı
A D A D
10th 11th 10th 11th

10a
è. ä. è. ä. 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ıı ıı ıı ıı
A D A D
14th 13th 14th 16th

10b
è. ä. è. ä. 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ıı ıı ıı ıı
A D A D
10th 11th 10th 11th

11a
è. ä. è0 ä. 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . . 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ıı ıı ıı ıı
A D A D
7th 7th 7th 7th

11b
è. ä. è0 ä. 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . . 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ıı ıı ıı ıı
A D A D
5th 4th 5th 4th

12a
è. ä. è. ä. 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 . . . 0 0 . . . . 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ıı ıı ıı ıı
A D A D

12b
è. ä. è. ä. 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 . . . 0 0 . . . . 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0
 Funk Rhythm Guitar 31
Funk Rhythm Guitar 4 of 4
7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
2nd 4th 2nd 4th

13a
è0 ä0 è. ä0 . 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . . 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 . . . . 0 0 0 .

7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
6th 7th 6th 7th

13b
è0 ä0 è. ä0 . 0 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . . 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 . . . . 0 0 0 .

7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
9th 9th 9th 9th

14a
è. ä. è0 ä. 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0

7 7/9 7 7/9

ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı
A D A D
12th 11th 12th 11th

14b
è. ä. è0 ä. 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . . 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0

Ú Ú
Em
8th

End
è, ,
 Alternate Picking
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Alternate Picking

 
                   
 

                        

   

                        

                        



                         

                   

                         

   
              
         

 

   

          
 

          
                       
 
 
 

     
     
      
     
 

                          

               
 

   

                       
           
     
  
   
 

           

       
    

     

             
           
 
        
 

     
      
      
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 Note Location On The Fretboard
35

 

 





 

      
           


 

   
   

    



 


  
          
       


 
   
   
   
 
 

 

  
    
      
   

  

 
   
   
   
 
 

 

 
  
 


       


        
 
   
   
   
 
 

 

 
    

              



 
   
   
   
 
 

 

 
        
        

   
 
   
   
   
 
 

 
 Open Chord Progressions
36

E A D C
1

D A E G

Em Am C D
2

Dm Am Em G

7 7 7 7
E A D G
3
mild mild

7 7 7
E A C F
4
spicy spicy

7 7 7 7
Em Am Dm Am
5
mild mild mild

7 7 7
B Em Am F
6
spicy spicy

Write
Writeyour ownprogression
your own progression

7
 Major Arpeggio
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Major 7th Arpeggio

 
 




       


            
  

  


  

  

 


 



















   

 
 


 
 



               
       
  
       

 
     
   
 
 

        
 
 



 

   


 


 
 


   



            
 
            



    
    
         
 





   








               
       
        

  
     
 
 
 
  
        
 
 
 


 


   

 



 



         


            
   

  

  


     
        
 
 
 


 
 

   












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Page Index

1 Studies 25 Exercises
2 Table Of Contents 26 Rhythm Basics
27 Funky Rhythms
3 Theory 28 Funk Rhythm Guitar
4 Note Location String By String 32 Alternate Picking
5 Modes + Scales 34 Finger Mathematics
6 Modes • Major Scale 35 Note Location On The Fretboard
7 Modes • Minor Scale 36 Open Chord Progressions
8 Modes • Harmonic Minor Scale 37 Major Arpeggio
9 Modes • Melodic Minor Scale 38 Major 7th Arpeggio
10 Intervals • 0–11 Half Steps 39 Major 9th Arpeggio
11 Intervals • 12–23 Half Steps 40 Dominant 7th Arpeggio
12 Degrees • Two Voices 41 Dominant 9th Arpeggio
12 Degrees • Three Voices 42 Minor Arpeggio
13 Degrees • Four Voices 43 Minor Major 7th Arpeggio
13 Degrees • Five Voices 44 Minor 7th Arpeggio
14 Degrees • Six Voices
14 Degrees • Seven Voices
15 Chord Formula
16 Writing Chord Progressions
18 Song Title

45 Other Publications
19 Tunings
46 Page Index
20 Open A
21 Open G
22 Open E
23 Open D
24 Tunings • Analysis

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