Easy language. Music reading not required. Includes free downloadable audio!

Inside the 12 chapters of this guitar theory book you'll learn about intervals, triads, major and minor keys, chord sequences - and understand how to apply them to your playing, improvising and songwriting. I'll use diagrams and simple, non-intimidating language to teach you in minutes, things which confuse some guitarists for years.

This guitar music theory book is for you if:

• You want to boost your music theory knowledge so you can become the guitar player you really want to be
• You're a singer-songwriter who needs to learn about chords, keys and chord progressions in order to write great songs (like you hear on recordings!)
• You want to learn music theory but are unsure where to start
• You're a student who needs a crash course in music theory essentials to prepare for college auditions, entrance exams etc
• You're a beginner who wants to easily learn how music works as you take your first steps in learning to play guitar so you can avoid confusion, improve faster and learn more easily
• You feel confused and intimidated by the 'jargon' you hear other musicians or YouTube teachers use
• You 'kind of' understand theory... but you're not really sure how well!

What will this book teach you about?

In the 12 lessons you'll find super clear explanations, practical examples and quiz questions on:

• The Musical Alphabet - the only 12 notes used in all music!
• Tones and Semitones
• The Major Scale - learn what it actually is
• Major and Minor Triads - as used in most pop, country, rock and folk music
• Major Scale Intervals - major 3rds, perfect 4ths...what are they?
• Chromatic Intervals - discover what weird names like diminished and augmented really mean
• Major Keys - parts 1 & 2
• Chord Progressions - start writing pro-sounding chord sequences and songs of your own
• Pentatonic Scales - the most common guitar scales ever...
• The Natural Minor Scale - essential for minor key soloing in rock, pop and other styles
• Minor Key Basics - learn the secrets of awesome minor key songs and chord sequences

How will you learn and remember all this? Easy!

Each chapter introduces a new element of guitar theory. You get a clear but detailed explanation of the concept and multiple examples/practical exercises, FAQs and more to drive your understanding home. Test yourself using the quiz questions at the end of each chapter (answers supplied). To help you play certain practical examples there is also an appendix of common open chord shapes and barre chords at the back of the book. Plus, every chapter is also available to you (free) as an audio file so you can immerse yourself in guitar theory whilst at the gym or walking the dog! You'll find details for these in the book.

You Can Do This ... and without all the bull!

Master all the guitar barre chords you need to know to play literally hundreds of songs on the guitar with this step-by-step guitar method book, including downloadable audio practice tracks.

Many guitar players struggle with barre chords for months or even years... but with No Bull Barre Chords for Guitar you can systematically learn and master all of the essential barre chord shapes and techniques guitar players and singer-songwriters need to know, and in a fraction of the time it takes most other guitar players.

This book is perfect for you if:

• You are a beginner guitarist who wants to use barre chords to take your playing to the next step
• You've always struggled to play barre chords (and want to finally crack them!)
• You're looking for a systematic way to massively grow your knowledge of chord shapes on the guitar
• You're frustrated with not being able to play all the chords you need to play many of your favourite songs
• You know you need to learn about barre chords but are confused about where to begin
• You've tried playing barre chords but found them impossible!
• You want to use just a handful of chord shapes to play almost any chord you'll ever need to play!

This step-by-step guitar method book gives you the exact process that I've used in over 30,000 hours of hands-on teaching and shows you the practice techniques, exercises and 'insider tips' I've used to help hundreds of guitar players master barre chords and play the music they enjoy.

Inside No Bull Barre Chords for Guitar you'll discover:

• How to quickly learn and remember any chord shape...fast
• Barre chord hand position tips for crystal-clear sounding chords every time
• How to combine barre chords with other chord shapes like open chords to play literally thousands of potential songs
• Tips to get you smoothly changing between barre chord shapes (without it taking ages!)
• How to add strumming rhythm to your barre chords, common barre chord 'embellishments' and much more

Explained and demonstrated in 100% confusion free language with no music reading necessary, No Bull Barre Chords for Guitar can help you:

• Avoid most of the common barre chord mistakes which hold players up
• Avoid the common barre chord problems (weak hand position, 'dead' sounding strings etc) that can stop you in your tracks and make playing barre chords seem impossible!
• Practice and conquer the must-know barre chords you need to be able to play literally thousands of possible chord progressions and songs
• 'Unlock' the guitar neck to massively expand your chord library and be able to find a shape for almost any chord you'll ever need to play

With exact practice exercises and routines to follow plus downloadable practice tracks, No Bull Barre Chords for Guitar is the answer to those barre chord blues, so grab your copy now and start your journey towards mastering barre chords today!

