Mel Bay Publications
Level : Intermediate-Advanced
Series : Private Lessons Mel Bay

Written for the intermediate to advanced jazz guitarist, this book assumes an adequate knowledge of chord scales and jazz theory. The topics include playing modally, chord substitutions, Coltrane substitutions, diminished and melodic minor scales as well as dealing with pentatonics. Companion audio download available online.

Pentatonics
CD #1 Major Pentatonic
CD #2 Major Pentatonic starting on 9th of the chord
CD #3 Minor Pentatonic with Upper Extensions
CD #4 Minor Pentatonic starting on 9th of the chord
CD #5, 6 Major/Minor Pentatonic with Altered Extensions
CD #7 Minor 6th Pentatonic

The Melodic Minor Scales
CD #8 Altered Scale
CD #9 Minor ii-Vs
CD #10 Lydian b7
CD #11, 12 Melodic Minor in Use

The Diminished Scale
CD #13 Diminished Scale as Two Minor Scales
CD #14 Diminished Half-Whole
CD #15 Diminished Half-Whole

Modal Playing
CD #16 Modal "Side-Slipping"
CD #17 Expanded Harmony
CD #18 Expanded Harmony Using Pentatonic

Harmonic Substitution
CD #19 Chromatic ii-Vs #1
CD #20 Chromatic ii-Vs #2
CD #21 Minor ii-V Substitution
CD #22 Dominant Altered Substitution

Coltrane Substitutions
CD #23-25 Giant Steps/Lines
CD #26-28 ii-V Lines
CD #29-31 26-2 ii-V Lines
CD #32 Coltrane Substitutions on Bb Blues