Guitar All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Introduction
   1. About This Book
   2. Foolish Assumptions
   3. Icons Used in This Book
   4. Beyond the Book
   5. Where to Go from Here
5. Book 1: Guitar 101
   1. Chapter 1: Guitar Anatomy and Tuning
      1. The Parts and Workings of a Guitar
      2. How Guitars Make Sound
      3. Tuning Your Guitar
      4. Tuning Your Guitar to Itself
      5. Tuning Your Guitar to an External Source
   2. Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Play
      1. Assuming the Positions
      2. Getting Your Head Around Guitar Notation
      3. Discovering How to Play a Chord
   3. Chapter 3: Buying and Stringing a Guitar
      1. First Things First: Developing a Purchasing Plan
      2. Noting Some Considerations for Your First Guitar
      3. Sifting through Models to Match Your Style
      4. Looking for Quality
      5. Before You Buy: Walking through the Buying Process
      6. Changing Your Strings
      7. Stringing an Acoustic Guitar
      8. Stringing a Nylon-String Guitar
      9. Stringing an Electric Guitar
   4. Chapter 4: Deciphering Music Notation and Tablature
      1. Knowing the Ropes of Standard Music Notation
      2. Relating the Notes on the Staff to the Fretboard
      3. Relishing the Usefulness of Guitar-Specific Notation
6. Book 2: Sounds and Techniques
   1. Chapter 1: Basic Major and Minor Chords
      1. Chords in the A Family
      2. Chords in the D Family
      3. Chords in the G Family
      4. Chords in the C Family
      5. Songs with Basic Major and Minor Chords
      6. Fun with the “Oldies” Progression
   2. Chapter 2: Adding Spice: Basic 7th Chords
      1. Dominant 7th Chords
      2. Minor 7th Chords — Dm7, Em7, and Am7
      3. Major 7th Chords — Cmaj7, Fmaj7, Amaj7, and Dmaj7
      4. Playing Songs with 7th Chords
   3. Chapter 3: Power Chords and Barre Chords
      1. Reviewing Open-position Chords
      2. Putting Power Chords into Play
      3. Getting Behind the Barre
   4. Chapter 4: Right-Hand Rhythm Guitar Techniques
      1. Strumming Along
      2. Mixing Single Notes and Strums
      3. Disrupting Your Sound: Syncopated Strumming
      4. Giving Your Left Hand a Break
      5. Suppressing the Right Hand
      6. Left-hand Movement within a Right-hand Strum
      7. Giving Your Fingers Some Style
      8. Getting Into Rhythm Styles
   5. Chapter 5: Playing Melodies in Position and in Double-Stops
      1. Playing Scales and Exercises in Position
      2. Practicing Songs in Position
      3. Double-Stop Basics
      4. Playing Songs in Double-Stops
7. Book 3: Getting to Know Guitar Theory
   1. Chapter 1: Navigating the Fretboard and Building Triads
      1. Tracing Back to Strings 6 and 5
      2. Tracking Notes and Playing Octaves
      3. Measuring the Space between Pitches with Intervals
      4. Harmonizing the Major Scale to Build Triads and Chords
      5. The Seven Triads of the Major Scale
      6. Playing the Chord Sequence of the Major Scale
   2. Chapter 2: Getting to Know the CAGED System
      1. Chord Inversions and Chord Voicings
      2. Using the C Form
      3. Using the A Form
      4. Using the G Form
      5. Using the E Form
      6. Using the D Form
      7. Playing Minor CAGED Forms
   3. Chapter 3: Playing Snazzier Chords with Chord Tones and Extensions
      1. About Chord Tones and Extensions
      2. Adding 7ths to the Major Scale Chords
      3. Working with 2nds and 9ths
      4. Working with 4ths and 11ths
      5. Playing 6th Chords and Blues Shuffles
   4. Chapter 4: Playing Chord Progressions by Numbers
      1. Drawing Chord Progressions from the Major Scale
      2. Using Roman Numerals to Represent Chords
      3. Visualizing Numbers on the Fretboard
      4. Transposing to New Keys
      5. Playing Common Chord Progressions
      6. Starting Numbers on the 5th String
      7. Playing Chord Progressions with Open Chords
   5. Chapter 5: Identifying Tonics, Keys, and Modes
      1. Understanding the Relationship between Major and Minor Scales
      2. Numbering the Relative Minor
      3. Identifying the Modes of the Major Scale
      4. Key Signatures and Common Discrepancies
      5. Comparing Scale Formulas and Structures
   6. Chapter 6: Dominant Function and Voice Leading
      1. Chord Function and the Dominant Chord
      2. Secondary Dominants
      3. Voice Leading
8. Book 4: Rock Guitar
   1. Chapter 1: I Know, It’s Only Rock Guitar, but I Like It