Consisting of volumes 1, 2 & 3 in the popular Music Theory for Guitarists series, this in-depth method book gives you step-by-step lessons in most of the music theory you'll ever need to know - explained in straightforward, confusion-free language with absolutely no music reading necessary, with hundreds of practical examples to play and study.

Music Theory for Guitarists, the Complete Method Book also comes with over 100 downloadable audio lessons, demonstrations, backing tracks and practice drills to help you become the musician, guitar player or songwriter you always wanted to be.

A complete method to take your knowledge to pro-level without the years of confusion and frustration most players experience.

• Volume 1 teaches you the basics all players need to know. Learn about the major scale, triads, basic intervals, major and minor keys, pentatonic scales, chord progressions and more
• In Volume 2 you'll build on the basics with lessons on learning the fretboard, chord inversions, compound intervals (9ths, 11ths etc.), sus and add9 chords, seventh chords, the Circle of Fifths, and 2 chapters devoted to the modes of the major scale
• Volume 3 takes your music theory to almost pro-level. Master your fretboard with the CAGED System, learn about extended chords, improvising with modes, harmonic minor scale, diminished and augmented chords, key change/modulation techniques, 'stand-in' and substitute chords and much more

Includes quizzes and assignments to test your understanding plus over 100 downloadable audio tracks so you can listen and hear how many of the concepts are taught in a musical setting

No music reading skills required!

For a complete easy-to-understand music theory method book for guitar players look no further than Music Theory for Guitarists, the Complete Method Book.

Massively improve your knowledge and understanding of the guitar fretboard and guitar theory with this step-by-step method for using the CAGED system.

Armed with everything in this book, you can learn and master the essential guitar scales all over the guitar neck, organize your fretboard for greater understanding and faster progress, use the exercises shown to practice smarter and more efficiently, and become a better guitar player, soloist, improviser and all-round musician.

In this method book (with accompanying demonstration videos and backing tracks) you'll discover how to use the CAGED method to unlock your guitar fretboard and overcome the fretboard 'roadblocks' which prevent most guitar players from ever truly mastering the guitar neck. After the CAGED system has been clearly explained, you'll learn how to apply it to the most useful guitar scales all guitar players need to know: the minor pentatonic, major pentatonic, major scale and natural minor scale plus arpeggio shapes for major7, dominant7, minor7 and minor7b5. I'll also reveal how to use what you've learned to master other essential guitar scales like the Dorian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, minor6 pentatonic and the blues scale.

The CAGED System for Guitar gives you 40 sample guitar licks, with video demonstrations, to help you build your guitar solos and soloing vocabulary. You also get step-by-step practice routines and guitar exercises, as well as 'speed learning' techniques to help you to master your fretboard in a fraction of the time it takes most other guitarists.

In The CAGED System for Guitar you'll discover:

• The five CAGED chord shapes to use for organising and finally understanding your guitar fretboard. Learn how to memorize these quickly and easily using 'speed learning' techniques, circle of fifths exercises, and 'visualization' approaches for a solid fretboard foundation
• How to 'build' scale shapes and patterns around CAGED chord shapes for unshakeable fretboard knowledge and confidence! Use this method to find a shape for any scale, in any key, anywhere on the fretboard, and play guitar with freedom at last!
• 40 sample CAGED licks illustrating how to go from playing scale shapes to playing killer licks and solos all over the fretboard. These licks show you the tastiest bends, double-stops and scale runs to help you build your soloing vocabulary and start using each of the CAGED scale shapes like a pro (practice required!)
• How to build an endless number of great lick and soloing ideas. Use the techniques and practice methods described in the 'Vocab Accelerator' chapter to grow your soloing vocabulary, lick library, and soloing skills
• Step-by-step practice routines and learn the exact fretboard exercises to use in order to thoroughly and efficiently assimilate everything shown into your guitar playing repertoire

Ready to get started?

