Shaun Baxter

Advanced Blues Guitar Soloing Move Beyond Pentatonics to Unlock Advanced Scales, Arpeggios & Substitutions Ever wondered why your favourite blues guitar players sound harmonically rich, expressive, and endlessly fresh, while others seem stuck repeating the same pentatonic licks? Want to achieve that same fluency and expression in your own playing? The answer lies in expanding your vocabulary beyond the basics. In Advanced Blues Guitar Soloing, acclaimed guitarist and educator Shaun Baxter shows you how to transform a simple 12-bar progression into a canvas for sophisticated scales, arpeggios, substitutions, and chromatic ideas... all without sacrificing the grit and soul of the blues. If you're already confident with pentatonic-based playing and ready to explore new territory, this book gives you the tools to imply complex harmony over the familiar I-IV-V sequence, taking your blues soloing to professional levels. In the book you'll learn to: Outline chord changes with precision by targeting chord tones Use substitutions and altered dominant sounds to create rich tension and release Apply Diminished, Whole Tone and Superlocrian scale ideas to classic blues progressions Master advanced turnaround lines that connect your solos seamlessly back to the top Blend chromatic approaches, enclosures, and hybrid scales into authentic blues phrasing Develop motivic ideas, and master space and thematic balance to make your solos sound deliberate and musical Each chapter introduces a new harmonic concept, backed up with detailed 12-bar solo studies that show you how to use the concept practically, in context. With every example, you'll learn not just what to play, but how to make it sound like the blues. Take your blues playing to new heights Instead of memorising endless licks, this book teaches you how to think harmonically, phrase creatively, and add depth to your improvisation. By the end, you'll be able to: Play with greater expression and direction across the entire progression Create solos that imply richer chords than those written on the page Combine pentatonics, arpeggios, and advanced scales into a unified system Sound authentic while breaking free from predictable box patterns Includes Audio Download Every example and solo study comes with free downloadable audio, so you can hear each idea performed in context and immediately start applying it to your own playing. If you've ever felt limited by minor pentatonic ideas and want to unlock a truly advanced approach to blues soloing, Advanced Blues Guitar Soloing will open the door to a new world of expressive, harmonically rich improvisation.

Master Effortless Speed and Precision on Guitar with Legato and Tapping TechniquesStruggling with inaccurate legato timing or messy note placement? Do your guitar solos lack fluidity and expressiveness? Are you frustrated by unwanted string noise when playing with distortion? Legato & Tapping Rock Guitar Etudes is the definitive guide to mastering smooth, high-speed legato and tapping techniques, and quickly teaches you the art of fast, articulate, yet expressive rock guitar playing.Authored by renowned guitarist and educator Shaun Baxter, this book delivers a step-by-step approach to developing flawless legato, combining them with advanced right- and left-hand tapping to build seamless, fluid guitar technique.In Legato & Tapping Rock Guitar Etudes, you'll unlock the full potential of your fretting hand, improving your speed and precision by learning nine bespoke musical pieces.Each exciting etude focuses on a different challenge of legato and is supported by targeted exercises and detailed breakdowns that are designed to systematically build your technique.For intermediate guitarists looking to develop and finesse their legato playing, this method goes beyond basics and teaches you to integrate advanced legato and tapping into every aspect of your playing.You'll master: Left-Hand Strength and Control Develop clean, articulate legato lines with minimal effort from the picking hand.Right- and Left-Hand Tapping Combine both hands for fast, flowing solos while maintaining articulation and timing.Damping Techniques for Clean Playing Learn essential methods to eliminate unwanted string noise when playing with distortion.Rhythmic Precision and Mixed Note-Groupings Improve timing with advanced odd-note groupings like quintuplets and septuplets, adding rhythmic complexity to your solos.Combining Legato with Economy Picking Maximize your efficiency and fluidity by strategically blending picking and legato for seamless transitions between notes.You'll also perfect a whole range of musical skills, such as palm-muted left-hand tapping, lateral motion, circular patterns, odd note-groupings, string skipping, adding right-hand taps to bends and much, much more...Learn Nine Legato Etudes That Go Beyond Boring Exercises This book doesn't just teach technique-it breaks down nine complete musical etudes that allow you to master legato and tapping techniques in actual musical scenarios. Each etude is designed to blend technical study with musicality, helping you to quickly integrate everything you've learned into your own playing.

