Schott Music Griffbrett-Theorie

Total control, confident navigation and creative freedom across the fretboard are the clear objectives and outcomes of this first harmony course designed specifically for the guitar. Professional guitarist and experienced teacher Frank Doll explains the fundamentals of rock and jazz in an easy-to-understand and practical way, drawing on the unique characteristics of the guitar.

Exercises at various levels of difficulty help you develop an overview of the strings, frets and their interrelationships, and offer even advanced guitarists a fresh approach to the instrument. The downloadable files include backing tracks for the exercises.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Octave positions
• The building blocks – thirds
• The Sound of Rock – The Fifth
• Triads and arpeggios
• Triads and Inversions
• Seconds and fourths
• Harmonisation with Triads
• I’m a Soulman – The Sixth Intervals
• Sevens and four-note chords
• Seventh chords
• The Modes – Church Modes
• An Excursion into Minor Keys
• Four-note chords with options
• Appendix