The CAGED System for Guitar

Scales and Arpeggios-This in-depth scale and arpeggio text is core curriculum at the University of Southern California's Studio Guitar Department.Using a comprehensive approach that includes three different organizational systems it coversthe technical foundation that is necessary for playing any style of music. The CAGED system (five positions) the Finger Stretch system (all twelve keys in one position) and the Three-Note Per String system (seven patterns) areexamined.Although each of these three systems is examined the CAGED system serves as the basis for much of the material covered in this book. Instead of traditional musical notation the book uses fingerboard diagrams tofocus on the visual aspect of the patterns. The goal is to present an approach to understanding and mastering the fingerboard by outlining the best and most practical elements of these different systems.Book Two presentspatterns for the harmonic minor and melodic minor scales and all of their relative modes: the bebop scale (major minor and dominant) chromatic scale whole-tone scale diminished scale (whole/half and half/whole) and augmentedscale. Along with these scale forms patterns for minor (major 7) and augmented (major 7) arpeggios are presented.

Grammy Award winner songwriter composer producer recording artist and rst-call session and touring musician Massimo Varini is one of the world?s most celebrated and versatile Guitarists and educators.As the only Italian Guitar tutor on Truefire.com Massimo Varini is a name that is causing ripples outside of his native Italy. With a huge YouTube following and bestselling Guitar tutorials at home MassimoVarini is bringing his Basic Guitar Course to English speakers for the first time. With a focus on learning to read music and legions of happy students Massimo Varini?s BasicGuitar Course sets itself apart from other tutorial books on the market. Learn how to play scales chords and arpeggios how to accompany songs and the CAGED system to master the fretboard in this clear concise andeasy to follow volume.

Foundations Of Rock: Evolution Of Rock Guitar covers the evolution of Rock Guitar with focus on intermediate to advanced application of scales arpeggios and techniques using example solos in the style ofguitar legends such as Chuck Berry Jimi Hendrix Joe Satriani and more.Concepts demonstrated include the CAGED System lick based bending exercises and extending power chords. Foundations Of Rock:Evolution Of Rock Guitar has been written in standard notation and tablature. Lessons are provided on accompanying DVD and CD and also includes rehearsal tracks.

The FINGERBOARD series was created to progressively improve upon fretboard knowledge sight-reading and all other topics and to be included in a study plan that corresponds to the other volumes in my catalogue of educational material. In this 4th Volume of the FINGERBOARD series we get a deeper knowledge of MELODIC ARPEGGIOS: that?s why I named it ARPEGGIOLOGY.3 4 and 5 note arpeggios are fundamental not only to understanding and knowing the fretboard but to improvisation in any genre of music. For this reason you will see arpeggios to be studied with different techniques fingerings and voicings on the fretboard: from the CAGED system and arpeggio inversions(very useful in jazz) to sweep picking arpeggios and _x001F_ngerings more suitable to shredding! There are also ?Unit Recaps? that will help you find harmonic shortcuts and create examples to put into use immediately on your own!A NEW APPROACH TO TEACHING IN THESE EDUCATIONAL BOOKS: Hours of video content ready for your television computer hand-held device phone or tablet You will get the maximum results from each lesson by watching the video with the book open in front of you! It?s like having a personal private lesson with me. You will find that some lessons put more importance on the video and others more on the written lesson. In the ROM section of the DVD you will find videos ready for your portable devices some playalong mp3s to study with (the same ones I use in the video) and the ?click to speed up? function my idea to help you successfully increase your velocity little by little. Copy the files to your portable device whether a new-generation phone tablet or any other device and bring my lessons with you!Backing tracks are in the DVD?s ROM section all the examples in the Video DVD

A beginner to intermediate's course in electric guitar with Jamie Humphries. In this electric guitar primer Jamie takes an in-depth look at the essentials of guitar playing. including: chord construction the CAGED system theCycle of 4ths scales & soloing techniques. If you're a beginner looking to take your playing to the next level or an intermediate who wants to further their theory knowledge this tutorial will help get you there! JamieHumphries is the author of the acclaimed Giants of Rock and Giants of Metal guitar courses. He is a teacher at one of the UK's leading music colleges and a regular contributor to Guitar Techniques magazine. NB: This DVD isonly guaranteed to play in PAL format DVD players. The majority of NTSC players CANNOT play this disc.

An Easy Guide To The Fingerboard-Anyone can solo on Guitar! Marcy Marxer's DVD shows you that as long as you know your basic chords you can start playing melodies and improvising lead parts. This easy-to-use method brings all of the frets notes and strings into clear focus providing a useful roadmap to the guitar fingerboard.Marxer teaches you scales both across the neck and along the string allowing you to visualise your path along the guitar finding melodies and intervals within chord shapes. She introduces simple tunes including Frere Jacques and Will The Circle Be Unbroken and shows how the adding of passing notes bends and slides will lead to your first bluesy solo ideas. There's evenan explanation of the intricacies of the CAGED tuning system.