Guitarists of all levels will find a wealth of practical music knowledge in this special book and CD package. Veteran guitarist and author Tom Kolb dispels the mysteries of music theory using plain and simple terms and diagrams. The accompanying CD provides 94 tracks of music examples, scales, modes, chords, ear training, and much more!
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
a nice book to have if you are starting This is a good book that covers most of the basic you need to know about guitar
One Of The Best. This is one of the best and most complete guitar guide/book I have had a pleasure to buy. It is a compilation of all the important aspects of the music theory all good guitarists should know and it is a fantastic reference guide, so you can be sure it will never stay long on your bookshelf covered in dust. Notation, tabs, CD with plenty of tracks, 104 pages easy to understand for everyone. The author did a really good job. Do not look at the price as it is like for free. At last I put all the pieces I was... more info
Alot of information packed in... This reference book does not have many pages, but it does have a huge amount of information. This information is presented in a logical sequence, and I found it easy to read. Be aware that, just as with any guitar theory book, actually LEARNING the contents and being able to use what you learn in your playing will take you months if not years.
Well-Structured Book, Wealth of Material I think the irony with many standard guitar methods, at least the better ones, is that they usually expect you to have a basic knowledge of music theory to allow the exercises to really sink in from the very beginning. Conversely, I think the irony with starting a music theory course or method is that it normally expects you to have already begun contextualizing the material on the instrument of your choice before you can even begin to make practical sense of the material and apply it. It seems very much... more info