No music reading necessary, just confusion-free language with diagrams and hands on examples to put theory into practice.

This step-by-step guide is for you if:

• You've just picked up a ukulele and have learned to play a few chords
• You've been playing for a while and now want to develop your playing through a greater understanding of the art of making music
• You find yourself confused by the words and language other musicians use at jams, ukulele club, campfire song sessions etc
• You've learned to play from chord sheets, song sheets, books or online videos and now want to understand more about what makes music work
• You want to learn the basic nuts and bolts of music so that you can learn and remember songs more easily, work out other peoples songs and maybe even write some of your own (!)
• You're looking for a step-by-step method for learning 95% of the music theory you'll ever need to know, without the confusion and explained in simple terms which everyone can understand

This book will help you:

• Break free from song sheet slavery
• Nail the theory behind keys, chord families and useful chord progressions
• Learn to understand the music you play and listen to
• Use your own knowledge and ability to learn songs more easily
• Build your knowledge step-b-step, chapter-by-chapter
• Test your knowledge with quizzes each step of the way

I'll see you inside!

Easy language. Music reading not required. Includes free downloadable audio!

Inside the 12 chapters of this guitar theory book you'll learn about intervals, triads, major and minor keys, chord sequences - and understand how to apply them to your playing, improvising and songwriting. I'll use diagrams and simple, non-intimidating language to teach you in minutes, things which confuse some guitarists for years.

This guitar music theory book is for you if:

• You want to boost your music theory knowledge so you can become the guitar player you really want to be
• You're a singer-songwriter who needs to learn about chords, keys and chord progressions in order to write great songs (like you hear on recordings!)
• You want to learn music theory but are unsure where to start
• You're a student who needs a crash course in music theory essentials to prepare for college auditions, entrance exams etc
• You're a beginner who wants to easily learn how music works as you take your first steps in learning to play guitar so you can avoid confusion, improve faster and learn more easily
• You feel confused and intimidated by the 'jargon' you hear other musicians or YouTube teachers use
• You 'kind of' understand theory... but you're not really sure how well!

What will this book teach you about?

In the 12 lessons you'll find super clear explanations, practical examples and quiz questions on:

• The Musical Alphabet - the only 12 notes used in all music!
• Tones and Semitones
• The Major Scale - learn what it actually is
• Major and Minor Triads - as used in most pop, country, rock and folk music
• Major Scale Intervals - major 3rds, perfect 4ths...what are they?
• Chromatic Intervals - discover what weird names like diminished and augmented really mean
• Major Keys - parts 1 & 2
• Chord Progressions - start writing pro-sounding chord sequences and songs of your own
• Pentatonic Scales - the most common guitar scales ever...
• The Natural Minor Scale - essential for minor key soloing in rock, pop and other styles
• Minor Key Basics - learn the secrets of awesome minor key songs and chord sequences

How will you learn and remember all this? Easy!

Each chapter introduces a new element of guitar theory. You get a clear but detailed explanation of the concept and multiple examples/practical exercises, FAQs and more to drive your understanding home. Test yourself using the quiz questions at the end of each chapter (answers supplied). To help you play certain practical examples there is also an appendix of common open chord shapes and barre chords at the back of the book. Plus, every chapter is also available to you (free) as an audio file so you can immerse yourself in guitar theory whilst at the gym or walking the dog! You'll find details for these in the book.

You Can Do This ... and without all the bull!

Boost your guitar fretboard and guitar theory skills, your memorization and recall of the notes on your guitar neck, your music theory for guitar understanding, your knowledge of chords and chord theory, your songwriting and composition skills... and much more with the awesome power of the circle of fifths!

Many guitar players never have the circle of fifths explained to them in a way that makes sense, so they never learn to use this amazing, visual tool for musicians. If you want the circle of fifths made easy, without the confusion you experience with most guitar theory books, then this title, with its accompanying 45 minute downloadable Circle of Fifths Video Masterclass and bonus resources is exactly what you need.

