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Guitar Theory For Dummies [Knyga]

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  • Formatas: Book, 320 pages
  • Išleidimo metai: 14-Oct-2013
  • Leidėjas: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1118646770
  • ISBN-13: 9781118646779
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Book, 320 pages
  • Išleidimo metai: 14-Oct-2013
  • Leidėjas: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1118646770
  • ISBN-13: 9781118646779
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Serious about jamming, understanding, and creating guitar-driven music? Easy.

With an approachable and engaging style, Guitar Theory For Dummies goes beyond guitar basics, presenting the guidance intermediate to advanced players need to improve their improvisational and compositional skills. Plus, with access to audio tracks and video instruction online you can master the concepts and techniques covered in the book.

Key content coverage includes: pentatonic and major scale patterns; the CAGED chord system, chord progressions, and playing by numbers; roots, keys, and applying scales, plus modes and modal scales; intervals and chord extensions; popular song references and theory applications that help you understand how to play popular music and contemporary guitar styles, and create music of your own.

  • This title also features companion audio tracks and video content hosted online at Dummies.com
  • The expert instruction and easy-to-digest information provides comprehensive guidance on how to apply music theory concepts to fretted instruments

If you already have a handle on the basics and want to know more about the building blocks and theory behind guitar music, Guitar Theory For Dummies has you covered.

