No Bull Music Theory For Guitarists

Download or read book No Bull Music Theory for Guitarists written by James Shipway and published by Headstock Books. This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock essential guitar theory to boost your ability and confidence as a guitarist. Easy language. Music reading not required! (includes audio lessons - see inside book for details) Inside the 12 chapters of this guitar theory book you’ll learn about intervals, triads, major and minor keys, chord sequences - and understand how to apply them to your playing, improvising and songwriting. I’ll use diagrams and simple, non-intimidating language to teach you in minutes, things which confuse some guitarists for years. This guitar music theory book is for you if: - You want to boost your music theory knowledge so you can become the guitar player you really want to be - You’re a singer songwriter who needs to learn about chords, keys and chord progressions in order to write great songs (like you hear on recordings!) - You want to learn music theory but are unsure where to start - You’re a student who needs a crash course in music theory essentials to prepare for college auditions, entrance exams etc - You’re a beginner who wants to easily learn how music works as you take your first steps in learning to play guitar so you can avoid confusion, improve faster and learn more easily - You feel confused and intimidated by the ‘jargon’ you hear other musicians or YouTube teachers use - You ‘kind of’ understand theory… but you’re not really sure how well! What will this book teach you about? In the 12 lessons you’ll find super clear explanations, practical examples and quiz questions on: - The Musical Alphabet (the only 12 notes used in all music!) - Tones and Semitones - The Major Scale (learn what it actually is…) - Major and Minor Triads (as used in most pop, country, rock and folk music) - Major Scale Intervals (major 3rds, perfect 4ths...what are they?) - Chromatic Intervals (discover what weird names like diminished and augmented really mean) - Major Keys (Parts 1 & 2) - Chord Progressions (start writing pro sounding chord sequences and songs of your own) - Pentatonic Scales (the most common guitar scales ever…) - The Natural Minor Scale (essential for minor key soloing in rock, pop and other styles) - Minor Key Basics (learn the secrets of awesome minor key songs and chord sequences) How will you learn and remember all this? Easy! Each chapter introduces a new element of guitar theory. You get a clear but detailed explanation of the concept and multiple examples/practical exercises, FAQs and more to drive your understanding home. Test yourself using the quiz questions at the end of each chapter (answers supplied). To help you play certain practical examples there is also an appendix of common open chord shapes and barre chords at the back of the book. Plus, every chapter is also available to you as an audio file so you can immerse yourself in guitar theory whilst at the gym or walking the dog! You'll find details for these in the book. You Can Do This … and without all the bull! 'No Bull Music Theory for Guitarists' will make your journey as a guitarist much more enjoyable and way less confusing than mine has been! As a self-taught 18 year old guitarist, it literally took me years to figure this stuff out. I’ve taught the material in this book to thousands of musicians around the world both in person and via my website, and I can tell you this: Learning about music theory doesn’t need to be scary, confusing, difficult or something that you avoid doing because you don’t know where to start. It's time to become the guitar player you know you could be!

Download or read book No Bull Barre Chords for Guitar written by James Shipway and published by Headstock Books. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master all the guitar barre chords you need to know to play literally hundreds of songs on the guitar with this step-by-step guitar method book including downloadable audio practice tracks. Many guitar players struggle with barre chords for months or even years... but with No Bull Barre Chords for Guitar you can systematically learn and master all of the essential barre chord shapes and techniques guitar players and singer-songwriters need to know, and in a fraction of the time it takes most other guitar players. This book is perfect for you if: -You are a beginner guitarist who wants to use barre chords to take your playing to the next step -You’ve always struggled to play barre chords (and want to finally crack them!) -You’re looking for a systematic way to massively grow your knowledge of chord shapes on the guitar -You’re frustrated with not being able to play all the chords you need to play many of your favourite songs -You know you need to learn about barre chords but are confused about where to begin -You’ve tried playing barre chords but found them impossible! -You want to use just a handful of chord shapes to play almost any chord you’ll ever need to play! This step-by-step guitar method book gives you the exact process that I’ve used in over 30,000 hours of hands-on teaching and shows you the practice techniques, exercises and ‘insider tips’ I’ve used to help hundreds of guitar players master barre chords and play the music they enjoy. Inside No Bull Barre Chords for Guitar you’ll discover: -How to quickly learn and remember any chord shape...fast -Barre chord hand position tips for crystal-clear sounding chords every time -How to combine barre chords with other chord shapes like open chords to play literally thousands of potential songs -Tips to get you smoothly changing between barre chord shapes (without it taking ages!) -How to add strumming rhythm to your barre chords, common barre chord ‘embellishments’ and much more Explained and demonstrated in 100% confusion free language with no music reading necessary, No Bull Barre Chords for Guitar can help you: -Avoid most of the common barre chord mistakes which hold players up -Avoid the common barre chord problems (weak hand position, ‘dead’ sounding strings etc) that can stop you in your tracks and make playing barre chords seem impossible! -Practice and conquer the must-know barre chords you need to be able to play literally thousands of possible chord progressions and songs -‘Unlock’ the guitar neck to massively expand your chord library and be able to find a shape for almost any chord you’ll ever need to play With exact practice exercises and routines to follow plus free downloadable practice tracks, No Bull Barre Chords for Guitar is the answer to those barre chord blues, so grab your copy now and start your journey towards mastering barre chords today!

