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Summary: Excellent approach to comping
Review: Steve Khan presents a superb and unique approach to playing chords in a jazz or jazz-fusion situation. By limiting ones chord vocabulary to the top four strings, the student can gain mastery over chords by not becoming frustrated over the array of possiblities available over all string sets. In addition, chord types are organized according to basic subsets of major, minor and dominant. Students need not worry that the chord in question is actually a 13/11 chord. You only need to consider the quality.
Chords are organized in this book by the degree of the top note of the chord; not the bottom note is an other books. As a result, this approach is excellent for chord melody playing.
Steve Khan has offered excellent contributions with all of his books in the jazz guitar canon. The student should supplement the material in "Chord Khancepts" with some of the lessons and transcriptions offered on his website which will further delve into Steve's unique approach to jazz guitar mastery: http://www.stevekhan.com/korner1.htm
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Summary: BUY THIS BOOK!!!!!!!
Review: THis book is the greatest chord book for guitar ever.... Anyone familiar with Steve's work with Steely Dan and his solo works and works with numerous other artists know what a tasteful guitarist he is... I am an Army guitar player currently studying at the Armed Forces School of Music, Army Element, and this book was issued to me... Not wanting to go without this book once I graduate I HAD to buy my own copy, since I will refer back to this book all the time.... No wasted space... To the point, and you will notice your vocabulary expanding greatly week after week if you use this wonderful book... I also ordered his other book on pentatonic scales, but have not yet recieved... I will review after a few weeks of using that book...BUY THIS BOOK BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED ALIKE!!!
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Summary: Simply the best book on harmony for guitar I have ever seen
Review: Well constructed book with great backing tracks as well as great compositions by Steve.I have been working with this book constantly for over a year now and am still learning.My chordal playing has taken on a new dimension and so has my single line playing .Every jazz guitarist should have this book as an absolute necessity.It really is that good.Go and buy it now.
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