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Make your guitar sing with insight on music theory brings your instrument to life 

There’s a universe of incredible music living in your guitar. You just need to discover how to let it out. In Guitar Theory For Dummies, expert guitarist and instructor Desi Serna walks you through the music theory concepts you need to understand to expand your musical horizons. From deciphering the mysteries of the fretboard to adapting chord progressions to a song’s key, you’ll master techniques that will help you move past simple, three-chord songs to more complex and creative pieces. 

Build on your existing knowledge of open and barre chords and simple progressions with practical instruction that demystifies scales and chord voicings and shows you how to bring them together to create impressive music. You can also jump over to dummies.com to hear audio samples of the examples featured in the book.  

You’ll also learn:  

  • How chords, keys, and scales are built and how they interact with one another 
  • Powerful concepts, like intervals, chord extensions, modes and modal scales, that grant access to a world of musical possibilities 
  • How popular songs apply elements of guitar theory and how you can apply the same techniques 

Free yourself from the confines of tab sheets and simple chords and start enjoying all the musical potential of your guitar. Guitar Theory For Dummies is for anyone who wants to unlock the next stage of their musical journey. 

Introduction 1(6)
About This Book
1(2)
Foolish Assumptions
3(1)
Icons Used in This Book
3(1)
Beyond the Book
4(1)
Where to Go from Here
4(3)
Part 1: Getting Started With Guitar Theory 7(36)
Chapter 1 Guitar Theory in a Nutshell
9(12)
Why Learn Guitar Theory?
10(1)
Navigating the Fretboard
10(5)
Seeing the fretboard as a grid
11(1)
Viewing neck diagrams
11(1)
Reading guitar tablature
12(3)
Playing Scales
15(2)
Pentatonic scale
15(1)
Major scale
16(1)
Modes
16(1)
Harmonic minor scale
16(1)
Working with Chords
17(1)
CAGED chord system
17(1)
Adding chord tones and extensions
17(1)
Passing chords
17(1)
Charting chord progressions
17(1)
Testing Your Guitar Theory Knowledge
18(3)
Chapter 2 Navigating the Fretboard Like a Pro
21(22)
Tracing Everything Back to Strings 6 and 5
22(7)
Moving between pitches with whole steps and half steps
24(2)
Naming the pitches between natural notes: Sharps and flats
26(1)
Grouping notes
26(3)
Tracking Notes and Playing Songs with Octaves
29(5)
Shaping octaves with your 1st finger on strings 6 and 5
30(1)
Shaping octaves with your 1st finger on strings 4 and 3
31(1)
Shaping octaves that are three strings apart
32(1)
Repeating octaves beyond the 12th fret
32(2)
Measuring the Space between Pitches with Intervals
34(11)
Playing intervals 1 through 7
35(4)
Filling in the gaps with flats and sharps
39(4)
Part 2: Working With Chords From The Ground Up 43(68)
Chapter 3 Harmonizing the Major Scale to Form Triads and Chords
45(8)
Building Triads and Chords
46(3)
Major triad: Building from the 1st scale degree of the major scale
46(2)
Minor triad: Building from the 2nd scale degree of the major scale
48(1)
Playing through the Seven Triads of the Major Scale
49(1)
Playing the Chord Sequence of the Major Scale
50(3)
Chapter 4 Forming Chord Shapes with the CAGED System
53(34)
Making Chord Inversions and Chord Voicings
54(1)
Using the C Form
55(7)
Using the C form as a moveable barre chord
55(1)
Playing a C form arpeggio pattern
56(3)
Playing C form chord voicings
59(3)
Using the A Form
62(3)
Using the G Form
65(2)
Using the E Form
67(3)
Using the D Form
70(2)
Connecting the Five CAGED Forms
72(7)
Starting on C
73(1)
Starting on A
73(1)
Starting on G
73(1)
Starting on E
73(1)
Starting on D
73(6)
Sample CAGED Chord Changes
79(2)
Playing Minor CAGED Forms
81(3)
Playing the C minor form
81(1)
Playing the A minor form
82(1)
Playing the G minor form
82(1)
Playing the E minor form
83(1)
Playing the D minor form
84(1)
Connecting the Five Minor CAGED Forms
84(2)
Minor CAGED Chord Changes
86(1)
