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Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Getting Started With Guitar Theory
ch. 1 Guitar Theory in a Nutshell
Why Learn Guitar Theory?
Navigating the Fretboard
Seeing the fretboard as a grid
Viewing neck diagrams
Reading guitar tablature
Playing Scales
Pentatonic scale
Major scale
Modes
Harmonic minor scale
Working with Chords
CAGED chord system
Adding chord tones and extensions
Passing chords
Charting chord progressions
Testing Your Guitar Theory Knowledge
ch. 2 Navigating the Fretboard Like a Pro
Tracing Everything Back to Strings 6 and 5
Moving between pitches with whole steps and half steps
Naming the pitches between natural notes: Sharps and flats
Grouping notes
Tracking Notes and Playing Songs with Octaves
Shaping octaves with your 1st finger on strings 6 and 5
Shaping octaves with your 1st finger on strings 4 and 3
Shaping octaves that are three strings apart
Repeating octaves beyond the 12th fret
Measuring the Space between Pitches with Intervals
Playing intervals 1 through 7
Filling in the gaps with flats and sharps
pt. II Working With Chords from the Ground Up
ch. 3 Harmonizing the Major Scale to Form Triads and Chords
Building Triads and Chords
Major triad: Building from the 1st scale degree of the major scale
Minor triad: Building from the 2nd scale degree of the major scale
Playing through the Seven Triads of the Major Scale
Playing the Chord Sequence of the Major Scale
ch. 4 Forming Chord Shapes with the CAGED System
Making Chord Inversions and Chord Voicings
Using the C Form
Using the C form as a moveable barre chord
Playing a C form arpeggio pattern
Playing C form chord voicings
Using the A Form
Using the G Form
Using the E Form
Using the D Form
Connecting the Five CAGED Forms
Starting on C
Starting on A
Starting on G
Starting on E
Starting on D
Sample CAGED Chord Changes
Playing Minor CAGED Forms
Playing the C minor form
Playing the A minor form
Playing the G minor form
Playing the E minor form
Playing the D minor form
Connecting the Five Minor CAGED Forms
Minor CAGED Chord Changes
ch. 5 Adding Chord Tones and Extensions to Chords
About Chord Tones and Extensions
Adding 7ths to the Major Scale Chords i
Playing major and minor 7th chords
Playing dominant 7th chords
Playing minor 7th flat 5 chords
Working with 2nds and 9ths
Sus2 chords
Add9 chords
Minor chords with 2nds and 9ths
9th chords
Working with 4ths and 11ths
Sus4 chords
Add4 chords
Playing 6th Chords and Blues Shuffles
Adding Harmony with Pedal Point
Playing Pedal Tones with Two Guitars
pt. III Getting to Know Keys, Modes, and Chord Progressions
ch. 6 Playing Chord Progressions by Numbers
Drawing Chord Progressions from the Major Scale
Using Roman Numerals to Represent Chords
Visualizing Numbers on the Fretboard
Transposing to New Keys
Playing Common Chord Progressions
Playing I-IV-V chord progressions
Playing major chord progressions
Adding minor chords ii, iii, and vi
Playing minor chord progressions
Starting Numbers on the 5th String
Playing Chord Progressions with Open Chords
ch. 7 Knowing Music Inside Out: Identifying Tonics, Keys, and Modes
Understanding the Relationship between Major and Minor Scales
Numbering the Relative Minor
Accounting for any interval changes
Looking at a few minor key song examples
Identifying the Modes of the Major Scale
Ionian (I)
Dorian (ii)
Phrygian (iii)
Lydian (IV)
Mixolydian (V)
Aeolian (vi)
Locrian (vii5)
Key Signatures and Common Discrepancies
Looking past the key signature to figure out a song's mode
Considering some common discrepancies in music notation
Comparing Scale Formulas and Structures
ch. 8 Following Key Changes
Getting to Know Key Changes by Switching Tonics within a Scale
Switching between relative major and minor
Switching between other scale degrees
Transposing a Progression
Changing Key and Progression
Using Modal Interchange and Borrowed Chords
Playing modal interchanges
Playing minor modal interchanges
Using the Circle of Fifths for Circle Progressions
Applying the same circle to fourths
Seeing circle progressions in action
ch. 9 Dominant Function and Voice Leading
Chord Function and the Dominant Chord
Leading with the leading tone
Tension rises with a tritone
Playing songs with dominant function
Secondary Dominants
Drawing attention to some common secondary dominants
Thinking of secondary dominants as mini key changes
Songs that use secondary dominants
Voice Leading
ch. 10 Filling the Gaps with Passing Chords
Getting to Know Chromatic Passing Chords
Passing chords in blues
We gonna get funky
