The World of Scales: A Compendium of Scales for the Modern Guitar Player [Plastic Comb]

Don J. MacLean (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 6, 1996

What can this book do for your playing?

You will discover how easy it is to:
1) Quickly learn scales.
2) Take your playing to the next level.
3) Gain an understanding of scales that will provide you with new sounds.
4) Understand how chords are built—from simple triads to 13th chords.
5) Increase your technical skills and mastery of the guitar.

Written for guitarists of all levels and musical styles, The World of Scales provides the theoretical concepts necessary for a thorough understanding of scales, modes and chords. Reading music is not required. This book shows you hundreds of scales with complete, easy-to-read fingerings. Included are over 500 scale forms each transposable---giving you well over 6000 scales.

Learn new and exciting ways to practice scales. A section on chord-scale relationships details how to use any scale.

Formulas are given for each scale to enable you to understand their construction and see their many uses.

The modes derived from the major, harmonic minor and melodic/jazz minor scales are covered in detail.

The concept of modalization for any scale is fully explained.

You will learn how to create your own scales.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...an incredibly well thought-out book that will open up the guitar for guitar players of every level..." -- Michael Gillette, Author of The Recreational Guitarist

"An excellent resource for guitarists... Offers a wealth of interesting sounds...much food for thought for the improvising guitarist." -- John Stowell, Guitar Player Magazine

From the Publisher

Is it time for your guitar playing to progress to the next level?
Would you like to understand how scales work?
Are you uncertain as to how chords are built?
Do you want to learn new ways to practice scales?
Are you bored practicing the same scales over and over again?
Would you like to learn some new scales that will provide you with fresh new sounds?

Find the answers to these questions and many, many more in The World of Scales. The World of Scales is designed for guitar players of all levels and musical styles. All of the theoretical concepts necessary for a thorough understanding of scales are presented in a clear and easy-to-follow format with easy-to-read moveable fingerings.

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Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 165 pages
• Publisher: Agogic Publishing; 9th edition (June 6, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1896595073
• ISBN-13: 978-1896595078
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,765,036 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book!, September 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The World of Scales: A Compendium of Scales for the Modern Guitar Player (Plastic Comb)

This is "the scale book"! It's the most complete scale book I have ever seen. This book really does cover the world of scales. The author has obviously done tons of research and makes the information easy to understand. There are some pretty wild scales in this book that you really should spend some time with. I found the Indonesian pentatonic scales to be really cool. And what is really sweet about it, is that I can now see how to use these scales in my own music.

The explanation of the modes is great. I finally understand how the modes work! I have read alot of other scale books but this one gives the best explantion of the modes. I can now apply modalization to any scale I want.

I found the book to be very user-friendly. The layout is great. The scale fingerings are easy to read. Another real cool thing about this book is its coverage of chord theory. I now know how to determine the chords that will work with any scale.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Scale Bible, January 22, 2005

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Odin (Toronto) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The World of Scales: A Compendium of Scales for the Modern Guitar Player (Plastic Comb)

This is the best ( and most used )referance book I have. The large diagrams make learning scales very easy, and with this many scales you need it to be easy. Everything from simple pentatonic to the obscure is covered. Nice job!