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A Crash Course in Guitar Theory
The guitar is a very versatile instrument and can bring much joy to a person who knows how to play it. However this could take thousands of hours of practice.
In my quest to master the guitar, or at least figure some of it out, I have looked through many books, and magazines and talked to many people on the subject. I have found out that if I tried to figure the guitar out on my own it would take ten years or more. I was looking for something not so time consuming. I was looking for A CRASH COURSE IN GUITAR THEORY.
In the last few years, I have dedicated myself to placing all the pieces I could find, together in a notebook so that I could teach guitar in an organized and quick fashion. I have found however, that there were many thousand patterns to memorize. This discouraged me. I had to find an easier way. So, I started to place things into groups and finding common occurrences between different things. I eventually came up with a few (not a thousand) groups. Each group however contained hundreds of different variations to various things. I soon figured out that these things are organized into several subjects, each subject containing a certain formula. I now know, that most of the guitar theory, consists, of four basic subjects.
These subjects are:
1. Scales
2. Chords
3. Arpeggios
4. Approaches
All other things are not as important, and can be classified under these four subjects.
The whole purpose in learning guitar is to play or write, songs or musical pieces. Most songs and musical pieces contain subjects from all four groups.
By the time you get done reading this book you'll have a basic understanding of all four groups and how they work together. With a little practice and patience you'll soon be playing music on the guitar. A lot sooner than it would take, if you tried to figure it out on your own.
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