Soloing without Scales

Soloing without Scales

I remember coming across the book, â€˜Improvising without Scalesâ€™ by Carl Verheyen a while back, and being excited at the thought of learning to improvise without having to learn tons of scales. As it turns out, the title of the book is very misleading and is basically a bunch of Carlâ€™s licks; the main premise being to keep a diary of licks to play over certain chords. While this is a great thing to do AFTER youâ€™ve learned a ton of scales, itâ€™s not so great for anyone whoâ€™s neither here nor there in terms of scales. Nevertheless, I was inspired to write this book: Soloing without Scales, whose title is not in any way misleading!

WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR?

The objective of this book is to recreate the necessary conditions for you to be able to improvise using your ear and your heart, and tap into that wonderful pool of unheard music within you. You may find some of the concepts in this book a little challenging at first, but work with them and I guarantee youâ€™ll see some impressive results in time. If youâ€™re looking for a quick fix, or some kind of shortcut to becoming a guitar god then this book probably isnâ€™t for you. On the other hand, if you have an open mind and are willing to invest some time in a much neglected area of guitar playing, then this book is definitely for you.

This book isnâ€™t aimed at a particular skill level, although I would recommend you have at least a couple of years of playing under your belt. Itâ€™s for anyone whoâ€™s looking for an alternative to learning scales in order to improvise. This is by no means a shortcut, just another perspective on guitar improvisation and one thatâ€™s probably crossed your mind, but perhaps you werenâ€™t sure how to go about it.

This book isnâ€™t for everyone as some of the concepts are quite challenging when compared with the standard methods for learning to improvise. However, if youâ€™re a creative individual with the patience to explore the possibilities of your potential to improvise on the guitar, I think youâ€™ll like it.

Any guitarist that wants to learn how to play â€˜outsideâ€™ lines will also benefit from this book as it will break you free from patterns and predictable phrasing.

What youâ€™ll also develop with this book is a much better ability to jam with people of all levels. To successfully jam with people, you need a good ear, the ability to listen, and plenty of creativity; this is what youâ€™ll improve with the exercises in this book.

This book also includes 15 backing tracks which can be downloaded separately (link provided in eBook).
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-06-03
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-06-03
Format	Kindle eBook

Soloing without Scales

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