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The Little Guitar Book That Could

Fourth Position
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This LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD showcases the C A G E D guitar chord and scale sequence exclusively in the FOURTH POSITION, for all to see, use and reference. But, before thumbing through this book, there are some things that the guitarist may need to be reminded of...even though he or she may have played for years. For example, in this book, six is the exact number of consecutive frets involved in the FOURTH POSITION, and it spans a full two octaves plus a perfect fourth when in standard tuning. Plus when in the FOURTH POSITION, the second and third fingers on the fretting hand are to remain stationary in their respective frets or "slots", initially, as their stationary qualities allow the first and or fourth finger to stretch or slide an additional fret space. Concerning the picking hand, a very important pattern occurs down by the sound hole or bridge. The picking pattern involves every other string (one-three-five, two-four-six) and is best evidenced when the C A G E D main root note sequence is plucked alphabetically, starting with the A root on the first or thinnest guitar string. Start the pattern by picking the A there (first string, second finger); then C (third string, second finger); D (fifth string, second finger); E (second string, second finger); G (fourth string, second finger) and conclude with the A (sixth string, second finger). The one-three-five, two-four-six string pattern naturally fits the picking hand and is looped, forwards or backwards (six-four-two, five-three-one) as the A root notes found on the first /sixth string(s) are deemed interchangeable. There are also three musical terms that need clarification for the purposes of THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD...those being main root notes, octaves and unisons. What are main root notes? Generally speaking, main root notes represent a specific set of root notes that fall, or cluster underneath, the second and third fingers of the fretting hand. There are just two instances when the main root note falls under the first and fourth fingers, but all C A G E D main root notes in the FOURTH POSITION are fretted with the second finger only. Once the specific main root note is learned in the FOURTH POSITION, the attention then moves to their octaves. An octave is officially defined as the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its own frequency. Some correctly call the interval a "perfect octave", and in guitarland, octaves are usually "one string one fret away". This handy fact helps memorize their location even though, occasionally, two strings and or two frets are involved (the same concept applies in that there will be some sort of string skipping). The last term is the term unison, which occurs when two or more music notes happen to sound the same pitch. In guitarland, it usually means "same note different string or fret". The term also implies that the unison occurs in the guitar position at hand. So that's it! THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD for the FOURTH POSITION is uncomplicated, straightforward and super easy to use. Its picture worth a thousand words visual based format allows one to take full advantage of the fretboard material right away. You'll have fun discovering some fresh perspectives on your same old same old, while also adding some new twists and turns to your technique. THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD for the FOURTH POSITION also contains generous amounts of manuscript, tablature and fretboard paper too. As always, thank you very kindly for including THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD in your repertoire of fretboard knowledge needs...Enjoy!

Author Biography:

Meet the author Walter Klosowski "Kapowski"! In addition to writing books like this, Mr. "Kapowski" is a professional guitarist, composer and public school music educator. He holds a Master's degree in Music Theory on scholarship with emphasis on classical guitar as well as a Bachelor's degree in Music Theory/Composition and Guitar Performance. He is also the recipient of the Piano Guild USA Sonatina Award as well as three NSFM piano federation competition pins. This book, THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD, formally introduces and explains the C A G E D shapes and how each fits into the FOURTH POSITION. The material is presented in a special way as to provide technical clarity and practicality to an all too often obscured subject area, that of the inner workings of the guitar fretboard. Having worked in the print music industry for over ten years, the series was authored by "Kapowski" in direct response to the lack of printed scholarly materials that focus only on the guitar positions and position work, all of which is especially evident at the onset of instruction. Compared to other members of the string instrument family, such as the violin, viola, cello and bass, there is no real technical standard in place that guitarists readily go to for position work. THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD for the FOURTH POSITION is one technical reference that checkmates this situation, and is very practical to use no matter what one's technical level. Enjoy!
Release date NZ
April 6th, 2018
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
146
Dimensions
216x279x8
ISBN-13
9780692101865
Product ID
30639607

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