CHAPTER 2

Table of Contents

CHAPTER  1

Beat & Measures _  p.2

Notes & Rests _ _ _ p.6

4/4 Meter_ _ _ _ _ _ p.7

3/4 Meter _ _ _ _ _ p.11

2/4 Meter _ _ _ _ _ p.13

The Backbeat_ _ _ p.16

8th Note Pulse _ _ p.20

16th Note Pulse    p.25

12/8 Meter _ _ _ _ p.36

6/8 Meter _ _ _ _ _ p.38

Graphic Notation   p.41

8th Syncopation    p.43

16th Syncop. _ _ _ p.50

Swing 8ths  _ _ _ _ p.53

Swing 16ths  _ _ _ p.56

CHAPTER  2

Pitches & Clefs  _ _ p.1

Major Scale  _ _ _ _ p.7

Triad Chords_ _ _  p.12

Diatonic Triads  _  p.13

Ear Training_ _ _ _ p.16

2-Chord Vamp _ _  p.22

I-IV-V root bass     p.24

Maj. Pent. Scale    p.26

I-IV-V active bs_ _ p.27

Circular Major  _ _ p.32

Occasional VIm     p.33

Doowop Progres.  p.35

Modern Rk. Prg.    p.38

Signature Riffs _ _ p.42

Songwr. Focal Pt.  p.45

CHAPTER  2

Pitches & Clefs  _ _ p.1

Major Scale  _ _ _ _ p.7

Triad Chords_ _ _  p.12

Diatonic Triads _  p.14

Ear Training  _ _ _ p.16

2-Chord Vamp _ _ p.23

I-IV-V root bass    p.24

Maj. Pent. Scale   p.26

I-IV-V active bs    p.27

PROJECT _ _ _ _ _ p.32

Circular Major _ _ p.33

Occasional VIm _ p.34

Doowop Prog. _ _ p.36

Modern Rk. Prg.   p.39

Signature Riffs_ _ p.42

Songwr. Focal Pt. p.46

CHAPTER  2

Pitches & Clefs_ _ _ p.1

Major Scale_ _ _ _ _ p.7

Triad Chords _ _ _  p.12

Diatonic Triads_ _  p.13

Ear Training _ _ _ _ p.17

2-Chord Vamp_ _ _ p.22

I-IV-V root bass_ _ p.24

Maj. Pent. Scale  _ p.26

I-IV-V active bs _ _ p.27

PROJECT_ _ _ _ _ _ p.32

Circular Major_ _ _ p.33

Occasional VIm_ _ p.34

Doowop Progres.   p.36

Modern Rk. Prog.  p.39

Signature Riffs _ _ p.42

Songwr. Focal Pt.  p.45