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Music reading string by string, rhythmic notation | tablature, intervals 0-11 | 12-23 half steps, construction of scales, modes major, minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor, scale degrees 2-part harmony, 3-part harmony, 4-part harmony, 5-part harmony, 6-part harmony, 7-part harmony, chord formula, composition of chord progressions, superimposing 4-note arpeggios over triads, 4-note arpeggios over seventh chords, 3-note arpeggios over triads, 4-note arpeggio over seventh chords
 

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Music theory for guitarists

In the theory chapter of the Guitar Lovers Studies PDF, we present the most important topics in music theory for guitarists. These include:

  • Reading notes and tablature across the entire guitar neck
  • Intervals with a distance of 0 to 23 semitones
  • Structure of scales and their church modes
  • Scale degrees in major, minor, harmonic and melodic minor
  • Building chords using chord formulas
  • Composing chord progressions using scale degrees and modal interchange
  • Superimposing arpeggios over triads or seventh chords

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