Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask (Guitar Method) Summary and Reviews

Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask (Guitar Method)
by Tom Kolb

Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask (Guitar Method)
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Author: Tom Kolb
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-01
ISBN: 063406651X
Number of pages: 104
Publisher: Hal Leonard
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Book Review: A great, straightforward and informative read
Summary: 5 Stars

This books focus is primarily on how music theory relates to guitar and does the job really well. As a starting guitarist I have been using tabs to learn songs for my first year of guitar and thought it would be nice to venture into that scary land of musical notation. This book took me from start to finish and taught me from the bare basics how musical notation works and how it can be applied to guitar.

If you've just started playing and have no musical theory knowledge watsoever, but are sick of tabs, then this book is a must as it explores the topic in a detailed but non-patronizing way. I don't think there is anything better on the market for this purpose.

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