The Little Guitar Book That Could: Tenth Position (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780578596815)

This LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD showcases the C A G E D guitar chord and scale sequence exclusively in the TENTH POSITION, for all to see, use and reference. But, before thumbing through this book, there's some musical practicalities that the guitarist may need reminding of...even though he or she may have played for years. For example, in this book, six is the exact number of consecutive frets involved in the TENTH POSITION, and it spans a full two octaves plus a perfect fourth when in standard tuning. Plus when in the TENTH POSITION, the second and third fingers on the fretting hand are to remain stationary in their respective frets or "slots", initially, as their stationary qualities allow the first and or fourth finger to stretch or slide that additional space. For the picking hand though, a very important pattern occurs down by the sound hole or bridge, where that hand just so happens to reside practically all the time. This pattern involves every other string, and is best evidenced when the C A G E D main root note sequence is plucked alphabetically, starting with the E root on the first or thinnest guitar string. To familiarize oneself with it, start by picking the E (first string, third finger); then G (third string, third finger); A (fifth string, third finger); C (second string, fourth finger); D (fourth string, third finger) and conclude with the E (sixth string, third finger). The one-three-five-two-four-six string pattern naturally fits the picking hand, and is looped, forwards or backwards (six-four-two-five-three-one) as the E roots on the first /sixth string(s) are deemed interchangeable. The terms that need clarification for the purposes of THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD are those being main root notes, octaves and unisons. What are main root notes? Generally speaking, main root notes represent a specific set or aggregate of root notes that fall or cluster under the second and third fingers of the fretting hand. Once the location of each of the core or main root notes is memorized in this, the TENTH POSITION, the attention then moves to their matching octaves found in the outer fret areas. An octave is defined as the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its own frequency. Some correctly call the interval a "perfect octave", and in guitarland, octaves are usually "one string one fret away". This handy fact helps memorize their location even though, occasionally, two strings and or two frets are involved (the same concept applies in that there will be some sort of string skipping). And lastly, unisons are defined as when two or more notes in music happen to sound the exact same pitch. In guitarland, it usually means "same note different string or fret". The term also implies that the unison in question does indeed occur inside the guitar position at hand. So that's it! THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD for the TENTH POSITION is uncomplicated, straightforward and super easy to use. Its "picture worth a thousand words" approach or format allows one to take full musical advantage of the guitar fretboard material straight away. You'll have fun discovering some fresh perspectives on the same old same old, while also adding some new twists and turns to your own technique. THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD for the TENTH POSITION also contains generous amounts of guitar music notation paper and guitar tablature paper as well, all of which can be used as a composition journal or song drafting addemdium. As always, thank you very kindly for including THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD in your library of fretboard knowledge needs...Enjoy!

Author: Walter H. III Klosowski,Walter Klosowski
ISBN-10: 0578596814
ISBN-13: 9780578596815
Publisher: Omni Music Press
Language: English
Published: 10/20/2019
Pages: 146
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.31d