Music Theory for Guitarists, Volume 3: Guitar Theory and Fretboard Concepts to Help Intermediate to Advanced Players Master Scales, Modes and Chord Pr - Paperback

by James Shipway (Author)

Volume 3 in the 'Music Theory for Guitarists' series: Intermediate to advanced music theory & guitar fretboard concepts explained in 100% confusion-free language with no music reading necessary!

• Learn about modal improvisation, the CAGED System, the harmonic minor scale, extended chords, key changes/modulation techniques...and more
• Boost your skills as a composer, songwriter, improviser and all-round musician
• Includes practical exercises and quizzes to check your understanding
• Free backing tracks and play-along audio demos of selected examples available

After using this book you'll have a near 'pro-level' understanding of music theory and how it relates to the guitar, enabling you to become a more accomplished improviser, singer-songwriter/composer, and become a more advanced all-round musician.

In this book you'll discover:

• How to use the CAGED system to master finding your way around the guitar neck. Learn to find any scale, chord or arpeggio anywhere on the fretboard without getting lost on the guitar neck!
• Modes Part 3. Following the topic of modes as begun in Volume 2, we go deeper into the topic of modes, looking at how to use modes in your solos and compositions, 'modal keys', playing over chord changes with modes, and more
• The Harmonic Minor scale: what is it, how to play it, and how to use it in your guitar solos & compositions
• Minor keys & the Harmonic Minor scale. We'll examine how the Harmonic Minor scale impacts minor key chord progressions, harmonic minor chord families, plus analyse examples of classic minor key chord sequences. Understand minor keys once and for all!
• Key changes & modulation. Discover how composers use key changes and modulation in their music to create more interesting and creative music. We'll look at modulating to relative minor keys, modulating to parallel keys, using V chords to create smooth key changes & more.