Chromatic ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Getting to Know Diminished Chords
Fingering diminished chord shapes
Playing diminished 7th chord inversions
Using diminished 7ths as passing chords
Substituting diminished 7th chords for dominant 7th chords
Playing Augmented Chords
Playing augmented chord inversions
Using augmented chords for dominant function
Using augmented chords in voice leading
pt. IV Playing Guitar Scales
ch. 11 Preparing for Riffs and Solos with the Pentatonic Scale
Getting to Know the Pentatonic Scale
Covering the Fretboard with the Pentatonic Scale
Starting with pattern 1
Playing pentatonic pattern 2
Playing pentatonic pattern 3
Playing pentatonic pattern 4
Finishing up with pentatonic pattern 5
Connecting all the patterns
Using the Pentatonic Scale as Major and Minor
Playing the Pentatonic Scale in Other Keys
Playing in F minor and A
Playing in F minor and A major
Playing in G minor and B major
Playing in G minor and B major and other keys
Playing in A minor and C major
Applying the Pentatonic Scale
ch. 12 Playing Music's Primary Melody Maker: The Major Scale
Getting Familiar with the Major Scale
Playing the Major Scale as Five Smaller Patterns
Breaking down the G major scale
Focusing on fingering
Connecting the five patterns to cover the whole fretboard
Practicing the Major Scale without Getting Bored
Playing along with accompaniment
Adding minor notes and patterns
Transposing the major scale to new keys
Applying the Major Scale
Playing Three-Notes-Per-String Patterns
ch. 13 Playing in Modes and Using Modal Scale Patterns
Understanding Modes
Knowing how modal sounds are made
Remembering that modes are more than just patterns or starting positions
Playing Ionian Mode
Seeing and hearing Ionian mode in action
Using Ionian mode with the pentatonic scale
Playing Dorian Mode
Getting the Dorian details
Using Dorian mode with the pentatonic scale
Playing Phrygian Mode
Playing Lydian Mode
Playing Mixolydian Mode
Playing Aeolian Mode
ch. 14 Exploring New Patterns with the Harmonic Minor Scale
Getting to Know the Harmonic Minor Scale
Raising the 7th scale degree
Identifying some harmonic minor chord progressions
Using Harmonic Minor within a Pentatonic Pattern
Adding a raised 7th to the pentatonic
Outlining the V7 chord
Completing the harmonic minor scale
Covering the Fretboard with Harmonic Minor Scale Patterns
Picking out patterns
Focusing on fingering
Practice, practice, practice!
Transposing the harmonic minor scale to new keys
Playing in a Harmonic Minor Mode
Getting to Know the Melodic Minor Scale
Using Harmonic Minor in Dorian Mode
ch. 15 Playing the Blues
Recognizing Blues Elements in Popular Music
Playing Over a Blues V7 Chord
Playing the dominant scale
Using the major and minor pentatonic
Mixing up the scale options
Tackling Whole Chord Progressions with the Twelve-Bar Blues
Switching dominant scales
Sticking with minor pentatonic
Using a major pentatonic scale
Changing pentatonic scales on each chord
Playing the Blues Scale
pt. V Part of Tens
ch. 16 Ten Guitar Songs Worth Learning
"Wish You Were Here" / Pink Floyd
"La Bamba" / Los Lobos
"Jack and Diane" / John Mellencamp
"Brown Eyed Girl" / Van Morrison
"With or Without You" by U2
"Stairway to Heaven" / Led Zeppelin
"Smooth" / Santana
"Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream
"Johnny B. Goode" / Chuck Berry
"Jingle Bell Rock" / Bobby Helms
ch. 17 Ten Sample Scale Applications
G-Em-C-D
E-B-Cm-A
E-D-A-E
D-C-G-D
Am-G-F
Am-D
Am-Bm
Em-D-C-B7
F-B-C
E5-D5
ch. 18 Tens Ways to Put Theory into Practice
Learn and Analyze Songs
Play Along with Songs
Record and Listen to Yourself
Become a Super Looper
Play with Others
Play Out
Practice a Little and Play a Lot
Study More Music Theory Resources
Set Reasonable, Realistic Goals
Have a Good Time All the Time
From the Book - 2nd edition.
Guitar theory in a nutshell
Navigating the fretboard like a pro
Harmonizing the major scale to form triads and chords
Forming chord shapes with the CAGED system
Adding chord tones and extensions to chords
Playing chord progressions by numbers
Knowing music inside out: Identifying tonics, keys, and modes
Following key changes
Dominant function and voice leading
Filling the gaps with passing chords
Preparing for riffs and solos with the pentatonic scale
Playing music's primary melody maker: the major scale
Playing in modes and using modal scale patterns
Exploring new patterns with the harmonic minor scale
Playing the blues
Ten guitar songs worth learning
Ten sample scale applications
Ten ways to put theory into practice
Appendix: Audio tracks and video clips.
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