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MadPsyance · Post by **MadPsyance** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:21 pm

One that would let me become more familiar with the fretboard...one that would show a scale over the entire fretboard, not just certain blocks of it.

Anyone got any suggestions?
Thanks!

BosseJo · Post by **BosseJo** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:39 pm

MadPsyance wrote:One that would let me become more familiar with the fretboard...one that would show a scale over the entire fretboard, not just certain blocks of it.

Anyone got any suggestions?
Thanks!

"The Advancing Guitarist" by Mick Goodrick

It does not really show you a lot scalefingerings but it has great ideas for practicing.

MadPsyance · Post by **MadPsyance** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:32 pm

The closest I've found to what might be what I want is:

Guitar Fretboard Workbook by Barrett Tagliarino

Fretboard Logic SE: The Reasoning Behind the Guitar's Unique Tuning + Chords Scales and Arpeggios Complete

The Ultimate Scale Book by Troy Stetina

Fretboard Roadmaps: The Essential Guitar Patterns That All the Pros Know and Use by Fred Sokolow

The BEAD Method of Fretboard Mastery
by Robert, Luther Dietz

Does anyone have any experience with these books?

jopy · Post by **jopy** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:47 pm

fretboard logic is a pretty sound approach, in my opinion. i'm not a guitarist by nature and i bet there are some guitar teachers afoot here who could give better advice for these things, but after a year or so of playing guitar i think the advice in fretboard logic has held up pretty well. the main thing i've found useful is just improvising around the scales with a metronome or a drumbeat, at a tempo i can manage, trying to move around the neck as much as possible. i don't think learning 8,000 scales makes sense because really, that's making it overly complicated. look for simple patterns that repeat (this is where fretboard logic excels), because you'll see that the fretboard over time is much simpler and more logical than it seems at first.

i always say this, but it bears repeating--a couple of months of lessons can be an enormous help in getting you on the right track.

dgkenney · Post by **dgkenney** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:07 pm

MadPsyance wrote:
Fretboard Logic SE: The Reasoning Behind the Guitar's Unique Tuning + Chords Scales and Arpeggios Complete

+1

Dan

MadPsyance · Post by **MadPsyance** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:53 pm

Does it show actual fretboard patterns or just tab?

Also, do the scale patterns cover the whole fretboard on one diagram or is it just one 3-5 fret diagram like some books have?

dgkenney · Post by **dgkenney** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:53 pm

MadPsyance wrote:Does it show actual fretboard patterns or just tab?

Also, do the scale patterns cover the whole fretboard on one diagram or is it just one 3-5 fret diagram like some books have?

It shows fretboard patterns and has both 3-5 fret diagrams in some places and full fretboard (12) in others.

It's based upon the CAGED system where there are 5 chordal/scale/arpeggio patterns (C-A-G-E-D) which repeat over the fretboard depending on the position and key. It's quite a good learnng system.

Dan

BosseJo · Post by **BosseJo** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:09 pm

I still think you should consider "Advancing guitarist". You could of course combine it with other books showing scales but Goodrick has so many great ideas on how to practice and breaking out of box play. (He used teach Pat Metheny for example). And I can tell you I have probably made every mistake there is when it comes to scales and practise

MoreDread · Post by **MoreDread** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:54 pm

Care for Websites helping you to learn guitar?

http://www.myguitarsolo.com/
http://www.ibreathemusic.com/
http://www.wholenote.com/
http://guitar.about.com/
http://www.cyberfret.com/
http://www.guitarnoise.com/
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/
...

I believe there is no need to buy any books to learn playing the guitar or mastering the fretboard (or do whatever you want to).

Hanglow · Post by **Hanglow** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:20 pm

http://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/g ... ex_rb.html

this is an excellent site for this kind of thing.

MadPsyance · Post by **MadPsyance** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:58 pm

Hanglow wrote:http://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/g ... ex_rb.html

this is an excellent site for this kind of thing.

This is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for!!! I like the way it shows the scale degree on the frets like that. Does anyone know if there's anything like this as a handy reference book?

Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:06 am

Hanglow wrote:http://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/g ... ex_rb.html

this is an excellent site for this kind of thing.

Cool! It even has a piano page. Nice find.

I'm looking for a guitar book...