Part 1: Turning Tones into Notes |
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3 | (6) |
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What Guitar Theory Is... and Is Not |
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Guitar Theory Isn't Separate from Music Theory |
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Guitar Theory Isn't the Antithesis of Creativity |
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Guitar Theory Isn't Magic |
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Guitar Theory Isn't Just for Lead Guitar Players |
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Guitar Theory Isn't Just for Guitars |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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7 | (2) |
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Starting with a Point of Reference |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (4) |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (2) |
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Finding Your Reference Points |
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14 | (3) |
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Finding Notes on the First Five Frets |
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14 | (1) |
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Choosing Other Reference Points |
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15 | (2) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (10) |
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20 | (2) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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A Very Brief Guide to Music Notation |
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22 | (2) |
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22 | (1) |
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The Notes of the Open Strings |
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23 | (1) |
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Checking Out Guitar Tablature |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (2) |
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Tips on Reading Any Kind of Music |
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27 | (2) |
Part 2: Turning Notes into Scales, Intervals, and Chords |
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29 | (52) |
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31 | (10) |
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32 | (1) |
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Constructing the Major Scale |
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33 | (2) |
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Creating Specific Major Scales |
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33 | (1) |
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Understanding Key Signatures |
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34 | (1) |
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Key Signatures and the Guitar |
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34 | (1) |
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Playing the 12 Major Scales in Open Position |
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35 | (6) |
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41 | (12) |
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Giving Degrees to the Major Scale |
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42 | (1) |
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Turning Degrees into Intervals |
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42 | (1) |
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Finding Intervals on Your Fretboard |
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43 | (6) |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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Fifths: Perfect, Augmented, and Diminished |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (1) |
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Major Sevenths and Minor Sevenths |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (2) |
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Playing Octaves on the Guitar |
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50 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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51 | (2) |
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6 Two Kinds of Thirds Equals Four Basic Chords |
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53 | (8) |
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From Notes to Intervals to Chords |
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54 | (1) |
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Constructing Chords from the Major Scale |
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54 | (3) |
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Basic Open-Position Major Chords |
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55 | (1) |
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Basic Open-Position Minor, Augmented, and Diminished Chords |
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56 | (1) |
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Constructing Chords from Thirds |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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59 | (2) |
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7 Filling In All the Other Chords |
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61 | (10) |
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62 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (4) |
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65 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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Diminished Sevenths and Half-Diminished Sevenths |
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67 | (1) |
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Extending Chords Beyond the Octave |
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68 | (2) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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70 | (1) |
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8 The Keys to Diatonic Chords |
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71 | (10) |
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Turning the Major Scale into Seven Diatonic Triads |
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72 | (4) |
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Charting Out Diatonic Chords in Any Key |
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72 | (2) |
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The Pattern of Diatonic Chords |
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74 | (2) |
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Making the Guesswork Easier |
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76 | (1) |
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A Diatonic Chart for Every Key |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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78 | (3) |
Part 3: Turning Chords into Chord Shapes |
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81 | (68) |
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9 Converting Open Chord Shapes into Barre Chords |
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83 | (10) |
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"Open" and "Closed" Chords |
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84 | (1) |
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The Guitar Theory Behind Barre Chords |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (2) |
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Sevenths, Minors, and Minor Sevenths in the E-Shape |
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86 | (1) |
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More E-Shaped Barre Chords |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (2) |
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Sevenths, Minors, and Minor Sevenths in the A Shape |
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88 | (1) |
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More A-Shaped Barre Chords |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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More C-Shaped Barre Chords |
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89 | (1) |
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"Cheating" on the C-Shaped Barre |
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90 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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90 | (3) |
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10 Unlocking the CAGED System |
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93 | (14) |
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Visualizing Chords as Shapes |
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94 | (2) |
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95 | (1) |
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Turning Chord Shapes into "CAGED" |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (2) |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (1) |
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97 | (1) |
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Shifting Through All Five CAGED Patterns |
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98 | (5) |
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103 | (2) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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105 | (2) |
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11 The Logic of Chord Progressions |
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107 | (12) |
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Finding the Key of a Song |
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108 | (2) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (4) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (1) |
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Common Diatonic Chord Progressions |
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114 | (1) |
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"Borrowing" Chords from Other Keys |
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115 | (2) |
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115 | (2) |
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Common Progressions Involving Nondiatonic Chords |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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117 | (2) |
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12 The Challenge of Minor Chord Progressions |
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119 | (12) |
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120 | (2) |
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120 | (1) |
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A Relative Minor for Every Major |
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120 | (2) |
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The Three Possible Minor Scales |
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122 | (2) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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Creating Diatonic Chords with Minor Scales |
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124 | (2) |
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Diatonic Chords for the Natural Minor Scale |
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124 | (1) |
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Diatonic Chords for the Harmonic Minor Scale |
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125 | (1) |
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Diatonic Chords for the Melodic Minor Scale |
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126 | (1) |
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Common Chord Progressions in Minor Keys |
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126 | (1) |
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Modulating Between Major and Minor Keys |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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Thinking in More Than One Key |
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128 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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128 | (3) |
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13 Making Fretboard Theory Practical |
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131 | (18) |
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132 | (1) |
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Rethinking Chords from the Top Down |
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133 | (5) |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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Connecting All Three Shapes |
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136 | (2) |
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Visualizing "I — IV — V" on the Fretboard |
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138 | (3) |