Introduction 1(1)
About This Book 1(1)
Foolish Assumptions 2(1)
Icons Used in This Book 3(1)
Beyond the Book 3(1)
Where to Go from Here 3(2)
Part 1 Getting Started With Guitar Theory
5(28)
Chapter 1 Guitar Theory in a Nutshell
7(8)
Why Learn Guitar Theory?
7(1)
Navigating the Fretboard
8(1)
Seeing the fretboard as a grid
8(1)
Viewing neck diagrams
8(2)
Reading guitar tablature
10(1)
Playing Scales
11(1)
Pentatonic scale
11(1)
Major scale
12(1)
Modes
12(1)
Harmonic minor scale
12(1)
Working with Chords
12(1)
CAGED chord system
12(1)
Adding chord tones and extensions
13(1)
Passing chords
13(1)
Charting chord progressions
13(1)
Testing Your Guitar Theory Knowledge
13(2)
Chapter 2 Navigating the Fretboard Like a Pro
15(18)
Tracing Everything Back to Strings 6 and 5
16(2)
Moving between pitches with whole steps and half steps
18(1)
Naming the pitches between natural notes: Sharps and flats
18(2)
Grouping notes
20(2)
Tracking Notes and Playing Songs with Octaves
22(1)
Shaping octaves with your 1st finger on strings 6 and 5
23(1)
Shaping octaves with your 1st finger on strings 4 and 3
24(1)
Shaping octaves that are three strings apart
24(1)
Repeating octaves beyond the 12th fret
24(2)
Measuring the Space between Pitches with Intervals
26(1)
Playing intervals 1 through 7
27(3)
Filling in the gaps with flats and sharps
30(3)
Part II Working With Chords from the Ground Up
33(58)
Chapter 3 Harmonizing the Major Scale to Form Triads and Chords
35(6)
Building Triads and Chords
35(1)
Major triad: Building from the 1st scale degree of the major scale
36(1)
Minor triad: Building from the 2nd scale degree of the major scale
37(1)
Playing through the Seven Triads of the Major Scale
38(1)
Playing the Chord Sequence of the Major Scale
39(2)
Chapter 4 Forming Chord Shapes with the CAGED System
41(30)
Making Chord Inversions and Chord Voicings
41(1)
Using the C Form
42(1)
Using the C form as a moveable barre chord
43(2)
Playing a C form arpeggio pattern
45(1)
Playing C form chord voicings
46(3)
Using the A Form
49(2)
Using the G Form
51(2)
Using the E Form
53(2)
Using the D Form
55(2)
Connecting the Five CAGED Forms
57(1)
Starting on C
57(2)
Starting on A
59(1)
Starting on G
60(1)
Starting on E
61(1)
Starting on D
62(1)
Sample CAGED Chord Changes
63(2)
Playing Minor CAGED Forms
65(1)
Playing the C minor form
65(1)
Playing the A minor form
65(1)
Playing the G minor form
66(1)
Playing the E minor form
66(1)
Playing the D minor form
67(1)
Connecting the Five Minor CAGED Forms
67(2)
Minor CAGED Chord Changes
69(2)
Chapter 5 Adding Chord Tones and Extensions to Chords
71(20)
About Chord Tones and Extensions
71(2)
Adding 7ths to the Major Scale Chords i
73(4)
Playing major and minor 7th chords
77(2)
Playing dominant 7th chords
79(1)
Playing minor 7th flat 5 chords
80(1)
Working with 2nds and 9ths
81(1)
Sus2 chords
81(1)
Add9 chords
81(1)
Minor chords with 2nds and 9ths
82(2)
9th chords
84(1)
Working with 4ths and 11ths
85(1)
Sus4 chords
85(1)
Add4 chords
85(1)
Playing 6th Chords and Blues Shuffles
86(2)
Adding Harmony with Pedal Point
88(1)
Playing Pedal Tones with Two Guitars
89(2)
Part III Getting to Know Keys, Modes, and Chord Progressions
91(74)
Chapter 6 Playing Chord Progressions by Numbers
93(10)
Drawing Chord Progressions from the Major Scale
93(1)
Using Roman Numerals to Represent Chords
94(1)
Visualizing Numbers on the Fretboard
94(1)
Transposing to New Keys
95(1)
Playing Common Chord Progressions
96(1)
Playing I-IV-V chord progressions
97(1)
Playing major chord progressions
98(1)
Adding minor chords ii, iii, and vi
98(1)
Playing minor chord progressions
98(1)
Starting Numbers on the 5th String
99(3)
Playing Chord Progressions with Open Chords
102(1)
Chapter 7 Knowing Music Inside Out: Identifying Tonics, Keys, and Modes
103(26)
Understanding the Relationship between Major and Minor Scales
103(1)
Numbering the Relative Minor
104(1)
Accounting for any interval changes
105(2)
Looking at a few minor key song examples
107(2)
Identifying the Modes of the Major Scale
109(1)
Ionian (I)
109(1)
Dorian (ii)
110(4)
Phrygian (iii)
114(3)
Lydian (IV)
117(4)
Mixolydian (V)
121(3)
Aeolian (vi)
124(1)
Locrian (vii5)
124(1)
Key Signatures and Common Discrepancies
124(1)
Looking past the key signature to figure out a song's mode
125(1)
Considering some common discrepancies in music notation
126(1)
Comparing Scale Formulas and Structures
127(2)
Chapter 8 Following Key Changes
129(14)
Getting to Know Key Changes by Switching Tonics within a Scale
129(1)
Switching between relative major and minor
130(1)
Switching between other scale degrees
130(1)
Transposing a Progression
130(2)
Changing Key and Progression
132(1)
Using Modal Interchange and Borrowed Chords
133(1)
Playing modal interchanges
133(3)
Playing minor modal interchanges
136(2)
Using the Circle of Fifths for Circle Progressions
138(1)
Applying the same circle to fourths
139(1)
Seeing circle progressions in action
140(3)
Chapter 9 Dominant Function and Voice Leading
143(10)
Chord Function and the Dominant Chord
143(1)
Leading with the leading tone
144(1)
Tension rises with a tritone
144(1)
Playing songs with dominant function
145(1)
Secondary Dominants
146(1)
Drawing attention to some common secondary dominants
146(1)
Thinking of secondary dominants as mini key changes
147(2)
