Full Table of Contents
Chapters
1 Finger Exercises Introduction
2 Finger Yoga
3 Finger Murder
4 Pick Madness
5 Spot Finder
6 String Mayhem
D Chord
A Chord
G Chord
Weaving
C Chord
E Chord
Minor Chords
A Minor
E Minor
D Minor
Functions of Minor Chords
Dominant Chords
G7 Chord
D7 Chord
A7 Chord
E7 Chord
C7 Chord
B7 Chord
Minor Seventh Chords
A Minor Seventh
E Minor Seventh
D Minor Seventh
Major Sevenths
C Major Seventh
G Major Seventh
D Major Seventh
A Major Seventh
Bar Chords
The Dreaded F Chord
F7
Fm
Fm7
A Shaped Bar Chords
Bb Chord
Bb7
Bbm
Bbm7
BbMaj7
F#
F#7
F#m
F#m7
F Maj7
F# Maj7
B
B7 Alternate
Bm
Bm7
BMaj7
G
G
D Shaped Moveable Chords
Eb Chord
EbMaj7
Ebm
Ebm7
Eb7
E Maj7
C Minor
C Minor Seventh
C Shaped Chords
Db Chord
Db Minor
Db7
Db Maj7
Db Minor 7
G Shaped Moveable Chords
Ab Chord
Chord Weaving Level 1
Ab Minor
Chord Weaving Level 2
Ab7
Chord Weaving Level 3
AbMaj7
Abm7
Basic Chord Progressions
Other Notes in Chords
Suspended Fourth Chords
Suspended Second Chords
Suspended Sixth Chords
Add Chords
6 Chords
Slash Chords
Second Inversion Chords
Slash Chords for Other Notes
Chord Progressions in Context
B Diminished
F# Diminished
C# Diminished
G# o
D# o
A# o
F o
C o
G o
D o
A o
E o
Diatonic Progressions with Sevenths
Minor Seventh Flat Fifth
Bm7b5
F#m7b5
Progressions Containing vii
Chord Weaving Level 4
Playing Up the Neck
Moveable A Shape
Moveable G Shape
Moveable E Shape
Moveable D Shape
Moveable C Shape
Moveable Alternate C Shape
Moveable Chords in G
Chord Progressions up the Neck
Transposing to Other Keys
Minor Chords up the Neck
Other Forms of Minor Chords
Minor Chords in Context
Minor Chords on ii
Seventh Chords
Tables for Other Forms
Chord Progressions up the Neck
Diminished Chords up the Neck
Diminished 7ths
Abbreviated Chord Shapes for o7
Diminished Seventh Open Positions
Chord Progressions Using vii Revisited
m7b5 up the Neck
Diminished Chords up the Neck
Suspensions up the Neck
Moveable Sus2 Chords
Moveable Sus6 Chords
Moveable Add2 and Add 4
Added Sixth
Chords
Augmented Chords
Adding Scale Tones
Ninth, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Chords
Major Ninth
Minor Ninth
m7b9
m7b5b9
Eleventh Chords
Maj11
Maj9#11
Minor 11th
m11b9
m11b5b9
Fingering Complex Chords
Complex chord building formula, in order of importance
Thirteenth Chords
Dominant 13th Chords
Reference Chords
Major 13th
Maj13#11
Minor 13th
m11b13
m11b9b13
m11b5b9b13
Substitutions
Seventh Substitutions while Sight Reading
Add Notes Substitutions
No Root Substitutions
No Root Suspension Substitutions
Five-note Substitutions for 13th Chords
Substitutions Conclusion
Minor Mode
Harmonic Minor
Harmonic Minor Based Sevenths
mMaj7
Maj7#5
Ninth, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Chords in Harmonic
Minor
Melodic Minor Ascending Chords
Substitutions for Melodic and Harmonic Minor Ascending
Chords
Harmonization of the Modes
Modal Equivalents for Minor
Quartal Chords
Quartal Chords based on Harmonic Minor
Quartal Chords based on Melodic Minor Ascending
Quintal Chords
Quintal Chords based on Harmonic Minor
Quintal Chords based on Melodic Minor Ascending
Septal Chords
Septal Chords based on Harmonic Minor
Septal Chords based on Melodic Minor Ascending
Symmetrical Chords
Clusters
Whole Tone Scale Harmonization
Harmonization of Octatonic
Symmetrical Quartal
Build Your Own Chords
Transpositions
Transposing Chords with Roots other than C
