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  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Playing by ear
  • 1. Anyone can improvise
  • 2. Play on a single string
  • 3. Play across strings
  • 4. Skate around the fretboard
  • 5. Chord melody
  • Part 2: Chords
  • 6. Introduction to Western harmony
  • 7. Practical CAGED grips
  • 8. Major key harmony
  • 9. Minor key harmony
  • 10. Bass lines
  • 11. Seventh chords and drop voicings
  • 12. Shell voicings
  • 13. Color chords
  • 14. Keys and their notes
  • Part 3: Scales
  • 15. Introduction to scales
  • 16. Major scale
  • 17. Minor scales
  • 18. Diatonic modes
  • 19. Pentatonic and blues scales
  • 20. Specialty scales
  • Appendix A: Notes on the fretboard
  • Appendix B: Reading music for guitar
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PART 1:
Playing by ear

Playing guitar by ear is easier than most people think. It's also the best way to practice the most important skill for playing music: using our ears.
  • Chapter 1. Anyone can improvise
    Start with a single note, and listen. A few tricks can help, too.
  • Chapter 2. Play on a single string
    The most natural way to find the next note is also the easiest way to move up and down the fretboard.
  • Chapter 3. Play across strings
    Playing across the strings means navigating the guitar's tuning.
  • Chapter 4. Skate around the fretboard
    Ranging freely over the entire instrument.
  • Chapter 5. Chord melody
    Combining chord progressions, melodies, and bass lines.
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