All Fourths A Method For Eadgcf Tuning On Guitar

New Guitar Method utilizing all fourths tuning (E, A, D, G, C, F - low to high). If I was starting to learn to play the guitar today, and somebody gave me a guitar today, I'd tune it in straight fourths without a doubt. Just like the six-string bass, 'cause to find that B string is a pain, and it's unnecessary, 'cause you play ... you know ... there's only a few of us that go around bashing out power chords anymore, so you don't need that anyway, so if I was to learn again, it's just that it's been so many years trying to beat the B string that I can't go and un-beat it. --Allan Holdsworth

Tuning your top two strings up a semitone and simplify the guitar. Do you get lost on certain parts of the neck? Do you find yourself getting stuck into the same old patterns and licks? Sometimes it is really difficult to remember which notes are on which string on which frets. If you tune in perfect fourths then everything will make perfect sense. There are no different fingerings for chords on different string groups. Join the new generation of guitar players tuning all their strings to the fifth fret and accelerating the learning process.

Tune your B and E strings up to C and F respectively and you're in all fourths tuning. The first time I did this it was truly a revelation to me to have a symmetrical fretboard and get rid of that major third 'bump' from the G to B string in standard tuning. Everything suddenly became far more manageable and logical, and I began to experience a freedom on the fretboard that I'd never quite found in standard tuning. To be honest, there isn't much in the way of material for fourths tuning on guitar, so I decided to write a chords and inversions book for anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of chords in fourths tuning, or to help with the transition from standard to fourths tuning. There are over 30 types of chords and inversions in this book, including open chords, closed and spread voiced triads, plus virtually every other type of chord and inversion you'll need to play anything from rock to jazz. You'll find a logical progression of chord types as well as easy-to-read chord diagrams which present the most essential and usable chords in all fourths tuning on guitar.

Tune your B and E strings up to C and F respectively and you're in all fourths tuning. The first time I did this it was truly a revelation to me to have a symmetrical fretboard and get rid of that major third 'bump' from the G to B string in standard tuning. Everything suddenly became far more manageable and logical, and I began to experience a freedom on the fretboard that I'd never quite found in standard tuning. To be honest, there isn't much in the way of material for fourths tuning on guitar, so I decided to write a chords and inversions book for anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of chords in fourths tuning, or to help with the transition from standard to fourths tuning. There are over 30 types of chords and inversions in this book, including open chords, closed and spread voiced triads, plus virtually every other type of chord and inversion you'll need to play anything from rock to jazz. You'll find a logical progression of chord types as well as easy-to-read chord diagrams which present the most essential and usable chords in all fourths tuning on guitar. This paperback version also features blank chord boxes on almost every page to record your own findings.

There are tens of thousands of different possible chords on the guitar in EADGCF tuning! Create your own chord shapes from over 650 easy-to-read full fingerboard diagrams covering 55 different chord types in all keys. Diagrams for more complicated chord types illustrate both the optional and essential notes. Notes are illustrated up to the position 17 semitones above the nut to allow easy visualisation of chord shapes around the octave. This book includes chords used in all types of music from classical through blues to rock and jazz and is the companion to 'A Visual Guide to Scales for Guitar in Fourths Tuning EADGCF'. The 55 different chord types covered by this book include: 5 5#11 7 (no 3) aug dim maj maj7 (no 3) min sus2 sus4 6 {6/9} (no 3) 7 7b5 7sus2 7sus4 add9 aug7 dim7 maj7 min6 min7 min7#5 min7b5 min(maj7) sus2/sus4 6#11 6/9 7{#5/#9} 7{#5/b9} 7#9 7{b5/#9} 7{b5/b9} 7b9 9 9sus4 aug9 maj7#11 maj7add11 maj7{sus2/#11} maj9 min6/9 min9 min9(maj7) 13sus4 9#11 maj9#11 min11 13 13#11 13#9 13b9 maj13 maj13#11 min13

Following on from, ‘Fourths Tuning – Chords and Inversions’ (also available on Google Play), I wanted to share a number of ways to see scales and arpeggios in fourths tuning that really take advantage of having a fretboard with a symmetrical layout. This book is divided into three sections. In the first, we look at how to transfer your knowledge of scales and arpeggios from standard tuning to fourths tuning, so as not to have to start again from scratch. In the second section, we go deeper into scales and arpeggios using a system borne out of the symmetrical nature of fourths tuning, and which will have you playing scales and arpeggios easily and freely all over the fourths fretboard in a matter of hours. In the final section, we abandon shapes and patterns all together and really begin to take advantage of the consistent interval layout in fourths tuning to form chords, arpeggios and scales on the fly using interval formulas. If you're transitioning from standard to fourths tuning, this book will guide you along the way and help you make the most of the exciting world of all fourths tuning on guitar.

The most complete guitar tuning method ever published. Written by one of America's leading guitar teachers and designed for all guitarists, from beginners to professionals, this book offers a practical new approach to tuning the guitar. This system is equally effective for all types of guitars and even includes the principal alternate tunings used in classic guitar performance: dropped-D, low-G (DGDGBE), and the lowered third string (G to F#) but otherwise normal tuning often used to emulate the lute or vihuela. Using the principles described in this book and conveyed purely through diagrams, any guitarists can learn to tune with precision and confidence.

Learning to play a variety of scales makes you a better musician. It teaches your fingers where to find and how to handle the different positions you might encounter when playing pieces of music; it trains your musical ear by helping you to learn to recognise intervals and how they relate to finger positioning; and ultimately it trains your musical brain how to recognise different musical colours and eventually create them on the fly. This book includes over 500 fingerboard diagrams covering 34 different scales and modes in all keys and as such is the ultimate reference text for the guitar in EADGCF tuning. Images include full fingerboard diagrams up to the position 17 semitones above the nut (which allow you to see how the scales behave around the octave) and also for each scale type, a selection of movable `box' patterns to help you play the scale in different positions. This book includes fingerboard diagrams for classical scales and modes, blues scales, jazz scales and also more exotic scales to help you spice up your improvisation/composition skills. The 34 different scale types covered by this book include: Ionian (Major) Dorian Phrygian Lydian Mixolydian Aeolian (Natural Minor) Locrian Harmonic Minor Melodic (Jazz) Minor Major Blues Minor Blues Pentatonic Major Pentatonic Minor Algerian Arabic Bebop Dominant Bebop Major Bebop Minor Chinese Egyptian Eight Tone Spanish Enigmatic Gypsy Hindu Hirajoshi Hungarian Japanese Nine Tone Oriental Persian Romanian Minor Spanish Gypsy Symmetric Diminished type 1 Symmetric Diminished type 2