In this book, I show you straightforward secrets or 'recipes' for using the circle of fifths chord wheel to:

• Learn your guitar fretboard and painlessly memorize all the notes on your guitar neck so that you never forget them (using a single easy chord shape!)
• Create guitar exercises for memorizing chord shapes, scale patterns, arpeggios, and licks, so that you can practice smarter and more efficiently than ever before and see greater progress
• Learn all the notes in every major scale and all the chords in every major and minor key so that you understand chord theory and chord progressions on a whole new level (essential knowledge for all musicians and songwriters)
• Understand, memorize and learn the songs you play more easily than ever before, and change key quickly and easily when you need to
• Work out the chords for a 12 bar blues or I-IV-V chord sequence in any key instantly using a simple 'one forward, one back' pattern
• Work out and memorize relative minors, I-VI-II-V, II-V-I, III-VI-II-V-I chord progressions, major scale 'tricks' and shortcuts, and more

With bite-sized lessons revealing crucial circle of fifths secrets, practical exercises, and quizzes to check your understanding, plus downloadable bonus content including a video masterclass, any guitar player can master what they need to know about the circle of fifths with this book.

Want to play smokin' blues guitar? This step-by-step method book with free video lessons, backing tracks and audio demo tracks included, can quickly get you confidently playing authentic sounding blues guitar solos and licks!

Learn how to play authentic blues guitar with this exciting new book and video package:

• 100% confusion-free language and simple explanations
• Dedicated website featuring video lessons and demo of all the solos, scales and techniques in the book
• No music reading necessary: guitar tab, chord and fretboard diagrams make it easy to learn even if you can't read music
• Downloadable 'Play-Along' audio practice tracks
• 'Live band feel' blues backing tracks for every solo study in the book

This book is perfect for you if:

• You are a beginner looking to learn the basics of blues guitar without it being confusing and taking you years
• You are an intermediate blues guitar player who wants to brush up your skills, learn new techniques and build up your vocabulary of blues licks
• You're frustrated by your inability to play great blues solos but don't know where you're going wrong
• You want to feel more confident when you step up to play blues in your band or at a jam session
• You've been left confused, disappointed or frustrated by other methods you've followed
• You want to play blues guitar but just don't know where to even start
• You're fed up of trawling through millions of YouTube guitar lessons and want a proven, easy to use method to follow

In Blues Soloing for Guitar, Volume 1:

• You'll master the essential basics all the great blues guitarists use in their playing
• You'll discover the techniques, licks, scales and theory used by the hottest electric blues guitar masters
• You'll learn to play authentic blues solos in the styles of Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Albert King, Freddie King and other blues legends, complete with a lick-by-lick breakdown
• I show you my proven 'Power Move' method so you can immediately start playing blues licks and solos of your own (without it taking years...)
• I show you what you need to know about string bending, vibrato, blues curls and other crucial blues guitar techniques (so you can get them sounding great)
• You're shown the music theory, scales and chords you need to play authentic blues styles... taught in a no-nonsense and easy to understand way

Blues Soloing for Guitar Vol. 1 features the following lessons:

• Introduction: How to use this book and video package
• Lesson 1: The Basics You Need to play Awesome Blues Guitar, including the 12 bar blues, the minor pentatonic scale, the blues scale
• Lesson 2: String Bending, Blues Curls and 'Kickin' Off' Solo Study, including bending hand position, how to bend and how to make it sound bluesy!
• Lesson 3: Vibrato Technique and 'Sweet William' Solo Study, including 3 vibrato mistakes to avoid
• Lesson 4: Sliding Scale Patterns and 'Blues Brew' Solo Study, including the sliding minor pentatonic pattern and sliding blues scales
• Lesson 5: The Major 3rd Trick and 'Windy City' Solo Study
• Lesson 6: More 12 Bar Blues Theory and 'Don't Rush' Solo Study, including one-four-five blues chords and quick change blues

No music reading necessary plus over 75 minutes of supporting video lessons and demonstrations and over 50 minutes of backing tracks in a variety of rock styles.

