Counterpoint Study

for

intermediate and advanced guitar players

Alexander Harnisch

Editing Team:

Helga Rosenbauer

Cover Design Helga Rosenbauer

Copyright © 2019 by Alexander Harnisch, Olching, Version 001

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Counterpoint Study in F-Major

The F-Major Scale

The Harmonized F-Major Scale

Here is a small and brief attempt to get you closer to the counterpoint topic. I ha-

ve chosen the examples in F-Major, since unfortunately most of today‘s examples are shown in C-Major. You find the Audio-Files to all 9 samples next to the PDF file

on my website (john-scrivo.de/lessons.htm). I hope you find my short tutorial in-teresting. Good Luck!

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Sample 1:

In the first example, the F-Major scale is played with the low strings plus the third

(one octave higher a.k.a the 10th interval) simultaneously to each scale note.

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Sample 2:

A small variation to Sample 1.

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Sample 3:

In the low range the counterpoint plays the F-Major scale accompanied by the in-

tervals of the F-Major scale in thirds.

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Sample 4:

A counterpoint variation to sample 3.

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The first attempt to set a counterpoint to a melodic improvisation.

Sample 5:

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Sample 6:

The counterpoint is getting closer to the melodic improvisation.

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Sample 7:

The counterpoint is within the melodic improvisation and the composition becomes

more interesting.

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