Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Getting Started With Guitar Theory -- ch. 1 Guitar Theory in a Nutshell -- Why Learn Guitar Theory? -- Navigating the Fretboard -- Seeing the fretboard as a grid -- Viewing neck diagrams -- Reading guitar tablature -- Playing Scales -- Pentatonic scale -- Major scale -- Modes -- Harmonic minor scale -- Working with Chords -- CAGED chord system -- Adding chord tones and extensions -- Passing chords -- Charting chord progressions -- Testing Your Guitar Theory Knowledge -- ch. 2 Navigating the Fretboard Like a Pro -- Tracing Everything Back to Strings 6 and 5 -- Moving between pitches with whole steps and half steps -- Naming the pitches between natural notes: Sharps and flats -- Grouping notes -- Tracking Notes and Playing Songs with Octaves -- Shaping octaves with your 1st finger on strings 6 and 5 -- Shaping octaves with your 1st finger on strings 4 and 3 -- Shaping octaves that are three strings apart -- Repeating octaves beyond the 12th fret -- Measuring the Space between Pitches with Intervals -- Playing intervals 1 through 7 -- Filling in the gaps with flats and sharps -- pt. II Working With Chords from the Ground Up -- ch. 3 Harmonizing the Major Scale to Form Triads and Chords -- Building Triads and Chords -- Major triad: Building from the 1st scale degree of the major scale -- Minor triad: Building from the 2nd scale degree of the major scale -- Playing through the Seven Triads of the Major Scale -- Playing the Chord Sequence of the Major Scale -- ch. 4 Forming Chord Shapes with the CAGED System -- Making Chord Inversions and Chord Voicings -- Using the C Form -- Using the C form as a moveable barre chord -- Playing a C form arpeggio pattern -- Playing C form chord voicings -- Using the A Form -- Using the G Form -- Using the E Form -- Using the D Form -- Connecting the Five CAGED Forms -- Starting on C -- Starting on A -- Starting on G -- Starting on E -- Starting on D -- Sample CAGED Chord Changes -- Playing Minor CAGED Forms -- Playing the C minor form -- Playing the A minor form -- Playing the G minor form -- Playing the E minor form -- Playing the D minor form -- Connecting the Five Minor CAGED Forms -- Minor CAGED Chord Changes -- ch. 5 Adding Chord Tones and Extensions to Chords -- About Chord Tones and Extensions -- Adding 7ths to the Major Scale Chords i -- Playing major and minor 7th chords -- Playing dominant 7th chords -- Playing minor 7th flat 5 chords -- Working with 2nds and 9ths -- Sus2 chords -- Add9 chords -- Minor chords with 2nds and 9ths -- 9th chords -- Working with 4ths and 11ths -- Sus4 chords -- Add4 chords -- Playing 6th Chords and Blues Shuffles -- Adding Harmony with Pedal Point -- Playing Pedal Tones with Two Guitars -- pt. III Getting to Know Keys, Modes, and Chord Progressions -- ch. 6 Playing Chord Progressions by Numbers -- Drawing Chord Progressions from the Major Scale -- Using Roman Numerals to Represent Chords -- Visualizing Numbers on the Fretboard -- Transposing to New Keys -- Playing Common Chord Progressions -- Playing I-IV-V chord progressions -- Playing major chord progressions -- Adding minor chords ii, iii, and vi -- Playing minor chord progressions -- Starting Numbers on the 5th String -- Playing Chord Progressions with Open Chords -- ch. 7 Knowing Music Inside Out: Identifying Tonics, Keys, and Modes -- Understanding the Relationship between Major and Minor Scales -- Numbering the Relative Minor -- Accounting for any interval changes -- Looking at a few minor key song examples -- Identifying the Modes of the Major Scale -- Ionian (I) -- Dorian (ii) -- Phrygian (iii) -- Lydian (IV) -- Mixolydian (V) -- Aeolian (vi) -- Locrian (vii5) -- Key Signatures and Common Discrepancies -- Looking past the key signature to figure out a song's mode -- Considering some common discrepancies in music notation -- Comparing Scale Formulas and Structures -- ch. 8 Following Key Changes.

