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Does anyone know where I can find a source of stock guitar phrases to use over given chord progressions? Like the sort of exercises you find in guitar mags only all in one place and grouped by chord-progression?

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There's a book called The Bebop Bible that has only lots and lots of phrases over maj7th chords, minor 7th chords and dominant 7th chords. Listed by what note it starts on in relation to the chord.

 

But it wouldn't work outside of the jazz field.

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Originally posted by Terje

There's a book called The Bebop Bible that has only lots and lots of phrases over maj7th chords, minor 7th chords and dominant 7th chords. Listed by what note it starts on in relation to the chord.


But it wouldn't work outside of the jazz field.

Thanks, but I'm not really looking for jazz exercises -- Rock, country, blues, metal.

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As far as blues goes... you're gonna find your stock phrases in the music of T-Bone Walker, Elmore James and Robert Johnson. Stick with those three for awhile, copy everything you can, there are plenty of books that have transcriptions of their playing, and soon enough you'll know all the stock phrases that are actually ever used in blues (and rock too as a matter of fact).

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Originally posted by Terje

As far as blues goes... you're gonna find your stock phrases in the music of T-Bone Walker, Elmore James and Robert Johnson. Stick with those three for awhile, copy everything you can, there are plenty of books that have transcriptions of their playing, and soon enough you'll know all the stock phrases that are actually ever used in blues (and rock too as a matter of fact).

Obviously I've got a lot of material in magazines, books, etc. but what I really want is to have access to these phrases in one place (without having to compile my own book), for teaching purposes and for my own use.

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One book for all those styles? I don't think I've seen it. I've seen some pretty good books that cover the more basic phrases and clich

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Originally posted by Terje

One book for all those styles? I don't think I've seen it. I've seen some pretty good books that cover the more basic phrases and clich

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Originally posted by Rocinante

I was thinking of an online resource rather than a book.

 

 

Can't help you there son.

 

BIAB has some stuff but that you'd have to buy.

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Check out Guitar Axis . It's Don Mocks site (he's responsible for many of the instructional videos guys do). There's all sorts of stuff there from rock, jazz, bluegrass, just about everything.

 

Sign up and be sure to check his 'hendrix chord' and 'ii-V-I' lessons. SOme of the best teaching stuff I've seen in years.

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Originally posted by Rocinante

Does anyone know where I can find a source of stock guitar phrases to use over given chord progressions? Like the sort of exercises you find in guitar mags only all in one place and grouped by chord-progression?

 

 

I highly recoommend the Wolf Marrshall "101 Must Know" book/CD series

 

101 Must Know Rock Licks

101 Must Know Blues Licks

101 Must Know Jazz Licks

 

The chapters are grouped by style/era and he gives the harmonic annalysis of each line. He identifies the chord progression and gives excellent details where the melodic ideas are from. You can recognise which songs these licks are based on.

 

Each book is pretty short, so I think you could get the rock and blues ones together as your lick encyclopedia. I don't know if he has one for country.

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I highly recoommend the Wolf Marrshall "101 Must Know" book/CD series


101 Must Know Rock Licks

101 Must Know Blues Licks

101 Must Know Jazz Licks


The chapters are grouped by style/era and he gives the harmonic annalysis of each line. He identifies the chord progression and gives excellent details where the melodic ideas are from. You can recognise which songs these licks are based on.


Each book is pretty short, so I think you could get the rock and blues ones together as your lick encyclopedia. I don't know if he has one for country.

That sounds good -- cheers. :)

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