The Practical Guide to Modern Music Theory for Guitarists

Guitarists are often very guilty of 'collecting' musical theory without taking the time to learn to apply the information on their instrument. 'Modern Music Theory for Guitarists' combines cutting edge, up to date musical information with over 200 exercises and examples to help you internalise and master the most important concepts in modern guitar playing. Know what's important, there are so many sources of information out there these days it's hard to know where to begin and what's important when it comes to applying music theory to the guitar. This book has been designed to take you on a journey from essential first principles through to complex, exciting musical ideas while all the time teaching you the musical application of each concept. Essential knowlege and musical skills, the complete guide to modern music theory beings with the formation of hte major scale and builds steadily from the concepts taught in the first few chapters to help you master, hear and apply all the essential theory used today. Topics covered, major and minor scale construction, harmonisation and how to name chords; constructing chord progressions, modulation and chord qualities; complete study of modes with real world examples; modes deconstruted into Intervallic and three and ford note soloing approaches plus pentatonic substitutions; a cheat sheet of the most common soloing approaches to save you hours in the practice room; guitar licks for each mode + professional backing tracks. Understanding guitar theory has never been so simple.