Songs that use secondary dominants
149(1)
Voice Leading
150(3)
Chapter 10 Filling the Gaps with Passing Chords
153(12)
Getting to Know Chromatic Passing Chords
153(1)
Passing chords in blues
154(2)
We gonna get funky
156(1)
Chromatic ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
156(1)
Getting to Know Diminished Chords
156(1)
Fingering diminished chord shapes
157(1)
Playing diminished 7th chord inversions
158(1)
Using diminished 7ths as passing chords
158(2)
Substituting diminished 7th chords for dominant 7th chords
160(1)
Playing Augmented Chords
160(1)
Playing augmented chord inversions
161(1)
Using augmented chords for dominant function
161(1)
Using augmented chords in voice leading
162(3)
Part IV Playing Guitar Scales
165(86)
Chapter 11 Preparing for Riffs and Solos with the Pentatonic Scale
167(20)
Getting to Know the Pentatonic Scale
167(1)
Covering the Fretboard with the Pentatonic Scale
168(1)
Starting with pattern 1
168(2)
Playing pentatonic pattern 2
170(2)
Playing pentatonic pattern 3
172(1)
Playing pentatonic pattern 4
172(1)
Finishing up with pentatonic pattern 5
173(1)
Connecting all the patterns
174(1)
Using the Pentatonic Scale as Major and Minor
175(4)
Playing the Pentatonic Scale in Other Keys
179(1)
Playing in F minor and A
179(1)
Playing in F minor and A major
180(1)
Playing in G minor and B major
181(1)
Playing in G minor and B major and other keys
182(1)
Playing in A minor and C major
182(2)
Applying the Pentatonic Scale
184(3)
Chapter 12 Playing Music's Primary Melody Maker: The Major Scale
187(18)
Getting Familiar with the Major Scale
187(3)
Playing the Major Scale as Five Smaller Patterns
190(1)
Breaking down the G major scale
191(2)
Focusing on fingering
193(1)
Connecting the five patterns to cover the whole fretboard
194(1)
Practicing the Major Scale without Getting Bored
194(2)
Playing along with accompaniment
196(1)
Adding minor notes and patterns
196(1)
Transposing the major scale to new keys
197(3)
Applying the Major Scale
200(1)
Playing Three-Notes-Per-String Patterns
201(4)
Chapter 13 Playing in Modes and Using Modal Scale Patterns
205(20)
Understanding Modes
205(1)
Knowing how modal sounds are made
206(1)
Remembering that modes are more than just patterns or starting positions
206(1)
Playing Ionian Mode
206(1)
Seeing and hearing Ionian mode in action
207(1)
Using Ionian mode with the pentatonic scale
208(1)
Playing Dorian Mode
209(1)
Getting the Dorian details
209(2)
Using Dorian mode with the pentatonic scale
211(2)
Playing Phrygian Mode
213(3)
Playing Lydian Mode
216(2)
Playing Mixolydian Mode
218(3)
Playing Aeolian Mode
221(4)
Chapter 14 Exploring New Patterns with the Harmonic Minor Scale
225(14)
Getting to Know the Harmonic Minor Scale
225(1)
Raising the 7th scale degree
226(1)
Identifying some harmonic minor chord progressions
227(2)
Using Harmonic Minor within a Pentatonic Pattern
229(1)
Adding a raised 7th to the pentatonic
229(1)
Outlining the V7 chord
230(2)
Completing the harmonic minor scale
232(2)
Covering the Fretboard with Harmonic Minor Scale Patterns
234(1)
Picking out patterns
234(2)
Focusing on fingering
236(1)
Practice, practice, practice!
236(1)
Transposing the harmonic minor scale to new keys
236(1)
Playing in a Harmonic Minor Mode
237(1)
Getting to Know the Melodic Minor Scale
237(1)
Using Harmonic Minor in Dorian Mode
238(1)
Chapter 15 Playing the Blues
239(12)
Recognizing Blues Elements in Popular Music
240(1)
Playing Over a Blues V7 Chord
240(1)
Playing the dominant scale
241(1)
Using the major and minor pentatonic
242(1)
Mixing up the scale options
243(1)
Tackling Whole Chord Progressions with the Twelve-Bar Blues
244(3)
Switching dominant scales
247(1)
Sticking with minor pentatonic
247(1)
Using a major pentatonic scale
247(1)
Changing pentatonic scales on each chord
248(1)
Playing the Blues Scale
248(3)
Part V Part of Tens
251(22)
Chapter 16 Ten Guitar Songs Worth Learning
253(12)
"Wish You Were Here"
253(2)
Pink Floyd
"La Bamba"
255(1)
Los Lobos
"Jack and Diane"
256(1)
John Mellencamp
"Brown Eyed Girl"
257(1)
Van Morrison
"With or Without You" by U2
258(1)
"Stairway to Heaven"
259(2)
Led Zeppelin
"Smooth"
261(1)
Santana
"Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream
261(2)
"Johnny B. Goode"
263(1)
Chuck Berry
"Jingle Bell Rock"
263(2)
Bobby Helms
Chapter 17 Ten Sample Scale Applications
265(4)
G-Em-C-D
265(1)
E-B-Cm-A
266(1)
E-D-A-E
266(1)
D-C-G-D
266(1)
Am-G-F
266(1)
Am-D
267(1)
Am-Bm
267(1)
Em-D-C-B7
267(1)
F-B-C
267(1)
E5-D5
268(1)
Chapter 18 Tens Ways to Put Theory into Practice
269(4)
Learn and Analyze Songs
269(1)
Play Along with Songs
270(1)
Record and Listen to Yourself
270(1)
Become a Super Looper
270(1)
Play with Others
271(1)
Play Out
271(1)
Practice a Little and Play a Lot
271(1)
Study More Music Theory Resources
272(1)
Set Reasonable, Realistic Goals
272(1)
Have a Good Time All the Time
272(1)
Appendix: Audio Tracks and Video Clips 273(1)
Discovering What's on the Audio Tracks 273(1)
Looking at What's on the Video Clips 274(3)
Index 277
Desi Serna, hailed as a music theory expert by Rolling Stone magazine, is a guitar player and teacher with over 10,000 hours of experience providing private guitar lessons and classes. He owns and operates one of the most popular guitar theory sites on the web, guitar-music-theory.com.