• Build the soloing vocabulary and technical skills you need to play authentic rock and metal guitar solos
• Over 100 sample licks and exercises based on the playing of legendary guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Angus Young, Michael Schenker, Tony Iommi, Ritchie Blackmore, Gary Moore, Randy Rhoads, Zakk Wylde, Kirk Hammett, Slash, Paul Gilbert, George Lynch, Warren DeMartini and others
• Learn essential blues-rock licks, repeating licks, 'sliding scale' licks, double-stop licks, legato licks and more
• Learn and understand essential rock scales like the minor pentatonic, blues scale, major pentatonic, natural minor scale and Dorian mode
• Nail essential rock techniques like string bending, 'wide' rock vibrato, muting and string damping, pinch harmonics, 'hammering-from-nowhere' and others
• Discover how to put it all together into solos that make an impact by exploring techniques like repetition, contrast, phrasing, dynamics etc.
• Includes lessons on how to practice, building speed with a metronome, 'speed learning' techniques for faster memorisation of new material, different bending techniques (pre-bends, repicked bends etc), amp setting guidelines, basic rhythm reading and more
• Easy to follow method with no music reading necessary!

This is more than just another 'book of licks'! It literally gives you a step-by-step method for building a soloing vocabulary like the one all the great rock players have. This can potentially transform your playing and get you playing authentic rock solos with more fluency and authority than you perhaps thought possible.

Rock Lick Method for Guitar also comes with an optional free download pack containing over 75 minutes of video tuition/demonstration of the material in the book, over 20 authentic rock backing tracks plus a blank tab workbook/practice diary to use alongside the method.

• Rock players who wants to massively expand their soloing vocabulary and their repertoire of licks and techniques
• Players from other styles (blues, country etc.) who want to build their rock guitar skills
• Players who are sick and tired of playing the same licks and need some fresh ideas!
• Intermediate players looking to level up their playing
• Intermediate-advanced players looking for inspiration and ideas so they can build on their existing skills

• This book is not really aimed at the complete beginner, some experience and ability playing licks and solos is preferable
• This book is not aimed at someone looking for a library of 'shred' licks using sweep picking, tapping etc. These advanced playing techniques are not covered

• Learn about modal improvisation, the CAGED System, the harmonic minor scale, extended chords, key changes/modulation techniques...and more
• Boost your skills as a composer, songwriter, improviser and all-round musician
• Includes practical exercises and quizzes to check your understanding
• Free backing tracks and play-along audio demos of selected examples available

After using this book you'll have a near 'pro-level' understanding of music theory and how it relates to the guitar, enabling you to become a more accomplished improviser, singer-songwriter/composer, and become a more advanced all-round musician.

In this book you'll discover:

• How to use the CAGED system to master finding your way around the guitar neck. Learn to find any scale, chord or arpeggio anywhere on the fretboard without getting lost on the guitar neck!
• Modes Part 3. Following the topic of modes as begun in Volume 2, we go deeper into the topic of modes, looking at how to use modes in your solos and compositions, 'modal keys', playing over chord changes with modes, and more
• The Harmonic Minor scale: what is it, how to play it, and how to use it in your guitar solos & compositions
• Minor keys & the Harmonic Minor scale. We'll examine how the Harmonic Minor scale impacts minor key chord progressions, harmonic minor chord families, plus analyse examples of classic minor key chord sequences. Understand minor keys once and for all!
• Key changes & modulation. Discover how composers use key changes and modulation in their music to create more interesting and creative music. We'll look at modulating to relative minor keys, modulating to parallel keys, using V chords to create smooth key changes & more.

Master all the guitar barre chords you need to know to play literally hundreds of songs on the guitar with this step-by-step guitar method book, including downloadable audio practice tracks.

Many guitar players struggle with barre chords for months or even years... but with No Bull Barre Chords for Guitar you can systematically learn and master all of the essential barre chord shapes and techniques guitar players and singer-songwriters need to know, and in a fraction of the time it takes most other guitar players.