Download or read book Music Theory written by Tom Kolb and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guitarskole.

Download or read book Vaideology written by Steve Vai and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar Educational). Experience must-know music knowledge and wisdom through the highly focused lens of legendary guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. This full-color instructional book written by Vai himself features in-depth discussions of the music theory fundamentals that every aspiring (and veteran) guitar player should know, packed with practical exercises, diagrams, tips, inspiring ideas and concepts, practice methods, and ways of looking at music that you may have never considered. Topics covered include: academic vs. experiential learning * reading and writing music * key signatures * chord scales * rhythm basics * guitar harmonics * modes * and much more.

Download or read book Circle of Fifths for Guitar written by James Shipway and published by Headstock Books. This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guitar players! Now you can discover the awesome power of the circle of fifths and learn to use this amazing musical tool...easily, and without the confusion we guitar players experience with most other music theory method books. Circle of Fifths for Guitar also includes a 45 minute Circle of Fifths video masterclass in which the author takes you step-by-step through all the circle of fifths 'secrets' taught in the book (see them demonstrated and explained up close on your computer, phone or tablet). This book is designed for any guitar player or singer-songwriter who is looking for a practical and easy to understand step-by-step method for learning about the circle of fifths so that they can boost their guitar skills, music theory knowledge, songwriting skills, song memorisation ability...and more! Taught in no-nonsense and 'confusion free' language with fretboard diagrams, chord boxes, scale diagrams, and with no music reading skills necessary...guitarists can finally understand and use the circle of fifths to unlock the guitar fretboard and music theory. In Circle of Fifths for Guitar you'll discover how musicians in all music styles have been using the circle of fifths for years to unlock the mysteries of music, chord progressions, composition, chord substitution and more.You'll discover: - How to memorise the notes on the guitar fretboard - easily and in a fraction of the time it takes most guitar players - How to use the circle of fifths to practice guitar smarter and more efficiently for faster progress and fewer knowledge gaps - What you need to know to learn all the notes in all the major scales and all the chords in every major and minor key (essential knowledge for all musicians and songwriters!) - A simple '5 minute method' for learning and remembering the circle of fifths- so that you can use it more easily when making music - How to take the common chord progressions and patterns the great composers and songwriters use all the time...and use them to supercharge your music - Easy to use 'secrets' for understanding the most common chord progressions all musicians use, working out relative minors, learning key signatures, figuring out I-IV-V and 12 bar blues progressions in all keys, II-V-I chord sequences, and much more... This book is perfect for you if: - You're a guitarist who wants to use the circle of fifths to boost your music theory understanding and knowledge of the guitar - You think the circle of fifths looks confusing, even scary- and want a clear, step-by-step method that shows you how to learn, understand and use it to become a better musician - You need to understand some circle of fifths basics for music college, auditions, entry exams or other music qualifications - You want to be able to learn and remember the chord progressions for the songs you play more easily by spotting common patterns and songwriting techniques - You've heard of the circle of fifths but haven't a clue what it is or how it can help you! - You've found other books/videos/resources confusing when they talk about the circle of fifths, and want a plain-talking, no-nonsense method for learning about this amazing musical tool So if you're looking for a way to unravel the mysteries behind the circle of fifths, without it taking years and being super-confusing...then grab the Circle of Fifths for Guitar now - and in a few short hours you can gain the same level of knowledge and understanding that most guitarists take years to accumulate.

