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Fretboard Theory Volume II: Book two in the series on guitar theory, scales, chords, progressions, modes, songs, and more.
Book two in the "Fretboard Theory" series picks up where the first volume leaves off and takes your guitar playing and musical knowledge to a whole new level. You learn advanced applications and new musical concepts. There is information for rhythm guitarists, lead guitarists, improvisers and composers. Each chapter focuses on applications found in popular music and includes familiar song references. * Gain new perspective on keys and tonalities
* Apply new number systems
* Bring dominant function and voice leading into play
* Change keys, borrow chords and mix modes
* Employ chromatic passing, diminished and augmented chords
* Use the lead patterns preferred by the pros
* Get started with chord tone soloing
* Discover the harmonic minor scale
* Play pedal point and pedal tones
"Fretboard Theory Volume II" is also available as an 8-disc, 12-hour video DVD program. Sign up for a free preview and read/watch the first chapter at: http: //guitar-music-theory.com/fretboard-theory/fretboard...
* Apply new number systems
* Bring dominant function and voice leading into play
* Change keys, borrow chords and mix modes
* Employ chromatic passing, diminished and augmented chords
* Use the lead patterns preferred by the pros
* Get started with chord tone soloing
* Discover the harmonic minor scale
* Play pedal point and pedal tones
"Fretboard Theory Volume II" is also available as an 8-disc, 12-hour video DVD program. Sign up for a free preview and read/watch the first chapter at: http: //guitar-music-theory.com/fretboard-theory/fretboard...
202 pages, Paperback
First published May 29, 2013
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January 31, 2020
Technical applications abound
A bit more practice and application oriented than Volume I. A deep dive into Volume I or knowledge above a beginner's level is essential.
I found the opportunity for guided practice to be most helpful to my own knowledge and growth in understanding guitar.
A bit more practice and application oriented than Volume I. A deep dive into Volume I or knowledge above a beginner's level is essential.
I found the opportunity for guided practice to be most helpful to my own knowledge and growth in understanding guitar.
August 18, 2019
Its audience is popular not jazz musicians, which helps explain why it shies away from modes of harmonic/melodic minor. By contrast, Frank Gambale, as a jazz guy, dives right into those in his books and makes the subject painless as it should be.
Anyway I'd say this book is at its best when it is explaining how to handle bizarre chord progressions as an improviser. And how to compose said progressions. For the inclusion of dozens of brilliantly relevant examples from real songs, like Beatles and Sublime and other stuff I love, this earns a 5 I think. But I wouldn't say it suffices by itself, other improvisation books like Gambale's seem to me to be a vital complement.
I also liked how Fretboard Logic seemed to spend more time on left hand fingering. Some parts of this book seemed needlessly complicated...if this were a better review I would cite page numbers!
Anyway I'd say this book is at its best when it is explaining how to handle bizarre chord progressions as an improviser. And how to compose said progressions. For the inclusion of dozens of brilliantly relevant examples from real songs, like Beatles and Sublime and other stuff I love, this earns a 5 I think. But I wouldn't say it suffices by itself, other improvisation books like Gambale's seem to me to be a vital complement.
I also liked how Fretboard Logic seemed to spend more time on left hand fingering. Some parts of this book seemed needlessly complicated...if this were a better review I would cite page numbers!
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