Music Theory for Guitarists, Volume 3
By James Shipway
In Volume 3 of the groundbreaking Music Theory for Guitarists series, you’ll discover even more concepts to expand your music theory knowledge. 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, play more creative and better guitar solos, expand your skills as a singer-songwriter or composer, and become a more advanced all round musician.
In Music Theory for Guitarists, Volume 3, you'll learn about using the CAGED system to unlock the fretboard, improvising with modes, extended chords (9th 11th and 13th chords), the Harmonic Minor scale and minor keys, key changes and modulation...plus much more. And with the same no-nonsense and straight talking approach seen in the previous books in this series, plus practical examples (with audio tracks) ...you can quickly take your knowledge to an advanced level in a fraction of the time it will take most other players.
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What this book has to offer
The Music Theory for Guitarists series is rapidly becoming the way for any guitar player to quickly and easily unlock the music theory knowledge they need...and with Volume 3, you can get an advanced, practical level of understanding quickly and easily, without it taking you years.
BITESIZE, EASY TO DIGEST LESSONS ON MUST-KNOW THEORY TOPICS LIKE THE CAGED SYSTEM, MODES, KEY CHANGES AND MODULATION, EXTENDED CHORDS, THE HARMONIC MINOR SCALE, MINOR KEYS AND MUCH MORE!
BECOME A BETTER SONGWRITER, IMPROVISER AND ALL ROUND MUSICAN BY LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW MUSIC REALLY WORKS!
USE THE QUIZZES IN THE BOOK TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF EACH TOPIC (ANSWERS INCLUDED!)
UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING EASILY WITH SUPER CLEAR LANGUAGE, EXPLANATIONS AND NO MUSIC READING NEEDED!
AVOID THE CONFUSION MOST GUITAR PLAYERS EXPERIENCE WHEN STUDYING INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED LEVEL MUSIC THEORY TOPICS (UNDERSTAND IN MINUTES THINGS WHICH BAFFLE MOST PLAYERS FOR YEARS...)
FREE DOWNLOADABLE AUDIO TRACKS AVAILABLE! INCLUDING RECORDED 'PLAY-ALONG' DEMONSTRATIONS OF MOST EXAMPLES PLUS BACKING TRACKS TO HELP YOU APPLY WHAT YOU LEARN.
In Music Theory for Guitarists, Volume 3 You'll Discover...
- How to use the CAGED system to organise and master finding your way around the guitar neck. Using this method you can eventually find any scale, chord or arpeggio anywhere on the fretboard (no more getting lost on the guitar neck!)
- Modes Part 3. Following on from Music Theory for Guitarists, 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, why it is important, and how to play and use it in your guitar solos and compositions
- Minor keys and 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. After this chapter, you'll understand minor keys once and for all!
- Key Changes and 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 and more. Sounds complicated, but this book makes it easy to learn the basics of this complex topic
- Spice up bland chord progressions with ‘Secondary Dominant’ and ‘Borrowed' or 'Stand-In' chords’. Learn where they come from and how to use them in your music. Essential knowledge for any player who wants to start getting into jazz style harmony and chord sequences (and avoid a shed-load of confusion further down the road!)
- Plus lessons on diminished chords and harmony, augmented chords and how to use them, introduction to ‘altered dominant chords’ (appendix) and more!
Readers of the Music Theory for Guitarists series also loved our CAGED System for Guitar book and video set!
If you really want to deep-dive into the CAGED System and use it to master your fretboard then this is the book for you. Includes 40 sample licks with backing tracks plus video demonstration lessons. Click here or on the image to learn more.
A Word From The Author
“Once I began writing the second volume in my Music Theory for Guitarists series, I realised it was going to be a monster book of epic proportions!
The problem was, everything in the book was so important that I couldn't decide what to cut out! So, I decided to create a third book in the series: Music Theory for Guitarists, Volume 3. By sticking with the same winning formula used in the first two books, I believe you can take your music theory knowledge to a pretty advanced level without it being difficult. Of course, there are many theory topics I chose not to include in this book, but I firmly believe that Volume 3 takes your knowledge to an advanced level which will enable you to understand even quite complex music forms, chord sequences, and improvisational approaches.
So I hope you'll join me, as we investigate some more in depth strategies involving modes, jazzy 'extended' chord sounds, the CAGED system, the Harmonic minor scale, minor key soloing strategies, secondary dominant chords, key changes and much more - and I show you achieving an advanced level of musical knowledge doesn't need to be difficult."
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