Mel Bay Fingerboard Theory for Guitar A Music Theory Text for Guitarists

This book contains concepts of music theory presented in such a way as to be easily understood by guitarists. All of the concepts are presented sequentially in an easy-to-follow formant using the guitar fingerboard as the visual tool. Contents include: scales, key signatures, intervals, chord construction and voicing, harmonizing melodies, chord embellishment and substitution, modes, cadences, augmented sixth chords, quartal harmony, and more. Using this book, guitarists will be able to unravel the mysteries of music theory and realize that the concepts are not so mysterious after all.

About the Author

Mike Christiansen is a Professor and Director of Guitar Studies at Utah State University. In 1994 he was selected "Professor of the Year" at Utah State. He is the author of numerous instructional books, has recorded several CDs, and appears on fourteen instructional videos. He has had articles published in several magazines including Acoustic Guitar and Soundboard, and has also conducted many workshops for guitarists and educators. In addition to this work geared toward teaching, he has played in many top bands and ensembles, has written and performed radio jingles, has backed up many artists on recordings and has written and recorded music for TV and educational films. Currently, in addition to his teaching and writing duties, Mike does solo work, performs with the Lightwood Duo (a clarinet-guitar duo), and is a member of the group, Mirage.

Customer Reviews:

Really good reference
By R. GALVEZ "polaco fan forever" (Lima,Peru)

I own other music theory books for guitar..but this one is really good since it covers lots of subjects such as intervals, inverted intervals, harmonizing a melody with triads, drop-two chords, the modes,etc.
It's an excellent reference book.

A must own for guitar players...
By J. Polak "Guitarsof Pikesville" (Baltimore, MD United States)

I strongly recommend this book for all guitar players and teachers. It is the most complete, logically presented and concise guitar theory presentation I've have ever seen. At $14.95 this book is well worth it and will be a text you will use throughout you lifetime. Teachers should recommend this book to thier students.

Not for beginners
By H. AU "saau_3" (San Jose, CA United States)

This book is excellent for intermediate to advanced guitarists. I know just like me, many guitarists that have been playing for a while get scared of studying the theories and tend to stay in the comfort zone playing what we already know. At the first few pages, the book seems to be easy on me as it shows some very basic knowledge. But it starts to speeds up quickly and made me uncomfortable with the new materials. But the more I study, I realized that those theories are very practical. I'm about 1/4 through the book and have learned more than the last 5 years. Highly recommended for serious guitarists as self-study or teaching material.

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