Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Guitar Theory 5
Chapter 1: Guitar Theory in a Nutshell 7
Chapter 2: Navigating the Fretboard Like a Pro 15
Part II: Working with Chords from the Ground Up 33
Chapter 3: Harmonizing the Major Scale to Form Triads and
Chords
35
Chapter 4: Forming Chord Shapes with the CAGED System 41
Chapter 5: Adding Chord Tones and Extensions to Chords 71
Part III: Getting to Know Keys, Modes, and Chord Progressions
91
Chapter 6: Playing Chord Progressions by Numbers 93
Chapter 7: Knowing Music Inside Out: Identifying Tonics, Keys,
and Modes 103
Chapter 8: Following Key Changes 129
Chapter 9: Dominant Function and Voice Leading 143
Chapter 10: Filling the Gaps with Passing Chords 153
Part IV: Playing Guitar Scales 165
Chapter 11: Preparing for Riffs and Solos with the Pentatonic
Scale 167
Chapter 12: Playing Music?s Primary Melody Maker: The
Major Scale 187
Chapter 13: Playing in Modes and Using Modal Scale Patterns
205
Chapter 14: Exploring New Patterns with the Harmonic Minor
Scale
225
Chapter 15: Playing the Blues 239
Part V: Part of Tens 251
Chapter 16: Ten Guitar Songs Worth Learning 253
Chapter 17: Ten Sample Scale Applications 265
Chapter 18: Tens Ways to Put Theory into Practice 269
Appendix: Audio Tracks and Video Clips 273
Index 277
Desi Serna , hailed as a music theory expert by Rolling Stone magazine, is a guitar player and teacher with over 10,000 hours of experience providing private guitar lessons and classes. He owns and operates one of the most popular guitar theory sites on the web, guitar-music-theory.com.
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