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    The Guitar Fretwork Compendium: Beyond the Basic Chords
    The Guitar Fretwork Compendium: Beyond the Basic Chords
    The Guitar Fretwork Compendium: Beyond the Basic Chords
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    The Guitar Fretwork Compendium: Beyond the Basic Chords

    By Derek Fox

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    The Guitar Fretwork Compendium - Beyond the Basic Chords combines Parts 1 - 3 of the series into one volume. Topics include Major and Minor Triads, Pedal Tones, Broken Chords, Intervals, Scale Construction, and the Basics of Music Theory.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDerek Fox
    Release dateJan 18, 2015
    ISBN9781311010001
    The Guitar Fretwork Compendium: Beyond the Basic Chords
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    Derek Fox

    Derek Fox is also an avid guitar player and teacher with over 30 years of experience. His lessons turn the focus away from the common "cheat sheets" and urge his students to acquire the real knowledge of the instrument a little at a time without cramming it all at once.He currently lives in Alabama.

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      The Guitar Fretwork Compendium - Derek Fox

      INTRODUCTION

      Playing the guitar, or any musical instrument, is both a technical endeavor and a form of art. As a painter must be familiar with several different variations of color, the guitarist (and aspiring guitarist) must be familiar with several different variations of sound. If not, the music becomes mundane, boredom sets in, and the aspiring guitarist starts losing interest in the instrument.

      The only way to break this rut is to learn something new and add it into the mix. It can be something as simple as a new chord shape, a variation in rhythm, or something as advanced as music theory. There is definitely more to playing the guitar, or writing songs, than chords and scales. There is a collection of technical knowledge behind all of that as well.

      With that in mind, I wrote this book for the player who wants to develop beyond the basic chords. This book is intended for players who already know their standard chords and how to hold their instrument and so forth and who wish to expand their capabilities. It is not for the novice or dreamer who wants to be on stage next week. It is for the serious guitarist that is willing to work.

      It is the goal of each lesson to provide the player with something that can be taken to the instrument almost immediately. But I need to stress that each lesson only provides a new color to add to the painting, not the painting itself, and each lesson will only give the player something to practice that can gradually be blended into natural playing.

      Along the way, players may discover that the various concepts from each part may turn into something else entirely when they apply them to a piece of music. And that is the whole idea. When players learn a new concept, they've added another color to use in their paintings and whenever they mix that color with another color, they get an entirely different color. A pedal tone may no longer be a pedal tone and a triad shape may turn into a more advanced chord, etc. And the aspiring player will see those transformations more and more as they practice.

      It is best for the player to work through each lesson in order even if the player already knows about the subject. It is likely that the player will learn something new or learn something at a different angle. I will implement concepts from the previous parts into the Continuous Exercises as much as possible to help aspiring players blend the concepts more effectively.

      Enjoy the Book

      Derek C Fox

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Part I

      Section I Lesson Introduction

      Section II G Major Shapes

      Section III D Major Shapes

      Section IV C Major Shapes

      End of Lesson Exercise

      Continuous Exercise

      How to Read Chord Diagrams

      Part II

      Section I - Lesson Introduction

      Section II - The Pedal Tone Part A

      Section III - The Pedal Tone Part B

      Section IV- The Pedal Tone Exercise

      Section V - Broken Chords

      Section VI - Broken Chords Exercise

      Section VII - Continuous Exercise

      Chart I - The Harmonized Major Scale

      How to Read Tablature

      Part III

      Section I - Lesson Introduction

      Section II - Intervals

      Section III - The Continuous Interval Exercise

      Section IV - Constructing Scales

      Section V - Spelling Chords

      Section VI - Chord Inversions

      Section VII - Harmonized Scales

      Appendix I – Triad Shapes

      A Major Shapes — A Minor Shapes — A# Major Shapes

      A# Minor Shapes — B Major Shapes — B Minor Shapes

      C Major Shapes — C Minor Shapes — C# Major Shapes

      C# Minor Shapes — D Major Shapes — D Minor Shapes

      D# Major Shapes — D# Minor Shapes — E Major Shapes

      E Minor Shapes — F Major Shapes — F Minor Shapes

      F# Major Shapes — F# Minor Shapes — G Major Shapes

      G Minor Shapes — G# Major Shapes — G# Minor Shapes

      Appendix II – Intervals

      Appendix II - Intervals - Perfect Unison (P1)

      Appendix II - Intervals - minor Second (m2)

      Appendix II - Intervals - Major Second (M2)

      Appendix II - Intervals - minor Third (m3)

      Appendix II - Intervals - Major Third (M3)

      Appendix II - Intervals - Perfect Fourth (P4)

      Appendix II - Intervals - Diminished Fifth (d5)

      Appendix II - Intervals - Perfect Fifth (P5)

      Appendix II - Intervals - minor Sixth (m6)

      Appendix II - Intervals - Major Sixth (M6)

      Appendix II - Intervals - minor Seventh (m7)

      Appendix II - Intervals - Major Seventh (M7)

      Appendix II - Intervals - Perfect Octave (P8)

      About the Author

      Section I Lesson Introduction

      It is very easy to get bored, and sometimes discouraged, when playing

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