The Four-Fret Concept
Topic: Improvisation in the II-V-I context
This booklet suggests nearly 100 different ways of improvising over the fundamental jazz progression (II-V-I). All lines are integrated into a compact system based on the major scale fingering. After the introduction of the system itself follow the individual exercises, located at different starting points within that system.
Applies to:
All electric bassists (moreover, the analyzed lines are pertinent to all bass-clef instruments).
Benefits, novel approach:
- Quick understanding of the content by means of the dialogue format.
- All lines can be used over major and their parallel minor progressions.
- The Structure- and Scale Analysis (Berklee-standard), performed by Kurt Erlmoser, looks into the structural basis of each individual line, which spares the student a lot of tedious transcription work.
- The exercises are all but un-phrased, thus leaving space for individual creativity as to their actual rendition.
- The extensive tablature notation greatly helps the less-skilled sight readers.
- Quick grasp of the improvisational infrastructure.
- Fast technical improvement on the instrument.
69 pages
