Quartal Harmony & Voicings for Guitar

This book contains a study and breakdown of "harmony in 4ths". The introduction of quartal harmony in modern jazz began in the 1960's. Compositions by Miles Davis and John Coltrane such as "Impressions" and "So What" showcased chord voicings derived from quartal harmony. The purpose of this book is to show guitarists how to function in an area of harmony mostly dominated by keyboard players. Common uses of quartal harmony are demonstrated and analyzed. Exercises and compositions in the style of Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and others are included. Companion CD contains demonstrations of all exercises.

	01) Introduction
	02) Traditional Harmony
	03) Quartal Harmony
	04) Functions
	05) Upper, Middle, and Lower Four-String Voicings
	06) The Seven Functions
	07) Analysis Chart - Seven Structures
	08) Structure Excercises
	09) Expanding Quartal Structures
	10) Quartal Structures and Traditional Harmony
	11) Creating Outside Sounds
	12) Chromatic Movement
	13) Contrary Movement
	14) Contrary Motion with Added Bass Notes
	15) Creating ii-V-I Progressions
	16) Variations of Quartal Voicings
	17) Harmonic Minor
	18) Harmonic Minor Quartel Harmony
	19) Minor Blues
	20) Jazz Tunes
	21) Closing Notes