Download or read book Music Theory for Guitarists, Volume 2 written by James Shipway and published by Headstock books. This book was released on with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book follows on from the hugely popular No Bull Music Theory for Guitarists book, teaching you more essential guitar theory concepts so that you can expand your music theory knowledge and get an even greater understanding of the guitar fretboard. After studying with this book you’ll have the rock solid music theory foundation that all guitarists need to become better improvisers, play better guitar solos, become an improved singer-songwriter or composer, and become a more accomplished all round musician. Is this book for you? This method book (with accompanying audio practice tracks and backing tracks) is perfect for any player from beginner to advanced who wants to better understand crucial guitar theory topics like intervals, triad inversions, seventh chords, the circle of fifths, suspended (‘sus’) and ‘add9’ chords, modes and much more. And with the same no-nonsense and straight talking approach seen in book 1 in this series, plus practical examples so you can play and hear the theory in action...you can easily understand many music theory topics which confuse players for years in just a few hours - with no music reading skills required. In Music Theory for Guitarists Volume 2 you’ll discover: - How to easily and painlessly learn all the notes on your guitar fretboard for instant recall, and in such a way that you’ll never forget them! This simple lesson alone can have a massive impact on your guitar playing skills - How to make bland, basic chord progressions sound amazing by using simple ‘stand in’ or substitute chords. You’ll learn how to use ‘sus’ and ‘add9’ chords to embellish your songs and chord sequences, for much slicker textures and sounds. With examples and chord shapes! - Compound intervals. Learn about 9th, 11ths, 13ths, #11ths etc. and take the mystery out of those confusing interval, scale and chord names - ‘Seventh chords’: what they are and what to do with them. Understand the theory behind major7th, dominant7th, minor 7th and minor7th(b5) chords and learn how and when to use them for richer, more colourful sounds in your music - The Circle of Fifths: learn to use this amazing visual tool for musicians! Discover how to use the circle of fifths to better understand chord progressions and songs, key signatures, I-IV-V and blues progressions, plus how to use it as an amazing practice tool for more rapid progress and fretboard theory understanding - The foundation of modes and mode theory. The topic of modes seems to confuse most guitar players out there! Learn the foundational theory behind modes - what modes are, mode names, plus the basics of how and when to use modes. With Music Theory for Guitarists Vol.2, you can hopefully avoid all the confusion most players experience when it comes to the potentially baffling topic of modes! Plus lessons on key signatures, the Roman numeral ‘system’ for understanding chord progressions, seventh chord ‘families’ and much more Music Theory for Guitarists, Volume 2 also comes with downloadable audio content including demonstrations of selected examples from the book, practice ‘drills’ and backing tracks for you to practice and play to. So grab Music Theory for Guitarists Vol.2 now and continue your journey towards music theory and fretboard mastery on your guitar.

Download or read book Guitar Theory written by Lee Nichols and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master Fundamental Theory Skills and Take your Guitar Playing to the Next Level Music theory can be an extremely complicated subject. The fact is, we don't need to know half of it; so why over-complicate things? This book is about the building blocks of music theory and how it applies to the guitar. It will teach you the things that matter; the stuff that's really worth knowing if you want to take your guitar skills to the next level. There's nothing wrong with learning advanced music theory. Most of us, however, don't care too much about it, or have much need for it. It's all very well knowing everything about counterpoint, parallel movement, submediants, doppio movimento etc., but for the typical guitarist, unless you are serious about composing by formula, reading music, or just like sounding clever; it's not going to suddenly make you a better musician. Guitar Theory will show you how to make sense of the fundamentals; the stuff that matters. Things that will help you figure out chords and scales without needing to resort to diagrams; understanding how and why chords belong to a particular key and how to recognise when they do; scale numbering and making scale choices for guitar soloing; why scales and chords go together? ... all of the things that will help you understand music better and be able to make sense of the lingo when reading, or watching, other guitar tutorials and videos. This book makes no attempt at teaching advanced music theory which can take many years to master. It does however give you a head start by spending more time breaking down the basics instead of trying to stuff three years of serious study into less than a few hundred pages. Once you understand the basics, the rest will make much more sense. The music theory building blocks will teach you: What the major scale is and why it is important. How scales are constructed and numbered. Intervals: Minor thirds, flat sevenths, augmented fifths etc. What it all means. How chords are constructed from scales. Chords and key. Why certain chords belong to a particular key. The Roman numeral system and why it's so useful. Minor scale types and their differences explained. The Circle of fifths: Is it really that useful? Modes explained. How can seven scales contain all the same notes, yet be different? Scales and soloing: How to choose scales to play over different chord progressions. Scales and soloing is more of a bonus section. This subject alone can be huge so I've broke it down and condensed it. This is your crash course on one of the most common questions I get asked: "What scale do I use for my guitar solo?" This section will give you an understanding of how to look at various chord progressions and choose the right scale or other soloing ideas. This book does not teach you how to read music and no music notation is included or explained. It's just the building blocks of music theory and how everything pieces together. Some Tab is included so you should know how to read basic guitar tablature. The content moves from beginner to advanced intermediate. Although much of the content is suitable for beginners, as the book progresses it leads more towards advanced ideas and some playing and listening experience is expected. The more you play, the more it will make sense. Audio Downloads Audio examples and jam tracks for the book content are available for download and can be played on your computer or uploaded to any MP3 compatible device. Just go to the link included in the book and grab the MP3s. No email address or signup required.