The Guitar Fretwork Compendium Part II: Pedal Tones and Broken Chords
By Derek Fox
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The Guitar Fretwork Compendium Part II - Pedal Tones and Broken Chords introduces the guitarist to the concepts of Pedal Tones and Broken Chords and teaches players how to apply them both together and separately. The repeatable exercises blend the lessons of this book with the lessons learned in Part I of the series.
Derek Fox
Derek Fox is also an avid guitar player and teacher with over 30 years of experience. His lessons turn the focus away from the common "cheat sheets" and urge his students to acquire the real knowledge of the instrument a little at a time without cramming it all at once.He currently lives in Alabama.
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The Guitar Fretwork Compendium Part II - Derek Fox
The Guitar Fretwork Compendium Part II
Pedal Tones & Broken Chords
By Derek Fox
Copyright 2014 Derek Fox
Smashwords Edition
SERIES INTRODUCTION
Playing the guitar, or any musical instrument, is both a technical endeavor and a form of art. As a painter must be familiar with several different variations of color, the guitarist (and aspiring guitarist) must be familiar with several different variations of sound. If not, the music becomes mundane, boredom sets in, and the aspiring guitarist starts losing interest in the instrument.
The only way to break this rut is to learn something new and add it into the mix. It can be something as simple as a new chord shape, a variation in rhythm, or something as advanced as music theory. There is definitely more to playing the guitar, or writing songs, than chords and scales. There is a collection of technical knowledge behind all of that as well.
With that in mind, I designed this series of books with each part covering a different concept that will give the player that knowledge. But this series is intended for players who already know their standard chords and how to hold their instrument and so forth and who wish to expand their capabilities. It is not for the novice or dreamer who wants to be on stage next week. It is for the serious guitarist that is willing to work.
It is the goal of each part in the series to provide the player with something that can be taken to the instrument almost immediately. But I need to stress that each