Music theory can be very interesting and fun, but it can also be quite overwhelming if it’s approached the wrong way. There is a stigma that blames guitar players for using tablatures to learn their instrument, and say that the musical staff is the correct approach to learn an instrument because it shows more information on how the music should be played. I argue that the musical staff is only useful once you already know how to interpret it with your instrument.
In this book, I structured the concepts of music theory in a way that guitar players would understand. By leaving the confusing parts of music theory like, figuring out the key and naming the notes, we can focus on the more practical and interesting concepts of music theory.
How the Book ACTUALLY Works
In this video I give you a detailed explanation on how my book Music Theory For Guitar approaches the most common struggles every guitar player deals with to give you an idea of what you can learn from it.
Examples Playthrough
This is a playthrough of every musical passage in the book. The video is missing the detailed explanations that are given in the book. In any case, If you haven’t got the book this video may give you an idea of what you can find in it.
Book Contents:
- Chapter 1: The MAJOR SCALE
- DIATONIC SCALES
- Using the MAJOR SCALE shape on the fretboard
- The MODES of the MAJOR SCALE
- Chapter 2: MINOR SCALES
- NATURAL MINOR SCALE
- HARMONIC MINOR SCALE
- MELODIC MINOR SCALE
- Using multiple MINOR SCALES
- Chapter 3: MODAL Music
- Chapter 4: INTERVALS
- Using INTERVALS
- Chapter 5: CHORDS
- How CHORDS are made
- CHORD QUALITY
- BARRE CHORDS
- SEVENTH CHORDS
- Unique Chords in First Positions
- Chapter 6: CHORD SCALES
- The CHORDS in a SCALE
- CHORD Notation
- All the CHORD SCALES
- Playing CHORD SCALES on the Guitar
- MODAL CHORD SCALES
- Chapter 7: CHORD PROGRESSIONS
- Examples: Harmonic Analysis
- SECONDARY FUNCTIONS
- BORROWED CHORDS
- Malleable Music Theory
- Chapter 8: MODULATIONS (aka; KEY CHANGE)
- Making ‘Smooth’ MODULATIONS
- Chapter 9: Naming the Notes
- The CIRCLE OF FIFTHS
- Naming the Notes When the KEY is Given
- Figuring out the KEY based on the SCALE shape
- Figuring out the KEY based on CHORDS
- SECONDARY DOMINANTS on the CIRCLE OF FIFTHS
- BORROWED CHORDS on the CIRCLE OF FIFTHS
- PIVOT CHORDS on the CIRCLE OF FIFTHS
