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by Joe G. Fichera (Author)
Guitar book with easy colorized lessons for beginner to pro guitarist. I wrote this book to enable guitarists to easily understand scales and modes and soloing .The Book has easy color coded pages and numbered Guitar Tab lessons (100+ pages). Start with warm up exercises to train your hands . Learn to play the notes A B C D E F G on your guitar with easy colored lessons. The natural minor scale (ABCDEFG) is the first step in understanding scale construction. Every other note ( A, C, E, G ), when played together, form the chords used to play in harmony with the scale (ABCDEFG). Learn to form chords and play solos over the chords' progression. If the notes A B C D E F G are played with the " B " note first, It is the same minor scale, started on the 2nd note or mode ( 2345671). The book contains lessons on Major scales, Minor scales, Blues scale, Pentatonic scale, Modes of the scale, Augmented scale, Whole tone scale, Chords and progressions, Circle of 4th's and 5th's, Arpeggios, Intervals, Scale construction, Extended scale patterns, 3 note per string patterns, Scale fusion patterns, which combine scales ( Blues, Pentatonic, Minor ), while staying in key . Harmonic minor scale, Melodic minor scale, Lateral movement pattern .This book is a great tool and reference for teachers and is useful for beginner to pro guitarist.
Author Biography
Music, guitar and radio were always a big part of my life .The first time I played an electric guitar I knew I was hooked. I spent the next 35 years researching and practicing guitar, while teaching bandmates and students . I drafted and cleaned up my personal notes to organize and colorize my thoughts .These pages dramatically changed my view of the fret board and guesswork on songs . Soloing by ear, I would eventually write this book to help other musicians.
