The Rhythm Changes Guide

Publisher: Sher Music

The most comprehensive guide for rhythm changes ever published, offering a wealth of information for beginners and professionals alike

 • Written in the language of the working musician and clearly laid out.
 • The Rhythm Changes Guide takes the reader from the absolute essentials to advanced improvisational concepts, all supplemented with examples from legendary players.
 • Includes 20 Etudes in all transpositions with backing tracks by a live NY rhythm section, exploring the rich tradition of Rhythm Changes and its harmonic possibilities
 • 70 pages of tradition-derived improvisation concepts and exercises, with dozens of examples from legendary players like John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley, Don Byas, Michael Brecker, and many others
 • Strategies for both diatonic and chromatic improvisation
 • Features unexplored concepts for improvisation such as Schenkerian theory
 • Includes 77 harmonic variations that are used by legendary players
 • Useful for beginners, intermediate-level performers, professionals, and musicians interested in diverse styles such as bebop, hardbop, modern contemporary, etc.

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