"Melodic Principles for Rock Guitar" by Sarah Spisak

A theory book for people who don't think they can learn theory...

...or don't know why they should!

Sarah Spisak, author of "Metal Riffology- The Art of the Metal Riff" and staff member of Metal Method, presents music theory in a hands-on approach that will have you playing the sounds you want- fast!

If you have ever memorized a scale pattern but had no idea how to use it to express a musical idea, this book is for you!

*Learn the name and sound of every note of the 12 tone chromatic scale
*No mind-boggling diagrams
*Follow a logical system to find the notes on the fretboard
*Play great sounding licks and riffs that apply what you learn- immediately

Over 60 audio examples from the book may be downloaded here.

Do any of these fit you?

• "I have learned a lot of licks, riffs, and songs, but feel stuck with my progress."
• "I don't understand how what I'm playing works or why".
• "I have trouble making up my own licks and riffs."
• "I want to spice up my tired pentatonic licks. Everything I play sounds like the blues."
• "I get stuck playing in box patterns and can't move up and down the neck vertically."
• "I have trouble learning songs by ear".
• "My teachers only show me how to play songs. I don't feel like I'm making any progress in my lessons."
• "I feel that I have gaps in my knowledge of music and guitar."

Consider this:
Almost every student learns chords and at least one scale before knowing anything about their construction. This may be the quickest way to get started with playing guitar, but by skipping the REAL basics (scale degrees and intervals), the student is being set up for future frustration.

If you memorize a speech in Japanese, can you "speak" Japanese? No- you need to learn some basic vocabulary and grammar. If you learn to play songs but don't know any musical grammar or vocabulary, how will you "speak music"?

Do you know...?

• The difference between a natural six and a flat six? Between a major and minor seventh?
• The interval between 5 and b7?
• How to blend b3 and natural three in a melodic line?
• How to add "scary" notes to a riff?
• How to move a set of notes through every octave?
• How to identify and analyze the notes favored by the artists and styles that you want to study?
  

Get your copy of "Melodic Principles for Rock Guitar" and learn to speak music!

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