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Using the E Shape as the Root |
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139 | (1) |
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Using the D Shape as the Root |
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140 | (1) |
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Using the A Shape as the Root |
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141 | (1) |
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Adding the Diatonic Chords to Your Map |
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141 | (4) |
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Diatonic Chords with E Shapes |
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142 | (1) |
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Diatonic Chords with D Shapes |
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143 | (1) |
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Diatonic Chords with A Shapes |
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144 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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145 | (4) |
Part 4: Turning the Major Scale into Many Different Scales |
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149 | (50) |
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14 The Guitarist's Favorite Scale |
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151 | (12) |
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152 | (1) |
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Introducing the Pentatonic Scale |
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153 | (3) |
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One Advantage of the Pentatonic Scale |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (4) |
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157 | (1) |
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Laying Out the Five Pentatonic Positions |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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Connecting the Pentatonic Positions |
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160 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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161 | (2) |
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163 | (14) |
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164 | (1) |
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Building Modes Step by Step |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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Finding Each Mode on the Fretboard |
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165 | (7) |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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Separating Modes into Major from Minor |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (2) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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174 | (3) |
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16 Getting the Blues with Minor Scales |
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177 | (8) |
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Bringing the Three Minor Scales to Your Fretboard |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (2) |
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Finding the Blues in Blue Notes |
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179 | (1) |
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Blue Notes for Three Chords from One Scale |
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180 | (1) |
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All Three Blue Notes in One Scale |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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183 | (2) |
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17 Putting Scales and Chords Together |
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185 | (14) |
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186 | (6) |
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Visualizing Scales and Chords Together |
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187 | (3) |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (1) |
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Finding Scales in Chord Progressions |
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192 | (3) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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Backing Tracks for Soloing Practice |
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196 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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197 | (2) |
Part 5: Turning Guitar Theory into Guitar Magic |
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199 | (76) |
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18 The Philosophies of Guitar Accompaniment |
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201 | (12) |
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202 | (2) |
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Mixing and Matching in Group Play |
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204 | (1) |
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Turning Your Single Guitar into a Trio |
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205 | (4) |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (3) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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209 | (4) |
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19 Making Passes and Substitutions |
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213 | (12) |
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Passing Notes Between Chords |
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214 | (1) |
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Passing via Suspended Chords |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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Understanding Slash Chords |
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215 | (4) |
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Using Slash Chords to Create Passing Bass Lines |
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216 | (2) |
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How Slash Chords and Bass Lines Create Chord Progressions |
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218 | (1) |
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Using Slash Chords to Stay in Place |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (3) |
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220 | (1) |
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Augmented and Diminished Chords in Passing |
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220 | (1) |
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Very jazzy Passing Chords |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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Adding On Sevenths and Ninths |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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223 | (2) |
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20 Putting Open Strings into Play |
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225 | (12) |
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226 | (2) |
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Refiguring Chords with Open Strings |
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228 | (3) |
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229 | (1) |
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229 | (2) |
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231 | (3) |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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235 | (2) |
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21 Exploring Harmony in Pairs |
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237 | (10) |
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238 | (1) |
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Harmony Pairs on the B and G Strings |
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238 | (1) |
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Harmony Pairs on the High E and B Strings |
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239 | (1) |
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Harmony Pairs on Nonadjacent Strings |
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239 | (4) |
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240 | (1) |
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Harmony Pairs on the High E and G Strings |
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240 | (1) |
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Harmony Pairs on the B and D Strings |
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241 | (1) |
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Harmony Pairs on the B and A Strings |
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242 | (1) |
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Harmony Pairs on the G and Low E Strings |
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242 | (1) |
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Practicing Harmony Pairs in Specific Keys |
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243 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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244 | (3) |
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22 Beyond Basic E and A Shapes |
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247 | (8) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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Playing All the E Major Diatonic Chords |
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249 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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Concentrating Around the Fifth Fret |
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250 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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Additional Chord Ideas for E and A |
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251 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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252 | (3) |
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23 Beyond Basic C, G, and D Chord Shapes |
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255 | (6) |
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Combining C Shapes with Open Strings |
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256 | (1) |
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Combining G Shapes with Open Strings |
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257 | (1) |
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Combining D Shapes with Open Strings |
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257 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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258 | (3) |
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24 Creating More with Less |
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261 | (6) |
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262 | (2) |
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Setting Up a Backing Track |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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Soloing Based on Harmony Pairs |
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264 | (2) |
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Distinguishing Dissonance and Embellishment |
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264 | (1) |
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Sample Soloing with Harmony Pairs |
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265 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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266 | (1) |
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25 Exploring Further Beyond |
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267 | (8) |
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Further Exploring the "Guitar" Aspect of Guitar Theory |
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268 | (3) |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (2) |
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Further Exploring the "Theory" Aspect of Guitar Theory |
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271 | (2) |
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271 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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Other Fretted Instruments |
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273 | (1) |
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Putting Theory to Practice |
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Appendixes |
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275 | (4) |
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279 | (4) |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (4) |
Index |
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