Overview
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Learn music theory as it applies to the modern electric and acoustic guitar.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Theory for the contemporary guitarist
- Notes on the staff
- Accidentals
- Enharmonic equivalents
- Measures
- Note values
- Time signatures
- Ties
- Dots
- Rest values
- The major scale
- Sharp scales
- Flat scales
- Keys and key signatures
- Cycle of 4ths and 5ths
- Relative minor keys
- Natural minor scale
- Parallel minor keys
- Intervals
- Major and perfect intervals
- Minor, diminished, and augmented intervals
- Simple intervals
- Interval inversion
- Triads
- Major triads
- Minor triads
- Diminished triads
- Augmented triads
- Inverting triads
- Slash chord notation
- Diatonic triads in major keys
- Diatonic triads in minor keys
- 7th chords
- Major 7th chords
- Minor 7th chords
- Dominant 7th chords
- Minor 7b5 chords
- Inverting 7th chords
- Diatonic 7th chords in major keys
- Diatonic 7th chords in minor keys
- Harmonic minor scale
- Harmonic minor diatonic triads and 7th chords
- Melodic minor scale
- Melodic minor diatonic triads and 7th chords
- Modes of the major scale
- Ionian mode
- Dorian mode
- Phrygian mode
- Lydian mode
- Mixolydian mode
- Aeolian mode
- Locrian mode
- The 12-bar blues progression
- Soloing over the blues: Mixolydian approach
- Soloing over the blues: Dorian approach
- Conclusion and credits
