About the Book
This book is truly essential to the aspiring guitarist. It includes the most commonly played chords on the guitar in all keys, plus a bonus of the most commonly used scales and lead patterns. You can quickly learn all the chords, scales and lead patterns you need to know to play your favourite songs - and solo over them, too! "The Essentials" doesn't stop there, though. It also includes chord progressions to help you learn how to chord songs in folk, country, rock, blues and other popular styles. The books contain loads of easy to understand diagrams of chords, scales and lead patterns so you will be up and running in no time!There are also lots of internet links to get additional information on subjects such as music theory, tuning notes, additional chord progressions, string changing guides, and many more free files to help you develop your guitar playing with the best information and the least amount of confusion. If you want to dig deeper into chords, music theory, rhythm, strumming and other aspects of the guitar that are important to your musical growth, it's all there.The excerpt one includes: There are 22 scales or modes that are commonly used in contemporary music.
This book will cover the four most used scales. There is quite a learning curve involved with understanding scales on the guitar, mostly because there are so many possible places to play the same scale and so many alternate fingerings. I suggest you strike a balance between thinking about the scales and their various names, degrees, fingerings and patterns and the creative/fun side of noodling around with the scales or parts of the scale over chord progressions and songs. Use the chord progressions found in these books to start to improvise over the progressions. It will take time before your soloing sounds good, but be patient, it will happen.The excerpt two includes: Section 1 - How To Tune Your Guitar: Describes the basic mechanics of the guitar and names its different parts. Illustrates the names of each string and its correlating note value on a musical staff. Lists the procedure for putting the guitar in tune with itself and other instruments. Section 2: Chord Voicings and Chord Progressions - explains how to read chord diagrams and chord charts. Presents open chords and basic barre chord shapes.
Complete list of Major, minor, and 7th chord fingerings for all 12 chromatic notes. Most importantly real chord progressions are included with strumming patterns so you know exactly how to make your chords sound great. Section 3: Commonly Used Scales - Illustrations of all positions and fingerings for the most common scales of contemporary music; an explanation of how these scales work over chords and keys.Section 4: Lead Patterns and Articulation - illustrations of lead pattern fingerings for each scale presented in the previous section. These lead patterns allow for both increased speed and more linear motion up and down the neck. The secrets of sounding good when you improvise are explored: Bending, sliding, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and vibrato are explained. Section 5: Applying Lead Patterns Gives a listing of which scales and their subsequent lead patterns may be applied to the chord progressions from Section 2. Section 6: Notes Found On The Guitar - a full page illustration of the guitar neck and the notes that correspond to each fret, including enharmonic spellings (a single note that may be referred to with two names, e.g. F# and Gb).More Resources at our Website As with all Muse Eek books, your book purchase is only the beginning of your learning experience.
Links to our website which offers tuning notes, more chord progressions, mp3, midi, video files, and much more. Plus a member s area which contains many additional books and files to help you learn. This book is truly essential to the aspiring guitarist. It includes the most commonly played chords on the guitar in all keys, plus a bonus of the most commonly used scales and lead patterns. You can quickly learn all the chords, scales and lead patterns you need to know to play your favourite songs-and solo over them, too!"The Essentials" doesn't stop there, though. It also includes chord progressions to help you learn how to chord songs in folk, country, rock, blues and other popular styles. The books contain loads of easy to understand diagrams of chords, scales and lead patterns so you will be up and running in no time! There are also lots of internet links to get additional information on subjects such as music theory, tuning notes, additional chord progressions, string changing guides, and many more free files to help you develop your guitar playing with the best information and the least amount of confusion.
If you want to dig deeper into chords, music theory, rhythm, strumming and other aspects of the guitar that are important to your musical growth, it's all there.
Table of Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTSSection 1: How To Tune Your GuitarDescribes the basic mechanics of the guitar and names its different parts.Illustrates the names of each string and its correlating note value on amusical staff. Lists the procedure for putting the guitar in tune withitself and other instruments.Section 2: Chord Voicings and Chord ProgressionsExplains how to read chord diagrams and chord charts. Presents "open"chords and basic "barre" chord shapes. Complete list of Major, minor, and7th chord fingerings for all 12 chromatic notes. Most importantly realchord progressions are included with strumming patterns so you know exactlyhow to make your chords sound great.Section 3: Commonly Used ScalesIllustrations of all positions and fingerings for the most common scales ofcontemporary music:. An explanation of how these scales work over chordsand keys.Section 4: Lead Patterns and ArticulationIllustrations of lead pattern fingerings for each scale presented in theprevious section. These lead patterns allow for both increased speed andmore linear motion up and down the neck. The secrets of sounding good whenyou improvise are explored: Bending, sliding, hammer-ons, pull-offs, andvibrato are explained.Section 5: Applying Lead PatternsGives a listing of which scales and their subsequent lead patterns may beapplied to the chord progressions from Section 2.Section 6: Notes Found On The GuitarA FULL PAGE illustration of the guitar neck and the notes that correspond toeach fret, including enharmonic spellings (a single note that may bereferred to with two names, e.g. F# and Gb).More Resources at our WebsiteAs with all Muse Eek books, your book purchase is only the beginning of your learning experience. Links to our website which offers tuning notes, more chord progressions, mp3, midi, video files, and much more. Plus a "member's area" which contains many additional books and files to help you learn. All you need to take advantage of the "member's area" is to be an owner of a Muse Eek book. Some of the resources found in this section are: Music Theory guides, How to restring your guitar, Diatonic Chord explanation, Additional Chord Progressions, How to Read Music Guide, Extensive help with learning rhythm and many, many more!
About the Author :
Bruce Arnold (born 1955 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA) is an author, composer, educator and guitarist residing in New York City. His explorations into the applications of 20th century classical theory in contemporary forms such as Rock and Jazz has created a unique compositional and improvisational sound. As a guest artist Arnold has toured Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Russia and the United States.His performance and recording activities include work with a wide array of styles. He has played with such diverse musicians as Stuart Hamm, Peter Erskine, Joe Pass, Joe Lovano, Lennie Pickett, Randy Brecker, Stanley Clarke, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Absolute Ensemble under the baton of Kristjan Jarvi.Bruce Arnold's recording credits include over twenty five CDs and DVDs (on Muse-eek Records, MelBay Recordings, Truefire and other labels), ranging from the standard jazz repertoire to free improvisation to the reinterpretations of classical music with the ensemble Spooky Actions. His compositions are published by Muse Eek Publishing, and MelBay Productions.Mr. Arnold's theoretical works have explored the use of Pitch Class Set Theory within a improvisational setting. He is also written more than 60 music instruction books covering Guitar Pedagogy, Ear Training and Time Studies. He is the director of guitar studies at New York University and Princeton University as well as the creator of the New York University Summer Guitar Intensive He has taught at New England Conservatory of Music, Dartmouth College, Berklee College of Music, New School University, and City College of New York.