Master The Art of Creative Intervallic Guitar SoloingTired of the same old licks and scales?Bored with your playing?Limited by solos that move in scale steps?If you're ready to go beyond small steps and take a giant leap in your guitar solos, then Creative Intervallic Guitar Soloing is the rocket ship you need to launch your solos into space.Unlock the secrets of interval mastery with Shaun Baxter in his ground-breaking guitar book, Creative Intervallic Guitar Soloing. Designed for the advanced guitarist, this book goes way beyond basic interval exercises and, via ten complete jaw-dropping studies, shows you how to extract and use every diatonic interval creatively in your guitar solos.Interval Soloing: What You'll Discover: In-depth Interval Exploration: Each chapter of the book musically explores a specific interval type - from seconds to sevenths and then onto compound intervals. Explore the unique sound and emotional impact of each through detailed solo studies with breakdownsRich Musical Content: You'll learn ten meticulously crafted solos that are not only rich in advanced intervallic material, but also designed to inspire and enhance your solo performancesPractical Applications: Learn how to musically apply intervals in an improvisation setting to create ear-catching lines that captivate your audience and set your playing apart from the crowdAudio Accompaniment: Accompanying audio tracks are available to help you grasp the practical aspect of each study, ensuring that you can hear the theory put into practiceSystematic Approach to Music Creation: You'll receive powerful insights into how to generate your own melodic, intervallic ideas in a systematic way, transforming both your compositions and improvisationExpert Guidance: While this book is written for those who already have a foundational understanding of intervals and how to use them, it provides rich insights and advanced techniques that even seasoned musicians will find invaluable. A One-of-a-Kind Resource for the Developing Guitar PlayerVirtuoso Shaun Baxter has produced a unique and ground-breaking study, and there is no other book like this on the market It shows practically, how to create mind-melting intervallic solos using every available diatonic interval type. And it does so using a systemic method that you can quickly learn and then apply to any scale you like. If you've ever wondered how players like Guthrie Govan and Scott Henderson play effortless, blazing interval-driven solos, this book opens the door to their secrets.In Creative Intervallic Guitar Soloing, Shaun Baxter brings a wealth of experience and a passion for music education, aiming to provide guitarists with the tools they need to succeed on their musical journey. With a focus on practical application and creative expression, this book is sure to be a valuable addition to any musician's library.

Struggling to play smooth, connected solos over dominant chords?Do you find it challenging to instantly create dynamic solos?Solo Over Any Dominant Chord With EaseDive into the world of modern guitar improvisation with Dominant Pentatonic Scale Guitar Soloing, a cutting-edge guide by the renowned guitarist and educator, Shaun Baxter.This book is a treasure trove for guitarists wanting to master the art of soloing, and the Dominant Pentatonic scale (derived from the Mixolydian Mode) is a powerful shortcut to outline any dominant chord articulately and musically.The Dominant Pentatonic offers the opportunity to create advanced licks and concepts that can be added quickly into your playing, and this book takes you from your first simple lines, all the way through to some hair-raising advanced rock applications. After a series of useful preparation exercises that help cement the sound and shape of the scale into your fingers, you'll be taken on a journey that enhances your soloing ability in a series of natural steps: Comprehensive Guitar Soloing on Dominant Chords with The Dominant PentatonicVertical Motion: Techniques for playing within a single fret zone, enhancing soloing dynamics.Note-Groupings: Creating rhythmic variety and melodic interest using different note groupings.Lateral Motion: Strategies for playing along the neck, developing fluidity across the frets.Fast Sequences: Advanced exercises for speed and agility in soloing.Running the Changes: Techniques for seamlessly transitioning between different keys.These detailed chapters teach you hundreds of advanced concepts, lines, and licks that you can use immediately before everything is combined musically into three longer solo studies that consolidate your skills and provide a basis to create your own improvisations. Meaningful Musical OutcomesOnce you have studied Dominant Pentatonic Scale Guitar Soloing you will gain: Mastery of the Dominant Pentatonic Scale: Gain a comprehensive understanding and practical mastery of the Dominant Pentatonic Scale, crucial for modern guitar soloing.Advanced Soloing Techniques: Including vertical and lateral motion, note groupings, and fast sequences, all while enhancing your improvisation skills.Better Musical Expression: Solo with more emotionally impactful and harmonically rich approaches.Creative Solo Construction: Easily build engaging and dynamic guitar solos, using the Dominant Pentatonic scale to create unique and personal musical expressions.Plus: hundreds of fresh modern Dominant Pentatonic lines, licks, sequences, and phrases you can use to play blinding solos immediately...Hear The Dominant Pentatonic Scale in ActionDominant Pentatonic Scale Guitar Soloing contains over 140 supporting audio examples and 17 backing tracks to help you get inside the music and quickly apply each phrase expressively in your solos.Buy it now to refresh your guitar language, bust out of the "minor pentatonic rut" and add advanced, modern sounds to your guitar soloing.