- ISBN13: 9780470387665
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Guitar Exercises For Dummies includes over 300 exercises along with lots of technique-building practice opportunities. It starts off with warm-up exercises (on and off-instrument) and then logically transitions to scales, scale sequences, arpeggios, arpeggio sequences, and chords, with a focus on building strength and consistency as well as refining technique.
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November 17th, 2009 at 9:27 am
The Phillips-Chappell guitar series in “Dummies” is very good. The authors write directly to the issues that are of interest to beginning guitarists in a clear and well illustrated manner.
This book is much more than exercises. It is the key to the next level of playing. The mystery of the fretboard is solved if you follow this book and put in some practice.
Rating: 5 / 5
November 17th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Great price. Quick shipping. Same new book but saved +30% vs. book store! Thanks.
Rating: 5 / 5
November 17th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Guitar Exercises for Dummies is a great aid for developing technique. Its well-organized collection of scales, chords and arpeggios (in all different keys and patterns) provides a solid foundation for any player. Included are five patterns for the major scale, five patterns each for the three minor scales (natural, harmonic and melodic), and five patterns for arpeggios (major, minor and seventh chords). Thankfully, the book is well organized, so it’s easy to find any scale in any pattern.
Once you learn how the authors name the five patterns (two start on the 6th string, two on the 5th string, and one on the 4th string), you can use the table of contents to quickly find any scale or arpeggio based on that pattern. Looking for a Bb minor 7th arpeggio starting on the 4th string? No problem. That’s pattern #5 in 8th position (page 145).
Also included are chord exercises, which is unusual in a typical “exercise book.” As a bonus, each chapter include. You also get a CD–nice playing! It’s not really necessary for the scales, but it’s nice for the songs. You won’t find modes, or chords beyond the 7th here, but for a comprehensive collection of major and minor studies in all positions and keys, this 200+ page book is hard to beat.
Rating: 5 / 5
November 17th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Drill, baby, drill! That’s what this book is about, with its scales, scale sequences (patterns), arpeggios, and chords numbering in the hundreds. The exercises here are organized by patterns, and each pattern is presented as a neck diagram (complete with fingering) and in music & tab at the beginning of each section. I particularly liked the arpeggio and chord sections, as that’s what most scale books don’t deal with. Authors Mark Phillips and Jon Chappell include some interesting songs (Mozart, Irish songs, Christmas carols, etc.) that apply the material taught in the chapters. The book includes some speed drills in the back, and the CD is helpful, especially for hearing the songs at the end of each chapter, and for “keeping you honest” when trying to keep up with those seventh chord arpeggios. Nice work, Mark & Jon!
Rating: 5 / 5