Guitar Theory and Mental Mapping
My guitar theory lessons are available in the following formats:
Blog - See the index below for links to the articles.
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Blog Index
1.
Welcome
Welcome and introduction
Jan 2013
2.
Should I learn theory?
Will learning theory hinder the expressive nature of your playing, make you sound mechanical and leave you sounding just like everybody else?
Feb 2013
3.
Mental Mapping
Why you should build a mental map of the fretboard in your mind
4.
What the Pros say
A couple of quotes from famous players talking about mapping in their mind
5.
Other learning material out there
Why should you work through my stuff when there's so much other material out there?
6.
Intermission
Enough talking, let's start learning!
7.
Note names and some basic terms
The 12 Notes in Western Music, sharps, flats, tones, semi-tones and octaves
May 2013
8.
Learn the notes on the fretboard - why
Why learn the notes on the fretboard
9.
Learn the notes on the fretboard - how
How to go about learning the notes on the fretboard
10.
Learn the notes on the fretboard – a starting note
Learning your first note on the guitar fretboard
11.
Learn the notes on the fretboard - examples
Some examples of learning the notes on the fretboard
