INTRODUCTION

HOW TO READ A CHORD DIAGRAM
SCALE DEGREES

CHAPTER 1 DROP 2 VOICING AND COMPING

INVERSIONS
CLOSED VOICING
DROP 2 VOICING
TRANSPOSING CHORDS AND NOTES ON STRINGS
1-1 MAJOR 6
1-2 MINOR 6
1-3 MAJOR 7
1-4 MINOR 7
1-5 DOMINANT 7
1-6 DOMINANT 7sus4
1-7 DIMINISHED 7
1-8 MAJOR 7b5
1-9 MINOR 7b5
1-10 DOMINANT 7b5
1-11 MINOR(MAJOR 7)
1-12 MAJOR 7#5
1-13 MINOR 7#5
1-14 DOMINANT 7#5
1-15 DOMINANT 7#9
CHAPTER 1 REVIEW
"DROP 2 BLUES" (sample song #1)

DROP 3 VOICING
2-1 MAJOR 6
2-2 MINOR 6
2-3 MAJOR 7
2-4 MINOR 7
2-5 DOMINANT 7
2-6 DOMINANT 7sus4
2-7 DIMINISHED 7
2-8 MAJOR 7b5
2-9 MINOR 7b5
2-10 DOMINANT 7b5
2-11 MINOR(MAJOR 7)
2-12 MAJOR 7#5
2-13 MINOR 7#5
2-14 DOMINANT 7#5
2-15 DOMINANT 7#9
CHAPTER 2 REVIEW
"DROP 3 BLUES" (sample song #2)

CHAPTER 3 CHORD SYNONYMS AND SUBSTITUTIONS

3-1 DIATONIC SUBSTITUTIONS
      Tonic Substitution
      Subdominant Substitution
      Dominant Substitution
3-2 TRITONE SUBSTITUTION
3-3 DIMINISHED SUBSTITUTION
      How to Use Diminished 7
3-4 CHORD SYNONYMS
      Major Chord Synonyms
      Minor Chord Synonyms
      Dominant 7 Chord Synonyms
3-5 II-V-I EXAMPLES
      Major II-V-I Examples
      Minor II-V-I Examples
CHAPTER 3 REVIEW
"SUBSTITUTE BLUES" (sample song #3)

CHAPTER 4 MORE ON COMPING

4-1 CHOICE OF VOICING
      Sound
      Physical Considerations
      Low Interval Limits (LIL)
      Instrumentation
4-2 VOICE-LEADING
      Common Tones
      Half Steps
      Whole Steps
      Thirds
      Leaping
4-3 COMPING TECHNIQUES
      Sustained Comps
      Punctual Comps
      Other Techniques
4-4 COMPING SUMMARY
CHAPTER 4 REVIEW
"JUST FOR YOU" (sample song #4)

CHAPTER 5 MORE CHORD VOICINGS

5-1 THREE-NOTE OPEN CHORDS
5-2 GUIDE TONES
5-3 GUIDE TONES PLUS ONE
5-4 FOURTH VOICINGS
CHAPTER 5 REVIEW