Scales
Vertical Chord Progressions
Vertical Chord Progressions Complete
Adding Sevenths and Minor Shifts
Adding Chord Tones
Adding Chromatic Tones
Progressions with Fourths
Tritone Substitution
Partial Chords
Vertical Intervals
Fifths and Power Chords
Fourths
Thirds
Sixths
Octaves
Sevenths and Seconds
Intervals from Other Scales
2 Major Chords up the Neck with Alternates
3 Minor Chords up the Neck with Alternates
4 All Forms of the E Minor Chord
5 Chord Weaving
Chord Weaving Level 0 Table
Chord Weaving Level 1
Chord Weaving Level 1 Table
Chord Weaving Level 2
Chord Weaving Level 3
Chord Weaving Level 3 Table
Chord Weaving Level 4
Chord Weaving Level 4 Table
6 Chord Forms
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11
11b9
13
13#11
13b9
6
7
7#5
7b5sus4
7b5sus4addb2
7b5susb2
7b9
7sus2
7sus4
7sus4add2
7sus4addb2
7susb2
9
9#11
add2
add4
M
m11
m11b5
m11b5b9
m11b9
m13
m13#11
m13b5
m13b5b9
m13b9
m6
m7
m7b5
m7b5b9
m7b9
m9
m9#11
m9b5
madd4
madd9
maddb6
maddb9
Maj11
Maj11#5
Maj13
Maj13#11
Maj13#11#5
Maj13#11#9
Maj13#5
Maj7
Maj7#11#9
Maj7#5
Maj7#9
Maj7sus#4
Maj7sus#4add2
Maj7sus2
Maj7sus4
Maj9
Maj9#11
Maj9#11#5
Maj9#5
mb5add2
mb5add4
mMaj11
mMaj11b13
mMaj13
mMaj7
mMaj9
msus6
o
o7
o7b11b9
o7b13b11b9
o7b9
sus2
sus4
sus6
7 Chord Progressions
I-IV-V-I Chord Progression
ii-V-I Chord Progression
12 Bar Blues Chord Progression
I-iii-ii-V-I Chord Progression
I-V-vi-iii-IV Chord Progression
I-V-vi-IV Chord Progression
I-vi-ii-V-I Chord Progression
I-vi-IV-V-I Chord Progression
I-ii-iii-IV-V-vi-vii Chord Progression
I-IV-vii-iii-vi-ii-V-I Chord Progression
I-V-ii-vi-iii-vii-IV-I Chord Progression
Modal Progressions
1 Diatonic Chords Ionian
2 Diatonic Chords Dorian
3 Diatonic Chords Phrygian
4 Diatonic Chords Lydian
5 Diatonic Chords Mixolydian
6 Diatonic Chords Aeolian
7 Diatonic Chords Locrean
Vertical Progressions
1 Vertical Chord Progressions Simplified
2 Vertical Chord Progressions Complete
3 Vertical Chord Progressions Using Fourths
8 Build Your Own Chords Interactive
1 BYO Standard
2 BYO Drop D
3 BYO Double Drop D
4 BYO G
5 BYO Open D
6 BYO Open G
7 BYO Open G Overtone
8 BYO Adjustable
1 Learning Rhythms
Two-Note Patterns
Three-Note Patterns
Four-Note Patterns
Five-Note Patterns
Six-Note Patterns
Seven-Note Patterns
Eight-Note Patterns
Higher Note Patterns
Polyrhythms
Three Against Four
Five-Note Polyrhythms
Inconsistent Rhythms
Accents
Rhythm Conclusion
2 Basic Rhythm Patterns
3 Two Note Rhythm Weaves
4 Three Note Rhythm Weaves
5 Four Note Rhythms
1 Learning Scales
Introductory Scales
Chromatic Scale Open Position
E Minor pentatonic scale in open position
A Minor Pentatonic in Open Position
G/Em Scale Open Position
C/Am Open Position
D/Bm Open Position
Chromatic Scale Moveable
G in Locrean Position
D in Phrygian Position
A in Open
Position
A in Aeolian
Position
C in Lydian Position
E in Open Position
E in Dorian Position
B in Open Position
B in Mixolydian Position
F in Open Position
F in Ionian Position (Major)
G in Ionian Position
G in Dorian Position
G in Phrygian Position
G in Lydian Position
G in Mixolydian Position
G Scale Full Pattern
F# Open Position
F# Locrean Position
F#/Gb Full Pattern
Bb Full Pattern
Bb Open Position
Bb Mixolydian Position
Eb Full Pattern
Eb Open Position
Eb Dorian Position
Ab Full Pattern
Ab Open Position
Ab Aeolian Position (F Minor)
Db Full Pattern
Db Phrygian Position