Chapter 5 Adding Chord Tones and Extensions to Chords
87(24)
About Chord Tones and Extensions
88(2)
Adding 7ths to the Major Scale Chords
90(9)
Playing major and minor 7th chords
94(2)
Playing dominant 7th chords
96(2)
Playing minor 7th flat 5 chords
98(1)
Working with 2nds and 9ths
99(4)
Sus2 chords
99(1)
Add9 chords
99(1)
Minor chords with 2nds and 9ths
100(2)
9th chords
102(1)
Working with 4ths and 11ths
103(2)
Sus4 chords
103(1)
Add4 chords
104(1)
Playing 6th Chords and Using the 6th Interval
105(2)
Adding Harmony with Pedal Point
107(1)
Playing Pedal Tones with Two Guitars
108(3)
Part 3: Getting To Know Keys, Modes, And Chord Progressions 111(96)
Chapter 6 Playing Chord Progressions by Numbers
113(16)
Drawing Chord Progressions from the Major Scale
114(1)
Using Roman Numerals to Represent Chords
115(1)
Visualizing Numbers on the Fretboard
116(1)
Transposing to New Keys
117(1)
Playing Common Chord Progressions
118(4)
Playing I-IV-V chord progressions
119(1)
Playing major chord progressions
120(1)
Adding minor chords ii, iii, and vi
120(1)
Playing minor chord progressions
121(1)
Starting Numbers on the 5th String
122(3)
Playing Chord Progressions with Open Chords
125(1)
Using the Nashville Number System
126(3)
Chapter 7 Knowing Music Inside Out: Identifying Tonics, Keys, and Modes
129(32)
Understanding the Relationship between Major and Minor Scales
130(2)
Numbering the Relative Minor
132(5)
Accounting for any interval changes
133(2)
Looking at a few minor key song examples
135(2)
Identifying the Modes of the Major Scale
137(18)
Ionian (I)
138(1)
Dorian (ii)
139(5)
Phrygian (iii)
144(3)
Lydian (IV)
147(4)
Mixolydian (V)
151(4)
Aeolian (vi)
155(1)
Locrian (viiflat5)
155(1)
Key Signatures and Common Discrepancies
155(4)
Looking past the key signature to figure out a song's mode
155(2)
Considering some common discrepancies in music notation
157(2)
Comparing Scale Formulas and Structures
159(2)
Chapter 8 Following Key Changes
161(18)
Getting to Know Key Changes by Switching Tonics within a Scale
162(1)
Switching between relative major and minor
162(1)
Switching between other scale degrees
163(1)
Transposing a Progression
163(2)
Changing Key and Progression
165(1)
Using Modal Interchange and Borrowed Chords
166(8)
Playing modal interchanges
167(4)
Playing minor modal interchanges
171(3)
Using the Circle of 5ths for Circle Progressions
174(5)
Applying the same circle to 4ths
175(2)
Seeing circle progressions in action
177(2)
Chapter 9 Dominant Function and Voice Leading
179(14)
Chord Function and the Dominant Chord
179(4)
Leading with the leading tone
181(1)
Tension rises with a tritone
181(1)
Playing songs with dominant function
182(1)
Secondary Dominants
183(5)
Drawing attention to some common secondary dominants
184(1)
Thinking of secondary dominants as mini key changes
185(3)
Songs that use secondary dominants
188(1)
Voice Leading
188(5)
Chapter 10 Filling the Gaps with Passing Chords
193(14)
Getting to Know Chromatic Passing Chords
194(4)
Passing chords in blues
195(2)
We gonna get funky
197(1)
Chromatic ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
197(1)
Getting to Know Diminished Chords
198(5)
Fingering diminished chord shapes
198(1)
Playing diminished 7th chord inversions
199(1)
Using diminished 7ths as passing chords
200(2)
Substituting diminished 7th chords for dominant 7th chords
202(1)
Playing Augmented Chords
203(6)
Playing augmented chord inversions
203(1)
Using augmented chords for dominant function
204(1)
Using augmented chords in voice leading
204(3)
Part 4: Playing Guitar Scales 207(104)
Chapter 11 Preparing for Riffs and Solos with the Pentatonic Scale
209(24)
Getting to Know the Pentatonic Scale
210(1)
Covering the Fretboard with the Pentatonic Scale
211(8)
Starting with pattern 1
211(2)
Playing pentatonic pattern 2
213(2)
Playing pentatonic pattern 3
215(1)
Playing pentatonic pattern 4
216(1)
Finishing up with pentatonic pattern 5
217(1)
Connecting all the patterns
217(2)
Using the Pentatonic Scale as Major and Minor
219(4)
Playing the Pentatonic Scale in Other Keys
223(6)
Playing in F minor and Ai
