"The Real Book" has set the gold standard for Jazz fake books. This book aims at giving you the rich harmonic vocabulary that you need to benefit from its lead sheets, as well as effectively utilize any fake book that requires you to be able to make and substitute chords on the spot. The author, Eddie Landsberg, is a master theorist and Jazz clinician from Philadelphiawho has developed a reputation as a musician's musician. Work through this book and you'llfind out why his "7 Secrets" method has grown into an international underground phenomena selling thouands of copies around the world. Step-by-step, this book will teach you how to construct and connect rootless chord voicings, analyze tunes, alter tones and substitute chords and more. Using plain and simple langauge, Eddie is a master of taking the esoteric and making it common sense. Not since the release of Mark Levine's "Jazz Theory" and "Jazz Piano Book" has so thorough a method been available. In the tradition of master educators such as Schillinger, Schenker, Sandole, David Baker and others, Eddie Landsberg takes must know theory and brings it to life with insight, wisdom and teacher know-how. Welcome to The 7 Secrets of Jazz and Soul and the first volume of "Chord Construction and Harmonic Mastery for Acing The Real Book".----------------------------------------------------------Book Overview: Intro: Building Your Repertoire, Building Your Chord Vocabulary Mastering scales and chords using whole tone scales and overtones A different approach to Major Thirds and Perfect FourthsMastering Major 7th and Minor ChordsHow to memorize tunes quickly using Roman Numeral AnalysisDominant Chords, Upper StructuresAlternating M6 and Diminished Chords to Harmonize Key CentersConcept of "Resolving to the I"Mastering Chord CentersThe book also covers modes, advanced harmonization with block chords, dealing with tricky modulations and more. Chords and Modes Covered: Major (triad, rootless, 7ths, 9ths, etc.)Minor (triad, rootless, 7ths, 9ths, etc.)Dominant (9th, b9, #9, 13, b13)DiminishedHalf DiminishedMinor#7AugmentedFourth VoicingsDorian ImprovPhrygian Dominantet. alWhat instrument is the book suited for?The activities are meant to be worked out on a keyboard instrument; however, the theory is cross applicable to all instruments.Is the book suitable for beginners?The author believes that even advanced musicians lack rudimentary knowledge at times, therefore, very basic concepts are reviewed before tackling more a