This book is perfect for you if:

• You are a beginner guitarist who wants to use barre chords to take your playing to the next step
• You've always struggled to play barre chords (and want to finally crack them!)
• You're looking for a systematic way to massively grow your knowledge of chord shapes on the guitar
• You're frustrated with not being able to play all the chords you need to play many of your favourite songs
• You know you need to learn about barre chords but are confused about where to begin
• You've tried playing barre chords but found them impossible!
• You want to use just a handful of chord shapes to play almost any chord you'll ever need to play!

This step-by-step guitar method book gives you the exact process that I've used in over 30,000 hours of hands-on teaching and shows you the practice techniques, exercises and 'insider tips' I've used to help hundreds of guitar players master barre chords and play the music they enjoy.

Inside No Bull Barre Chords for Guitar you'll discover:

• How to quickly learn and remember any chord shape...fast
• Barre chord hand position tips for crystal-clear sounding chords every time
• How to combine barre chords with other chord shapes like open chords to play literally thousands of potential songs
• Tips to get you smoothly changing between barre chord shapes (without it taking ages!)
• How to add strumming rhythm to your barre chords, common barre chord 'embellishments' and much more

Explained and demonstrated in 100% confusion free language with no music reading necessary, No Bull Barre Chords for Guitar can help you:

• Avoid most of the common barre chord mistakes which hold players up
• Avoid the common barre chord problems (weak hand position, 'dead' sounding strings etc) that can stop you in your tracks and make playing barre chords seem impossible!
• Practice and conquer the must-know barre chords you need to be able to play literally thousands of possible chord progressions and songs
• 'Unlock' the guitar neck to massively expand your chord library and be able to find a shape for almost any chord you'll ever need to play

With exact practice exercises and routines to follow plus downloadable practice tracks, No Bull Barre Chords for Guitar is the answer to those barre chord blues, so grab your copy now and start your journey towards mastering barre chords today!

Volume 2 in the blues guitar book series gives you everything you need to know to play smokin' blues guitar. Packed with blues guitar licks and solos, essential blues guitar techniques, scales, and chords demonstrating some more advanced blues guitar concepts.

With video lessons, backing tracks and audio demo tracks included, Blues Soloing for Guitar, Volume 2 is the perfect blues guitar book for intermediate level blues guitar players or beginner players who have completed Volume 1 in the series: Blues Basics.

• A complete blues guitar method book for intermediate guitar players who want to go beyond the basics of electric blues guitar and study some more advanced concepts
• Master the blues guitar techniques, licks and solos you need to sound like an authentic blues player. Taught step-by-step using 100% confusion-free language and with simple explanations
• See all the blues licks and solos demonstrated up close with the dedicated website featuring video lessons and easy to follow demonstrations at multiple speeds
• No music reading necessary: guitar tab, chord and fretboard diagrams make it easy to learn even if you can't read music
• Downloadable 'play-along' audio practice tracks and blues backing tracks

Blues Soloing for Guitar, Volume 2 gives you a complete course for building on the basics of blues guitar. You'll learn:

• The 12 bar minor blues form plus variations
• Minor blues soloing and chord shapes
• Open string blues scales, Texas blues licks, jazz style blues licks ('jump blues' style) and more
• Complete blues solos in the styles of BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, T-Bone Walker, Albert King and other blues legends, complete with a lick-by-lick breakdown
• String bending, blues curls, vibrato, mixing major and minor sounds and other important blues techniques and approaches
• How to apply basic jazz concepts to your blues soloing (chord tones, 'minor 6' pentatonic etc.)
• How to jam and improvise your own tasty blues licks and solos (with my blues 'power moves' method)

This book is perfect for you if:

• You want a blues guitar course for learning intermediate blues concepts without it being confusing and taking you years
• You want to play cool blues solos using a range of blues licks, techniques and approaches
• You are an intermediate blues guitar player who wants to brush up your skills, learn new techniques and build up your vocabulary of blues licks
• You want to feel more confident when you step up to play blues in your band or at a jam session
• You're fed up of trawling through millions of YouTube guitar lessons and want a proven, easy to use method to follow which will get you results

So if you're ready to take your blues playing to a new level, then I'm looking forward to seeing you in Blues Soloing for Guitar, Volume 2: Levelling Up