224(1)
Playing in Fs minor and A major
225(1)
Playing in G minor and Bb major
226(1)
Playing in Git minor and B major and other keys
227(1)
Playing in A minor and C major
227(2)
Applying the Pentatonic Scale
229(4)
Chapter 12 Playing Music's Primary Melody Maker: The Major Scale
233(20)
Getting Familiar with the Major Scale
234(3)
Playing the Major Scale as Five Smaller Patterns
237(5)
Breaking down the G major scale
238(2)
Focusing on fingering
240(1)
Connecting the five patterns to cover the whole fretboard
240(2)
Practicing the Major Scale without Getting Bored
242(6)
Playing along with accompaniment
242(2)
Adding minor notes and patterns
244(1)
Transposing the major scale to new keys
245(3)
Applying the Major Scale
248(2)
Playing Three-Notes-Per-String Patterns
250(3)
Chapter 13 Playing in Modes and Using Modal Scale Patterns
253(24)
Understanding Modes
254(1)
Knowing how modal sounds are made
254(1)
Remembering that modes are more than just patterns or starting positions
255(1)
Playing Ionian Mode
255(3)
Seeing and hearing Ionian mode in action
255(2)
Using Ionian mode with the pentatonic scale
257(1)
Playing Dorian Mode
258(5)
Getting the Dorian details
258(3)
Using Dorian mode with the pentatonic scale
261(2)
Playing Phrygian Mode
263(3)
Playing Lydian Mode
266(4)
Playing Mixolydian Mode
270(3)
Playing Aeolian Mode
273(4)
Chapter 14 Exploring New Patterns with the Harmonic Minor Scale
277(18)
Getting to Know the Harmonic Minor Scale
278(4)
Raising the 7th scale degree
278(2)
Identifying some harmonic minor chord progressions
280(2)
Using Harmonic Minor within a Pentatonic Pattern
282(6)
Adding a raised 7th to the pentatonic
283(1)
Outlining the V7 chord
284(2)
Completing the harmonic minor scale
286(2)
Covering the Fretboard with Harmonic Minor Scale Patterns
288(3)
Picking out patterns
289(1)
Focusing on fingering
289(1)
Practice, practice, practice!
289(2)
Transposing the harmonic minor scale to new keys
291(1)
Playing in a Harmonic Minor Mode
291(1)
Getting to Know the Melodic Minor Scale
292(1)
Using Harmonic Minor in Dorian Mode
293(2)
Chapter 15 Playing the Blues
295(16)
Recognizing Blues Elements in Popular Music
296(1)
Playing Over a Blues V7 Chord
297(5)
Playing the dominant scale
297(2)
Using the major and minor pentatonic
299(1)
Mixing up the scale options
300(2)
Tackling Whole Chord Progressions with the 12-Bar Blues
302(4)
Switching dominant scales
304(1)
Sticking with minor pentatonic
305(1)
Using a major pentatonic scale
305(1)
Changing pentatonic scales on each chord
306(1)
Playing the Blues Scale
306(5)
Part 5: Part Of Tens 311(28)
Chapter 16 Ten Guitar Songs Worth Learning
313(14)
"Wish You Were Here"
314(2)
Pink Floyd
"La Bamba"
316(1)
Los Lobos
"Jack and Diane"
317(1)
John Mellencamp
"Brown Eyed Girl"
318(1)
Van Morrison
"With or Without You"
319(1)
U2
"Stairway to Heaven"
320(2)
Led Zeppelin
"Smooth"
322(1)
Santana
"Sunshine of Your Love"
323(2)
Cream
"Johnny B. Goode"
325(1)
Chuck Berry
"Jingle Bell Rock"
325(2)
Bobby Helms
Chapter 17 Ten Sample Scale Applications
327(6)
G-Em-C-D
328(1)
E-B-Csharpm-A
328(1)
E-D-A-E
329(1)
D-C-G-D
329(1)
Am-G-F
329(1)
Am-D
330(1)
Am-Bm
330(1)
Em-D-C-B7
330(1)
Fsharp-B-Cshapr
331(1)
E5-D5
331(2)
Chapter 18 Tens Ways to Put Theory into Practice
333(6)
Learn and Analyze Songs
333(2)
Play Along with Songs
335(1)
Record and Listen to Yourself
335(1)
Become a Super Looper
335(1)
Play with Others
336(1)
Play Out
336(1)
Practice a Little and Play a Lot
337(1)
Study More Music Theory Resources
337(1)
Set Reasonable, Realistic Goals
338(1)
Have a Good Time All the Time
338(1)
Appendix: Audio Tracks And Video Clips 339(4)
Index 343
Desi Serna is a music instructor, author, and podcaster hailed as a music theory expert by Rolling Stone magazine. He is the author of several guitar instructional videos and books, including Guitar Rhythm & Technique For Dummies. Known for his hands-on approach to music theory and his emphasis on popular music, Desi offers video instruction for beginner through advanced players at his GuitarMusicTheory.com website.