The Practical Guide to Modern Music Theory for Guitarists: The complete guide to music theory from a guitarist's point of view (Guitar theory)
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Learn guitar theory - The simple way, musical wayThird EditionAre you sick and tired of guitar theory being taught in overly complicated language? Are you looking to become a better musician and guitar player?Do you want to discover creative guitar soloing and songwriting approaches?Do you want to understand & use guitar scales, guitar modes and arpeggios?Do you want a complete guitar theory method that takes you from zero to hero in simple steps? Master, hear and play music theory for guitarThe Practical Guide to Modern Music Theory for Guitar is different. Instead of boring and meaningless guitar theory essays, it makes music come alive. In fact, you’ll quickly learn to play the theory you’re being taught. Go from meaningless information to stunning guitar solos and songwriting.Guitarists are often guilty of 'collecting' musical theory without taking the time to learn to apply the information on their instrument. Modern Music Theory for Guitarists combines cutting edge, up to date musical information with over 200 exercises and examples to help you internalise and master the most important concepts in modern guitar playing. There are also bespoke, professional backing tracks from Guitar Techniques Magazine's QuistHere’s what you’ll learn:How to construct major and minor guitar scales How to harmonise a scale and use chords to write songsThe complete guide to naming chords on guitar (know your C9 from your Cadd9!)A breakdown of every important type of chord, and where they come fromHow to write chord progressions to create great songsHow to change key smoothly (modulation) and how to use guitar chord qualities to make your music creative and uniqueDiscover how to form guitar modes… and how to use them in your solos. Discover the secret of triads, arpeggios and pentatonic scales you can use to create rich-sounding solos that’ll amaze your friends A complete deconstruction of all the 3-note, 4-note and 5-note soloing approaches hidden in every scaleBonus hundreds of guitar licks demonstrate every single conceptBonus Professional backing tracks to help you practise every guitar scaleBonus The complete guide to Roman numeral notation for short hand song writing on guitarBonus A ‘cheat sheet' of the most common soloing approaches to save you hours in the practice roomBonus 200 audio tracks to download so you can hear every single guitar theory concept in actionLearn the guitar theory… then use it!There are so many sources of information out there these days it's hard to know where to begin and what's important when it comes to applying music theory to the guitar. This book has been designed to take you on a journey from essential first principles through to complex, exciting musical ideas while all the time teaching you the musical application of each concept. Essential guitar knowledge and musical guitar skillsThe Complete Guide to Modern Music Theory begins with the formation of the Major scale and builds steadily from the concepts taught in the first few chapters to help you master, hear and apply all the essential theory used today.Thousands of 5* reviewsNot just for this title! Fundamental changes has published over 100 guitar methods, sold over 500,000 books and received over 5000 5* star reviews. You can be confident that your guitar education is in safe, experienced hands. Buy now to begin your journey into understanding and practical application of music theory on guitar
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I'm in my 60's, and I've been playing guitar and other stringed instruments (mandolin, fiddle, banjo) for most of my life. I've always depended on my ear, which is pretty good, and on the bits of theory I'd pick up here and there. Mostly I've played out of patterns, major scales, and minor pentatonic scales. A lot of guitar can be played out of patterns, but I've always felt I was missing a whole world of possible sounds and expressions, and decided to do something about it. I began buying books on various aspects of guitar playing, mostly tending toward jazz chords, arpeggios, extensions, and that sort of thing. I've found a few books worth studying, but this one, The Practical Guide to Modern Music Theory for Guitarists, is definitely the one I'd be happy to refer any guitarist looking to better his/her playing abilities. Mr. Alexanderbegins the book with a fairly complete look at how music works--the major scale, minor scales, how chords are built, common chord progressions, and the like. I thought I knew most of this stuff, but he managed, with straightforward, clear expositions, to fill me in on details that I hadn't realized I hadn't known.The meat of the book, once the preliminaries are out of the way, focuses on modes and how they can be utilized; building chords on the individual degrees of each mode, soloing, and much more. There's much work to be done by the student here, but much to be gained. I've been working with the Dorian mode to begin, but I'll be utilizing the information in this well-written book for many months, at least. I feel like my playing has already benefitted from the studies presented here, though I've only begun. I can't recommend this book highly enough to my fellow guitarists.
