| Fretboard Theory by Desi Serna teaches music theory for guitar including scales, chords, progressions, modes and more. Hands-on approach to theory gives you total command of the fretboard and music's most critical elements by visualizing shapes, patterns and how they connect. Content includes: How to learn and practice Pentatonic and Major scale patterns. Guitar CAGED system including chord inversions and arpeggio patterns. Guitar chord progressions and playing by numbers (Nashville Number System). - Roots, keys and applying scales - Understanding music modes and modal scales such as Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian - Playing and using intervals including thirds, fifths and sixths. Adding extensions such as "add 9," "suspended 4," and "major 7." Not only does Fretboard Theory teach music theory in a refreshing new manner, but it takes things a step farther by associating everything to your favorite songs. This is the ONLY GUITAR THEORY RESOURCE that includes important details to hundreds of popular songs. Pop, rock, acoustic, blues, metal and more! This new generation of guitar instruction is perfect whether you want to jam, compose or just understand the music you play better. For acoustic and electric guitar players. At 9x12 and 150 pages, Fretboard Theory includes twice the content of ordinary books. Four chapters are also available on DVD (see Getting Started with the Pentatonic Scale, CAGED Template Chord System, Guitar Chord Progressions and Playing By Numbers, Guitar Modes - The Modal Scales of Popular Music). |
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- Map out key notes and navigate around the fretboard
- Play riffs, solos and bass lines with essential scales plus clear up the misunderstanding about modes
- Discover the secret to building chords, chart progressions, play by numbers and recognize keys
- Harmonize with intervals and add extensions to chords like sus4, maj7 and add9
- Enhance your ability to transcribe recorded music, compose, improvise and create your own style
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