Getting to Know Key Changes by Switching Tonics within a Scale -- Switching between relative major and minor -- Switching between other scale degrees -- Transposing a Progression -- Changing Key and Progression -- Using Modal Interchange and Borrowed Chords -- Playing modal interchanges -- Playing minor modal interchanges -- Using the Circle of Fifths for Circle Progressions -- Applying the same circle to fourths -- Seeing circle progressions in action -- ch. 9 Dominant Function and Voice Leading -- Chord Function and the Dominant Chord -- Leading with the leading tone -- Tension rises with a tritone -- Playing songs with dominant function -- Secondary Dominants -- Drawing attention to some common secondary dominants -- Thinking of secondary dominants as mini key changes -- Songs that use secondary dominants -- Voice Leading -- ch. 10 Filling the Gaps with Passing Chords -- Getting to Know Chromatic Passing Chords -- Passing chords in blues -- We gonna get funky -- Chromatic ch-ch-ch-ch-changes -- Getting to Know Diminished Chords -- Fingering diminished chord shapes -- Playing diminished 7th chord inversions -- Using diminished 7ths as passing chords -- Substituting diminished 7th chords for dominant 7th chords -- Playing Augmented Chords -- Playing augmented chord inversions -- Using augmented chords for dominant function -- Using augmented chords in voice leading -- pt. IV Playing Guitar Scales -- ch. 11 Preparing for Riffs and Solos with the Pentatonic Scale -- Getting to Know the Pentatonic Scale -- Covering the Fretboard with the Pentatonic Scale -- Starting with pattern 1 -- Playing pentatonic pattern 2 -- Playing pentatonic pattern 3 -- Playing pentatonic pattern 4 -- Finishing up with pentatonic pattern 5 -- Connecting all the patterns -- Using the Pentatonic Scale as Major and Minor -- Playing the Pentatonic Scale in Other Keys -- Playing in F minor and A -- Playing in F minor and A major -- Playing in G minor and B major -- Playing in G minor and B major and other keys -- Playing in A minor and C major -- Applying the Pentatonic Scale -- ch. 12 Playing Music's Primary Melody Maker: The Major Scale -- Getting Familiar with the Major Scale -- Playing the Major Scale as Five Smaller Patterns -- Breaking down the G major scale -- Focusing on fingering -- Connecting the five patterns to cover the whole fretboard -- Practicing the Major Scale without Getting Bored -- Playing along with accompaniment -- Adding minor notes and patterns -- Transposing the major scale to new keys -- Applying the Major Scale -- Playing Three-Notes-Per-String Patterns -- ch. 13 Playing in Modes and Using Modal Scale Patterns -- Understanding Modes -- Knowing how modal sounds are made -- Remembering that modes are more than just patterns or starting positions -- Playing Ionian Mode -- Seeing and hearing Ionian mode in action -- Using Ionian mode with the pentatonic scale -- Playing Dorian Mode -- Getting the Dorian details -- Using Dorian mode with the pentatonic scale -- Playing Phrygian Mode -- Playing Lydian Mode -- Playing Mixolydian Mode -- Playing Aeolian Mode -- ch. 14 Exploring New Patterns with the Harmonic Minor Scale -- Getting to Know the Harmonic Minor Scale -- Raising the 7th scale degree -- Identifying some harmonic minor chord progressions -- Using Harmonic Minor within a Pentatonic Pattern -- Adding a raised 7th to the pentatonic -- Outlining the V7 chord -- Completing the harmonic minor scale -- Covering the Fretboard with Harmonic Minor Scale Patterns -- Picking out patterns -- Focusing on fingering -- Practice, practice, practice! -- Transposing the harmonic minor scale to new keys -- Playing in a Harmonic Minor Mode -- Getting to Know the Melodic Minor Scale -- Using Harmonic Minor in Dorian Mode -- ch. 15 Playing the Blues -- Recognizing Blues Elements in Popular Music -- Playing Over a Blues V7 Chord -- Playing the dominant scale -- Using the major and minor pentatonic -- Mixing up the scale options.

Tackling Whole Chord Progressions with the Twelve-Bar Blues -- Switching dominant scales -- Sticking with minor pentatonic -- Using a major pentatonic scale -- Changing pentatonic scales on each chord -- Playing the Blues Scale -- pt. V Part of Tens -- ch. 16 Ten Guitar Songs Worth Learning -- "Wish You Were Here" / Pink Floyd -- "La Bamba" / Los Lobos -- "Jack and Diane" / John Mellencamp -- "Brown Eyed Girl" / Van Morrison -- "With or Without You" by U2 -- "Stairway to Heaven" / Led Zeppelin -- "Smooth" / Santana -- "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream -- "Johnny B. Goode" / Chuck Berry -- "Jingle Bell Rock" / Bobby Helms -- ch. 17 Ten Sample Scale Applications -- G-Em-C-D -- E-B-Cm-A -- E-D-A-E -- D-C-G-D -- Am-G-F -- Am-D -- Am-Bm -- Em-D-C-B7 -- F-B-C -- E5-D5 -- ch. 18 Tens Ways to Put Theory into Practice -- Learn and Analyze Songs -- Play Along with Songs -- Record and Listen to Yourself -- Become a Super Looper -- Play with Others -- Play Out -- Practice a Little and Play a Lot -- Study More Music Theory Resources -- Set Reasonable, Realistic Goals -- Have a Good Time All the Time.