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

Name: Guitar All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781119731412

by Hal Leonard Corporation, Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell, Desi Serna

November 2020

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640 pages

16h

English

For Dummies

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Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Introduction
About This BookFoolish AssumptionsIcons Used in This BookBeyond the BookWhere to Go from Here
Book 1: Guitar 101
Chapter 1: Guitar Anatomy and Tuning
The Parts and Workings of a GuitarHow Guitars Make SoundTuning Your GuitarTuning Your Guitar to ItselfTuning Your Guitar to an External Source
Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Play
Assuming the PositionsGetting Your Head Around Guitar NotationDiscovering How to Play a Chord
Chapter 3: Buying and Stringing a Guitar
First Things First: Developing a Purchasing PlanNoting Some Considerations for Your First GuitarSifting through Models to Match Your StyleLooking for QualityBefore You Buy: Walking through the Buying ProcessChanging Your StringsStringing an Acoustic GuitarStringing a Nylon-String GuitarStringing an Electric Guitar
Chapter 4: Deciphering Music Notation and Tablature
Knowing the Ropes of Standard Music NotationRelating the Notes on the Staff to the FretboardRelishing the Usefulness of Guitar-Specific Notation
Book 2: Sounds and Techniques
Chapter 1: Basic Major and Minor Chords
Chords in the A FamilyChords in the D FamilyChords in the G FamilyChords in the C FamilySongs with Basic Major and Minor ChordsFun with the “Oldies” Progression

