Don Latarski

A practical guide to the fundamentals of chord construction, analysis and function. Arranged in a logical, sequential order, beginning with intervals, then moving to triads, extended chords, altered chords, chord function, and chord substitution. A simple, straightforward approach to a complex topic.Author: Don LatarskiISBN-10:...

Shows each arpeggio in five positions in a simple diagram format. For every arpeggio the corresponding chord form and scale pattern are also shown. Covers all forms of the major, minor, and dominant 7th type chords.Author: Don LatarskiISBN-10: 0769209564ISBN-13: 9780769209562Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/1991Pages:...

Shows how to embellish and enhance any chord or chord progression to achieve new and more interesting sounds.Author: Don LatarskiISBN-10: 0769209599ISBN-13: 9780769209593Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/1991Pages: 56Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.70w x 0.20d

Explores the sound and shape of a chord's progression up and down the fingerboard. Each chord type is presented in eight fingerings using a cyclic diagram that shows that after the eighth fingering you will have arrived back at the starting point -- one...

Guitar Theory Illustrated is a pattern and graphic approach to learning music theory on the guitar. The most important and practical theory concepts are presented in clear and easily understood words and graphics. The 75 different integrated worksheets present the student with a variety...

Shows over 40 different chord types, in every practicable fingering on the guitar neck. All fingerings are based on five basic hand shapes. An excellent, systematic approach to building a comprehensive chord vocabulary.Author: Don LatarskiISBN-10: 0769209602ISBN-13: 9780769209609Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1991Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize:...

A guitar player's guide to music theory. This book is a complete theory course with recorded examples that put everything in an applicable, musical context. The recording includes all the musical examples and play-along tracks.Author: Don LatarskiISBN-10: 0898986923ISBN-13: 9780898986921Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1993Pages: 160Format:...

This book illustrates, in each of five different positions, all the modes of the major, harmonic minor, melodic minor, pentatonic, blues, diminished and whole tone scales. Don also shows the primary uses for each scale, with an example of each.Author: Don LatarskiISBN-10: 0769209580ISBN-13: 9780769209586Publisher:...

The most complete method for the modern blues guitarist. This book covers basic blues techniques, soloing over the I, IV, and V chords, and the differences between authentic blues soloing, blues-rock, funk, and jazz-oriented solos. Plus it demonstrates classic blues phrases, intros, endings, and...

This easy-to-use book is the best guitar chord reference book available. It contains thousands of chords in an easy-to-use dictionary style and offers the best fingerings along with music theory, clear up-close photos, and easy-to-view diagrams.Author: Don LatarskiISBN-10: 0757923410ISBN-13: 9780757923418Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2004Pages:...

This guitar chord book represents the largest and most highly organized and useful collection of chords yet published. Each chord type has five levels of organization: 1) Common Voicings (This is where you'll find shapes than are both relatively easy to play and sound...

Jazz Chords is not just a great reference source. It is a dynamic jazz guitar chord book that focuses on major, minor, and dominant chord voicings and how they function in jazz progressions such as ii-V7-I progressions, turnarounds, and blues progressions. Not only do...