Description

‘The Guitar Sourcebook’ and the resulting website was written over several years in my spare time, and includes many of the tips and tricks I have picked up along the way.

Here you will find just about all you need to know about playing the guitar. I have tried to keep it as simple as possible, with clear diagrams and tablature on most pages.

It is intended for students of the guitar who may know nothing about music, as an introduction to practical music theory and guitar method. It is also an excellent reference for more advanced students as a source for practical and compositional ideas.

This site (and the downloadable ebook) is broken up into 5 sections:

• Part 1: The Basics of Music – covers tuning, pitch, note names, reading music and tablature.
• Part 2: Melody – covers scales, modes and key signatures.
• Part 3: Harmony – covers intervals, triads, chords, progressions and substitutions.
• Part 4: Finger Exercises – contains some daily exercises to make you a better player.
• Part 5: Performance Pieces – contains some complete songs to perform, to show you how it all ties together.