Basic Music Theory E-Book Chapter List:
- 01. Introduction
- 02. Chapter - 1: Basic Acoustics (Physics)
- 03. Chapter - 2: Design of the Guitar and Guitar Accessories
- 04. Chapter - 3A : Basics of Music Notation
- 05. Chapter - 3A : Introduction to the Staff Notation
- 06. Chapter - 3A : The Western Notes
- 07. Chapter - 3A : The Notes on The Staff
- 08. Chapter - 3A : Non-Note Common Symbols Used in the Staff
- 09. Chapter - 3A : Time Signatures ( Tempo)
- 10. Chapter - 3B : Grouped Notes and Connections
- 11. Chapter - 3B : Key Signatures
- 12. Chapter - 3C : Reading Guitar Tabs
- 13. Chapter - 3C : Reading Guitar Tabs (more)
- 14. Chapter - 4 : Tuning a Guitar - Science and Methods
- 15. Chapter - 5A : Octaves and Temperaments (Cents)
- 16. Chapter - 5B : Musical Intervals and Scales
- 17. Chapter - 5B : Scales and the Circle of 5ths
- 18. Chapter - 6 : Chords in Music Theory
- 19. Chapter - 6 : Chords in Music Theory (Extended Chords)
- 20. Chapter - 7 : Strum Patterns
- 21. Chapter - 7 : Strum Patterns (Part 2)
- 22. Chapter - 7 : Strum Patterns (Part 3) - How to Find
- 23. Chapter - 8 : Indian Classical System - A General Overview
- 24. Chapter - 8 : Indian Classical System - Sruti
- 25. Chapter - 8 : Indian Classical System - Swara
- 26. Chapter - 8 : Indian Classical System - Taal
- 27. Chapter - 8 : Indian Classical System - Raaga
- 28. Chapter - 9: Left Hand Techniques and Some Terms
- 29. Chapter - 10: Guitar Playing Styles
- 30. Guide To Buying and Maintaining A Guitar
- How to play a guitar?
- Checklist: Beginner Level Guitar Techniques to Learn
- Guitar lessons - Do you really need it?
- Guitar lessons - Must know basics
- Ear training for basic level musicians
- Danger : Strings - Maintenance Required!
- Round hole and f-hole guitars : Whats the difference?
- Frets and the Fret board : Lifespan of a guitar
- 12 (twelve) string guitars : The most difficult of the lot?
- Guitar keeps losing tune or is out of tune?
- How not to lose a guitars tuning?
- Standard tuning : What is it?
- What is it 12-TET?
- How to tune two guitars while playing together?
- How to change a guitar string?
- B to C and E to F semitones - Why the difference?
- B# Cb E# Fb - Missing sharps and flats of the chromatic scale
- Hammer On ("h") - Guitar Tabs Technique Explained
- Pull Off ("p") - Guitar Tabs Technique Explained
- Bends ("b") - Guitar Tabs Technique Explained
- Slide ("s or / or \") - Guitar Tabs Technique Explained
- Vibrato ("v or ~") - Guitar Tabs Technique Explained
- String Muting or Palm Muting ("x") - Guitar Tabs Technique Explained
- Guitar Action and Bridge Position Adjustment Guide
- How to read guitar chords online?
- How to read strumming patterns online?
- Arch-top guitar vs Flattop guitar
- Non Standard Tunings
- Turn Keys a.k.a Machine head, Gear head, Tuning machine
- Checking the Fretboard, Frets, Inlays
- Reasons why guitar strings are so troublesome
- Fretboard, Frets spacing, Scale length of a Guitar
- Light gauge or Heavy gauge Guitar Strings?
- Bass, Base, Basslines, Bassist, Infra-sound - All about Bass
- Treble, Treble Clef, Lead, Soprano - All about Treble
- Scientific Notation of Pitch in Music - C0, C4, A0, A440
- Transposition of key / scale of a piece
- Chromatic Scales
- Why are some notes chosen in a scale?
- Breaking down the Root Note: page 1, 2, 3
- Root Notes of Chords and Scales
- Root Note - common misconceptions
- Root Notes of all guitar chords
- The P/Q type (C/A, D/F#) and of altered guitar chords
- Numerical notations(xx2220 type) of altered guitar chords
- Positions of Guitar Chords : Nut, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th, etc
- Pythagorean Comma or Diatonic Comma
- Grand Staves in Music Notation (Grand Staff of Eleven Lines)
- Middle C, G above middle C, F below middle C
- Plectrums, Picks: thick, thin, small, large - choose yours
- Timbre, Tone quality, Tone color - Timbre note or Instrument
- How to tune a 12-String Guitar
- The Bass Guitar - construction, tuning
- Diatonic Heptatonic (Major and Minor) Scales : Music Theory
- Minor Scales , More on Minor Scales in Music Theory
- Major Scales, More on Major Scales in Music Theory
- Relative Key: Relative Major or Minor, in the Same Key
- Parallel Keys : Parallel Major and Minor scales
- Pentatonic Scales: Hemitonic, Anhemitonic, Major, Minor, Suspended
- Augmented and Diminished Scales
- Scale Degree - tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant and leading note
- Scale Degree - I, II, III, IV...in a Scale
- Musical Modes - w.r.t. Scales - : Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locarian
- Chord Scales / The Scale of a Chord
- C major chord derivation - Constructing form C chromatic and major scales
- Why does C major have the notes C, E and G?
- A and C minor chord derivations - Constructing form A minor and C major scales
- Why does A minor have the notes A, C and E?
- Scale of C Major Chord : Chord Scales - How to find Scales of Chords
- Chord Scales : Scales of Guitar Chords
- Inversions of Chords in Music : Root, 1st, 2nd
- Inversions Shapes of Guitar Chords : Root position, 1st and 2nd inversion of C major
- How to play pure chords and inversions on a guitar?
- Inversions of Musical Intervals
- Chords of the Major Scales - Chords Constructed and Played on Major Scales (C major, C sus2, C add2, C sus4, C(add)5, C6, (C7), CM7, C add9, C add 9/6, C11, C13, etc)
- Chords of the Major Scales - Dominant 7th Chord / The "7th" chord
- Roman Numeral notation / analysis of chord progressions (part I)
- Roman Numeral notation / analysis of chord progressions (part II)
- Chord Progressions
- Common chord progressions
- 50's and similar chord progressions
- Chord progressions with the 7th Chord
- Circle progressions
- Bar Blues progressions
- Other progressions
- Movable Bridge positioning on the guitar
- Middle C on Guitar - F above and G above middle C on a Guitar
External Resources:
- Advanced Discussions (Wikipedia)
- Free Guitar Chord Charts (Chordie.com)
- Glossary of Music Terms (Essentialsofmusic.com)
- Guitar Techniques (Ultimate-Guitar.com)




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