Variations on the Basic Modes
Efficiency Scales
Three Note Efficiency Scales
Open Position
Picking Patterns
Three-note Efficiency Patterns
Locrean Position
Ionian Position
Dorian Position
Phrygian Position
Lydian Position
Mixolydian Position
Aolean Position
Pentatonic Scales
G Full Pattern
G Open Position
G Locrean Position
G Ionian Position
G Dorian Position
G Phrygian Position
G Lydian Position
G Mixolydian Position
G Aeolian Position
Pentatonic Variations
Two Fret Scales in G Pentatonic
Two Fret Two Note Efficiency Patterns in G
Three Fret Two Note Efficiency Patterns in G
Other Keys Full Pentatonic Patterns
Gb
F
E
Eb
D
Db
C
B
Bb
A
Ab
Open Position Pentatonic Scales In Other Keys
Gb
F
E
Eb
D
Db
C
B
Bb
A
Ab
Harmonic Minor
E Harmonic Minor (Relative to G) Full Pattern
E Harmonic Minor Open Position
E Harmonic Minor G Locrean Position
E Harmonic Minor G Ionian Position
E Harmonic Minor G Dorian Position
E Harmonic Minor G Phrygian Position
E Harmonic Minor G Lydian Position
E Harmonic Minor G Mixolydian Position
E Harmonic Minor G Aeolian Position
Eb Harmonic Minor Full Pattern
Eb Harmonic Minor Open Position
D Harmonic Minor Full Pattern
D Harmonic Minor Open Position
Db Harmonic Minor Full Pattern
Db Harmonic Minor Open Position
C Harmonic Minor Full Pattern
C Harmonic Minor Open Position
B Harmonic Minor Full Pattern
B Harmonic Minor Open Position
Bb Harmonic Minor Full Pattern
Bb Harmonic Minor Open Position
A Harmonic Minor Full Pattern
A Harmonic Minor Open Position
Ab Harmonic Minor Full Pattern
Ab Harmonic Minor Open Position
G Harmonic Minor Full Pattern
G Harmonic Minor Open Position
Gb Harmonic Minor Full Pattern
Gb Harmonic Minor Open Position
F Harmonic Minor Full Pattern
F Harmonic Minor Open Position
Melodic Minor
E Melodic Minor Ascending Full Pattern
E Melodic Minor Open Position
E Melodic Minor G Locrean Position
E Melodic Minor G Ionian Position
E Melodic Minor G Dorian Position
E Melodic Minor G Phrygian Position
E Melodic Minor G Lydian Position
E Melodic Minor G Mixolydian Position
E Melodic Minor G Aeolian Position
Eb Melodic Minor Ascending Full Pattern
Eb Melodic Minor Open Position
D Melodic Minor Ascending Full Pattern
D Melodic Minor Open Position
Db Melodic Minor Ascending Full Pattern
Db Melodic Minor Open Position
C Melodic Minor Ascending Full Pattern
C Melodic Minor Open Position
B Melodic Minor Ascending Full Pattern
B Melodic Minor Open Position
Bb Melodic Minor Ascending Full Pattern
Bb Melodic Minor Open Position
A Melodic Minor Ascending Full Pattern
A Melodic Minor Open Position
Ab Melodic Minor Ascending Full Pattern
Ab Melodic Minor Open Position
G Melodic Minor Ascending Full Pattern
G Melodic Minor Open Position
Gb Melodic Minor Ascending Full Pattern
Gb Melodic Minor Open Position
F Melodic Minor Ascending Full Pattern
F Melodic Minor Open Position
Position Shifting
Single String Vertical Scales
Single String Shift Exercise
Modal Scales with Shifts in G
Distilled Scale
Dr. Dick's Endless Scale Distilled
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Four Note Efficiency Scales
Shifts on Other Fingers
Symmetrical Scales
Whole Tone
Full Pattern #1
Full Pattern #2
Open Position #1
Open Position #2
Vertical Whole Tone Scales
Moveable
Efficiency Style 3 Octave
Two Finger Efficiency Style
Octatonic Scale
Octatonic Full Pattern #1
Octatonic Full Pattern #2
Octatonic Full Pattern #3
