In this book you'll learn how to analyze rhythms, build simple and exotic scales, structure basic and complex chords, and transpose music to other keys.
Hundreds of fretboard illustrations make learning music theory easier than ever before!
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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book for guitarists,
By NFShakespeare "nick_torres" (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Music Theory for Guitarists (Paperback)
"Music Theory for Guitarists" is not your every day theory book. Almost every other theory book I've seen was more suited to a keyboard than a guitar. Not so in Tom's book. He takes a fresh perspective of learning theory on the fretboard, without needing to read music. As a matter of fact the initial 50 pages of the book will teach you all you need to know about reading music so you can understand the rest of his book.Almost every stanza of notation and scale in the book is accompanied by tab or chord charts. Scales and chord formation are covered extensively. There are also a number of cool things thrown in, like alternate scales. Every wanted to play the Pelog scale or Manaranjani? It's in there. Want to know what Morendo or Rubato means on a piece of music? It's in there. Perhaps the front cover of the book describes it best, "A step-by-step guide through the elements of music, with new ways to think about playing." If you are looking for a great book for basic theory, designed for guitarists, this is it.
26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exactly as advertised,
This review is from: Music Theory for Guitarists (Paperback)
"Music Theory for Guitarists" is exactly as the title advertises. Tom Serb walks the reader through the basics of sound, rhythm, notes, rests, time classifications and signatures, pitch, clefs, scales and modes, chromatic scales, intervals, triads, chord inversions, extended chords, transposition, and chord progressions and cadences. Just under half of the book is dedicated to music theory itself without any particular application to guitar work. This is the section that covers things like notes, rests, and other items that apply to music in general. On page 41 he starts moving the reader into applying this knowledge to guitars and further developing your knowledge of music. For the serious guitarist who wants to know more than how to strum a handful of chords as backup, is a recommended text.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Music Theory for Guitarists a perfect fit!,
This review is from: Music Theory for Guitarists (Paperback)
Frustrated with theory? Spending money left and right on lessons that, while teaching you to play, aren't teaching you what you need to CREATE? Want to know what the hell somebody means by a flat 3rd, diminished 7th, or "exotic scales"?
Look no further. Tom Serb's Music Theory for Guitarists is, without a doubt, the best book you can get on the market. It will set your mind on fire, bring in the building blocks you need to really MAKE music, and provide you with so many "I GET IT NOW!!!" moments that you can begin to enjoy the instrument as it was meant to be enjoyed. However, this is not a book that guarantees faster speeds, super shredding, or that you'll be a Yngwie or Pagey when you're done. This gives you a thorough grounding in the what and how of the music theory most guitarists eschew in favor of hot licks and the ease of reading tablature. If you're just starting guitar, don't let your playing fall into a trap by sticking to TAB - get this book and do it right! If you're an intermediate guitarist - pick it up, you'll learn everything that you need to take your playing to the next level. If you're an advanced guitarist - this book might not be for you, and may not go into the crazy stuff you're used to. But feel free to recommend it to any friends that aren't at your level - it is an awesome book! If you're a guitar teacher - this is your new favorite reference. Tom doesn't use lameass nursery school songs to drill things home, he gets straight to the meat of things and explains them with relative ease, which means you can spend more time tailoring your lessons to your students' desires in playing - and avoid wanting to hang yourself over hearing "Hot Cross Buns" for the billionth time!
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