Chapter 2: Adding Spice: Basic 7th Chords
Dominant 7th ChordsMinor 7th Chords — Dm7, Em7, and Am7Major 7th Chords — Cmaj7, Fmaj7, Amaj7, and Dmaj7Playing Songs with 7th Chords
Chapter 3: Power Chords and Barre Chords
Reviewing Open-position ChordsPutting Power Chords into PlayGetting Behind the Barre
Chapter 4: Right-Hand Rhythm Guitar Techniques
Strumming AlongMixing Single Notes and StrumsDisrupting Your Sound: Syncopated StrummingGiving Your Left Hand a BreakSuppressing the Right HandLeft-hand Movement within a Right-hand StrumGiving Your Fingers Some StyleGetting Into Rhythm Styles
Chapter 5: Playing Melodies in Position and in Double-Stops
Playing Scales and Exercises in PositionPracticing Songs in PositionDouble-Stop BasicsPlaying Songs in Double-Stops
Book 3: Getting to Know Guitar Theory
Chapter 1: Navigating the Fretboard and Building Triads
Tracing Back to Strings 6 and 5Tracking Notes and Playing OctavesMeasuring the Space between Pitches with IntervalsHarmonizing the Major Scale to Build Triads and ChordsThe Seven Triads of the Major ScalePlaying the Chord Sequence of the Major Scale
Chapter 2: Getting to Know the CAGED System
Chord Inversions and Chord VoicingsUsing the C FormUsing the A FormUsing the G FormUsing the E FormUsing the D FormPlaying Minor CAGED Forms
Chapter 3: Playing Snazzier Chords with Chord Tones and Extensions
About Chord Tones and ExtensionsAdding 7ths to the Major Scale ChordsWorking with 2nds and 9thsWorking with 4ths and 11thsPlaying 6th Chords and Blues Shuffles
Chapter 4: Playing Chord Progressions by Numbers
Drawing Chord Progressions from the Major ScaleUsing Roman Numerals to Represent ChordsVisualizing Numbers on the FretboardTransposing to New KeysPlaying Common Chord ProgressionsStarting Numbers on the 5th StringPlaying Chord Progressions with Open Chords
Chapter 5: Identifying Tonics, Keys, and Modes
Understanding the Relationship between Major and Minor ScalesNumbering the Relative MinorIdentifying the Modes of the Major ScaleKey Signatures and Common DiscrepanciesComparing Scale Formulas and Structures
Chapter 6: Dominant Function and Voice Leading
Chord Function and the Dominant ChordSecondary DominantsVoice Leading
Book 4: Rock Guitar
Chapter 1: I Know, It’s Only Rock Guitar, but I Like It
Differentiating Between Rock and Acoustic Guitar … It Ain’t Just VolumeKnowing the Essentials: The Power TrioAccessorizing Your Guitar
Chapter 2: Playing Lead
Taking the LeadPlaying Single NotesStarting at the Bottom: Low-Note MelodiesGoing to the Top: High-Note MelodiesPlaying in PositionJamming on Lower Register RiffsMaking It Easy: The Pentatonic ScalePlaying the Pentatonic Scale: Three Ways to SoloImprovising Leads
Chapter 3: Groovin’ on Riffs
Getting Your Groove On: Basic RiffsPlaying Two Notes Can be Better than One: Double-StopsCombining Single-Note Riffs and Chords
Chapter 4: Going Up the Neck and Playing the Fancy Stuff
Going Up the NeckPlaying in PositionUsing the Moveable Pentatonic ScaleChanging Your PositionKnowing Where to PlayBringing Down the Hammer-onsHaving Pull with Pull-offsSlippin’ into SlidesBending to Your WillSounding a Vibrato That Makes You Quiver
Chapter 5: The Care and Feeding of Your Electric Guitar
Using the Tools of the TradeChanging StringsCleaning the Parts of Your GuitarSetting Up Your Guitar to Optimize PerformanceTroubleshooting GuideStoring Your Guitar
Book 5: Blues Guitar
Chapter 1: Introducing the Blues and Playing Blues Rhythm
Beyond the Delta: Defining the Blues Guitar SoundStrumming AlongMixing Single Notes and StrummingShuffling the Beats with Syncopated StrummingMuting: Stopping the String from RingingCopying the Classics: Plucking Fingerstyle BluesThe Right Hand’s Bliss: Different Rhythm Styles to Play
Chapter 2: Blues Progressions, Song Forms, and Moves
Blues by the NumbersRecognizing the Big Dogs: Primary Key Families and Their ChordsThe Structure of a Blues Song, BabyApplying Structures to KeysAccessorizing the 12-Bar Blues: Intros, Turnarounds, and EndingsHigh Moves
Chapter 3: Musical Riffs: Bedrock of the Blues
Basic Single-Note RiffsDouble the Strings, Double the Fun: Two-Note Riffs (or Double-Stops)High-Note Riffs, the Bridge to Lead GuitarMastering the Rhythm Figure
Book 6: Classical Guitar
Chapter 1: Introducing the Classical Guitar
Classical Guitar: One Term, Two Meanings, and a Bit of HistoryHow a Classical Guitar Is Physically Different from Its PeersBeyond Physique: Other Unique Attributes of Classical GuitarSituating Yourself to PlayApproaching the Strings with Your Hands
Chapter 2: Playing Easy Pieces in Open Position
Coordinating Contrapuntal Music: Layered MelodiesMelody and Accompaniment: Using All Your FingersPlaying Easy Pieces in Different Textural Styles
Chapter 3: Combining Arpeggios and Melody
Grasping the Combination in ContextGoing Downtown: Melody in the BassMoving Uptown: Melody in the TrebleMixing Up Your Melodic Moves: The Thumb and Fingers Take TurnsPlaying Pieces That Combine Arpeggios and Melodies
Book 7: Exercises: Practice, Practice, Practice
Chapter 1: Putting the Major Scales to Use in Your Playing
Practicing Five Major Scale PatternsApplying Your Scale Work to Actual Pieces of Music
Chapter 2: Adding Major Scale Sequences to Your Repertoire
Practicing Major Scale SequencesPutting Your Sequence Skills to Work with a Few Songs
Chapter 3: Tackling the Three Minor Scales
Familiarizing Yourself with Natural Minor ScalesRaising the Bar with Melodic Minor ScalesHarmonizing with Harmonic Minor ScalesPlaying Pieces Using the Three Minor Scales
Chapter 4: Building Finger Independence with Chord Exercises
Practicing Inversion PatternsPlaying Chord ProgressionsPracticing Pieces that Use Chord Progressions
Appendix A: 96 Common Chords
Appendix B: Accessing the Video Clips and Audio Tracks
Discovering What’s on the Video ClipsDiscovering What’s on the Audio TracksCustomer Care
Index
About the Authors
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End User License Agreement

Content preview from Guitar All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 1

Introducing the Blues and Playing Blues Rhythm

IN THIS CHAPTER

The roots of blues guitar

Mixing up your playing with downstrokes and upstrokes

Applying syncopation to your sound and discovering different muting techniques

Checking out some classic fingerstyle blues and playing different grooves and feels

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The guitar and blues go together like apple and pie. The guitar allows you to sing along with yourself (try that with a flute), and singing was the way the blues started. And it’s much easier to bring out on the front porch than a piano. It’s cheaper to own (or make yourself) than many other instruments, and that helped bring the blues to many poor folks — the people who really had the blues.

As the blues developed, guitar makers adopted features that helped bring out the qualities of the blues to even better effect. An electric guitar is played with two hands and leaves your mouth free to sing (as an acoustic does), ...

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by Hal Leonard Corporation, Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell, Desi Serna

Introducing the Blues and Playing Blues Rhythm

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