Garage Band Theory: music theory-learn to read & play by ear, tab & notation for guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, piano, beginner & advanced lessons, improvisation, chords & scales for jazz and blues

by Duke Sharp

Overview

This is non Academic, practical, useful theory for living-room pickers and working musicians who want to be able to think coherently about music in order to ask questions and understand answers about the music they want to play.

The stuff in GBT is about understanding The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, Cole Porter and Duke Ellington, The Grateful Dead and Vampire Weekend.

It's NOT about analyzing Bach Fugues.

It was written for the 99% of musicians who are NOT music majors by a incorrigible honky-tonk guitar player who plays by ear ... but understands the relevant vocabulary and what's sensible and useful for MOST players.

"Garage Band Theory is a must for any musician." Rodney Crowell

"Don't be put off by this giant book - Duke's got the secrets of the universe in here. Quite simply, this is the most comprehensive book on music theory I've ever seen."
Bill Payne (Little Feat)

"Something for every musician at any level. Especially helpful is the musical notation and tablature for a variety of instruments. This book inspires me to learn and practice more."
Sam Bush

"Garage Band Theory is a veritable encyclopedia of useful tools and tips.This book lifts the lid off the "black box" of music theory and let's the light shine in - and in a fun, practical way.
This is a book which should be left handily lying around the living room, bedside, studio, classroom, (restroom?) - ready to be dipped into at any time for reference purposes or just to improve or refresh one's fluency in the language of music.
A great resource for musicians young and old no matter what your training. For the price of a one-hour lesson, GBT offers a lifetime of learning."
Alasdair Fraser

"Garage Band Theory let me know how little I know... but in a good way. It's a great book!" Sterling C Ball CEO, Ernie Ball Inc.

"This book is written in the people's key." Kostas

"Garage Band Theory offers you everything you need to know to understand, play and make your own music. Because he is both an accomplished musician and teacher, Sharp's Garage Band Theory is an excellent guide for beginners and more advanced players alike."
Sam Barry, author, musician

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780976642008
Publisher:	Alexander James Sharp
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Pages:	596
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.21(d)

Table of Contents

Music Theory, Mathematics and Playing By Ear - I

How to Use This Book -VIII

1 - Note Names - 1

Notes on keyboards and fretboards, diagrams and explanation of standard tuning for lots of stringed instruments, notes on the staff, clefs

2 - Counting - 28

Note and rest values, time signatures, metronome settings, largo, adagio, etc, counting, odd meters, triplets, ties, slurs, dotted notes, counting exercises, pickup measures, introduction to reading rhythm, written quiz.

3 - Intervals: Part One - 67

Melodic and harmonic intervals, basic intervals, (2nd through octave) guitar tuned in 4ths, mandolin and others tuned in 5ths, seven-string guitar, inverting intervals, parallel 4ths, blues turnaround, playing exercises, written quiz.

4 - Intervals: Part Two - 101

Sharps, flats and naturals, enharmonic and accidental, half and whole steps, written quiz and playing exercises.

5 - Intervals: Part Three -112

Perfect intervals, major intervals, altering intervals, tritone, inverting intervals, written quiz and playing exercises.

6 - Scales - 131

Major scale, solfege, scale degrees, movable scale forms for guitar, modes, natural minor scales, harmonic minor scales, melodic minor scales, chromatic scales, diminished scales, whole tone scale, major and minor pentatonic scales, blues scales and altered scales, speed building exercise, arpeggios, sight singing exercise.

7 - Major & Minor Chords - 207

Complete explanation of major chords, minor chords, the CAGED sequence, barre chords, chord inversions, diatonic triads, arpeggios

8 - Beyond Major & Minor Chords - 279

9 - Augmented, Diminished and (alt.) Chords - 314

Full explanation and diagrams of augmented, diminished chords and (alt.) chords. Augmented triads, augmented 7th chords, diminished triads, diminished 7th chords, half diminished chords, (alt.) chords, written quiz, playing exercises for guitar, mandolin, mandola and tenor banjo.

10 - The Key - 334

Diatonic triads within a key, naming triads with Roman numerals, Nashville number system, transposing, modulation, key signatures, circle of 5ths, introduction to blues slide tunings, explanation of transposing instruments, "cross-harp blues harmonica," capos, web link to "Who's on First" by Abbott and Costello, open tunings, drop D tuning, E tuning, DADGAD, transposing charts for major, natural minor and harmonic minor keys, written quiz, playing exercises.

11 - Chord Progressions - 381

Four-bar progressions, Eight-bar progressions, Doin' the Two-Five-One, Eleven Variations on a Twelve-Bar Blues, Introduction to playing complex progressions in a 5-fret span, half-step substitutions, common folk, rock, bluegrass, country, blues and jazz progressions.

12 - Melody, Harmony, Scales and Chords - 431

How to use scales and basic triads to find melodies and harmonies by ear, Major scale in four-part harmony to include 7ths. Harmonic minor scale in four-part harmony to include the 7ths, counterpoint, close harmony, parallel harmony.

13 - Reading The Road Map - 467

Part names (like Intro, verse, chorus, etc), repeat signs, da capo, al fine, da coda, dal segno, fakebooks, how to make a chart, exercise for reading music. Suggestion for use of commercial "Play Along CDs," sample of charts, written quiz.

14 - Putting It All Together - 505