      1. Differentiating Between Rock and Acoustic Guitar … It Ain’t Just Volume
      2. Knowing the Essentials: The Power Trio
      3. Accessorizing Your Guitar
   2. Chapter 2: Playing Lead
      1. Taking the Lead
      2. Playing Single Notes
      3. Starting at the Bottom: Low-Note Melodies
      4. Going to the Top: High-Note Melodies
      5. Playing in Position
      6. Jamming on Lower Register Riffs
      7. Making It Easy: The Pentatonic Scale
      8. Playing the Pentatonic Scale: Three Ways to Solo
      9. Improvising Leads
   3. Chapter 3: Groovin’ on Riffs
      1. Getting Your Groove On: Basic Riffs
      2. Playing Two Notes Can be Better than One: Double-Stops
      3. Combining Single-Note Riffs and Chords
   4. Chapter 4: Going Up the Neck and Playing the Fancy Stuff
      1. Going Up the Neck
      2. Playing in Position
      3. Using the Moveable Pentatonic Scale
      4. Changing Your Position
      5. Knowing Where to Play
      6. Bringing Down the Hammer-ons
      7. Having Pull with Pull-offs
      8. Slippin’ into Slides
      9. Bending to Your Will
      10. Sounding a Vibrato That Makes You Quiver
   5. Chapter 5: The Care and Feeding of Your Electric Guitar
      1. Using the Tools of the Trade
      2. Changing Strings
      3. Cleaning the Parts of Your Guitar
      4. Setting Up Your Guitar to Optimize Performance
      5. Troubleshooting Guide
      6. Storing Your Guitar
9. Book 5: Blues Guitar
   1. Chapter 1: Introducing the Blues and Playing Blues Rhythm
      1. Beyond the Delta: Defining the Blues Guitar Sound
      2. Strumming Along
      3. Mixing Single Notes and Strumming
      4. Shuffling the Beats with Syncopated Strumming
      5. Muting: Stopping the String from Ringing
      6. Copying the Classics: Plucking Fingerstyle Blues
      7. The Right Hand’s Bliss: Different Rhythm Styles to Play
   2. Chapter 2: Blues Progressions, Song Forms, and Moves
      1. Blues by the Numbers
      2. Recognizing the Big Dogs: Primary Key Families and Their Chords
      3. The Structure of a Blues Song, Baby
      4. Applying Structures to Keys
      5. Accessorizing the 12-Bar Blues: Intros, Turnarounds, and Endings
      6. High Moves
   3. Chapter 3: Musical Riffs: Bedrock of the Blues
      1. Basic Single-Note Riffs
      2. Double the Strings, Double the Fun: Two-Note Riffs (or Double-Stops)
      3. High-Note Riffs, the Bridge to Lead Guitar
      4. Mastering the Rhythm Figure
10. Book 6: Classical Guitar
    1. Chapter 1: Introducing the Classical Guitar
       1. Classical Guitar: One Term, Two Meanings, and a Bit of History
       2. How a Classical Guitar Is Physically Different from Its Peers
       3. Beyond Physique: Other Unique Attributes of Classical Guitar
       4. Situating Yourself to Play
       5. Approaching the Strings with Your Hands
    2. Chapter 2: Playing Easy Pieces in Open Position
       1. Coordinating Contrapuntal Music: Layered Melodies
       2. Melody and Accompaniment: Using All Your Fingers
       3. Playing Easy Pieces in Different Textural Styles
    3. Chapter 3: Combining Arpeggios and Melody
       1. Grasping the Combination in Context
       2. Going Downtown: Melody in the Bass
       3. Moving Uptown: Melody in the Treble
       4. Mixing Up Your Melodic Moves: The Thumb and Fingers Take Turns
       5. Playing Pieces That Combine Arpeggios and Melodies
11. Book 7: Exercises: Practice, Practice, Practice
    1. Chapter 1: Putting the Major Scales to Use in Your Playing
       1. Practicing Five Major Scale Patterns
       2. Applying Your Scale Work to Actual Pieces of Music
    2. Chapter 2: Adding Major Scale Sequences to Your Repertoire
       1. Practicing Major Scale Sequences
       2. Putting Your Sequence Skills to Work with a Few Songs
    3. Chapter 3: Tackling the Three Minor Scales
       1. Familiarizing Yourself with Natural Minor Scales
       2. Raising the Bar with Melodic Minor Scales
       3. Harmonizing with Harmonic Minor Scales
       4. Playing Pieces Using the Three Minor Scales
    4. Chapter 4: Building Finger Independence with Chord Exercises
       1. Practicing Inversion Patterns
       2. Playing Chord Progressions
       3. Practicing Pieces that Use Chord Progressions
12. Appendix A: 96 Common Chords
13. Appendix B: Accessing the Video Clips and Audio Tracks
    1. Discovering What’s on the Video Clips
    2. Discovering What’s on the Audio Tracks
    3. Customer Care
14. Index
15. About the Authors
16. Connect with Dummies
17. End User License Agreement