Vertical Versions
Octatonic Open Position #1
Octatonic Open Position #2
Octatonic Open Position #3
Octatonic Moveable #1
Octatonic Moveable #2
Octatonic Efficiency Style
Parallel Scales
Parallel Moveable Mode Scales in G
G Ionian (Major)
G Dorian
G Phrygian
G Lydian
G Mixolydian
G Aolean (Minor)
G Locrean
Modal Equivalents Based on Harmonic Minor
G Ionian #5
G Dorian #4
G Phrygian♮3
G Lydian #2
G Diminished Scale
G Harmonic Minor
G Locrean b7
Modal Equivalents Based on Melodic Minor Ascending
G Ionian #5 #4 Ascending
G Dorian #4♮3 Ascending
G Phrygian ♮3#2 Ascending
G Half Diminished ♮4 Ascending Scale
G Half Diminished Ascending Scale
G Melodic Minor
Locrean b7#5 Ascending
Borrowed Notes
Chromatic Passing Tones
Efficiency Additions
Dorian Position With an Added Chromatic Tone
Phrygian Position With an Added Chromatic Tone
Lydian Position With an Added Chromatic Tone
Mixolydian Position With an Added Chromatic Tone
Locrean Position With an Added Chromatic Tone
Other Scales
Scales Conclusion
2 Modal Scales Relative to G
3 Scales in Other Keys
4 Vertical Scales
1 Vertical Scale Major
2 Vertical Scale Harmonic Minor
3 Vertical Scale Melodic Minor Ascending
4 Vertical Scale Whole Tone
5 Vertical Scale Octatonic
5 Modal Scales with Shifts in G
6 Scale in G Distilled to Basic
Elements
7 Four Note Efficiency Scales in G
8 All Possible Scales in a Single
Position
9 Scale Weaves and Arpeggios
Explanation
Scale
Weaves
One-Note
Weaves
Two-Note
Weaves
Inversions
Arpeggio Weaving
Four-note
Arpeggios
Harmonic
and Melodic
Other
Modal Arpeggios
Working
up the Neck
Parallel
Modes
Open
Position Seventh Arpeggios in Other Keys
Ninth,
Eleventh, and Thirteenth Chords
Quartal
and Quintal Arpeggios
Symmetrical
Arpeggios
Conclusion
10 Scale Weaves Single Note
11 Scale Weaves Two Note
12 Scale Weaves Three Note
13 Arpeggios Overview and Tables
12 Arpeggio Weaves Triads
13 Arpeggios Triads with Arrangements
14 Arpeggio Weaves 7ths Locrean
15a Arpeggio Weaves 7ths Harmonic
15b Arpeggio Weaves 7ths Melodic
16 Arpeggio Patterns Relative to G Up the Neck
17a Arpeggio Weaves 7ths Ionian
17b Arpeggio Weaves 7ths Dorian
17c Arpeggio Weaves 7ths Phrygian
17d Arpeggio Weaves 7ths Lydian
17e Arpeggio Weaves 7ths Mixolydian
17f Arpeggio Weaves 7ths Aeolian
18 Arpeggio Patterns 7ths Moveable Parallel
19 Arpeggio Patterns 7ths Open All Keys
20 Arpeggios 9th 11th 13th
21 Arpeggios Quartal and Quintal
22 Arpeggios Symmetrical
5 Techniques
1 Tuning
Electronic Tuners
Tuning Without a Tuner
Fifth-Fret Tuning
Harmonics
Octave Tuning
Tune to Another Player
2 Hammers and Pulls
Hammers and Pulls Intro
Three-Note Patterns
Three-Note Patterns In Context, Open Position, All
Keys
Four-Note Patterns
Patterns Up the Neck with Open Strings
Three-Note Patterns Ionian
Alternate Patterns
Pentatonic Scales
Moveable Three Note Patterns
Efficiency Patterns with Three Notes
Symmetrical Scales
Four-Note Open Patterns Ionian
Harmonic and Melodic Minor
Five-note open patterns Ionian
Two-Hand Tapping
Three-Note Patterns
Multi-note Patterns
Multi-Finger Two-Hand Tapping
Hammering and Tapping Conclusion
3 Efficient Picking
Efficient Picking Intro
Alternate Picking
Cross Picking
Arpeggiated Picking
Three-String Patterns
Four-String patterns
Five-String Patterns
Six-String Patterns
Mixed Patterns
Sweeps
Three-Note Efficiency Picking
Tremolo Picking
Efficiency Picking Conclusion
4 Vibrato
Vibrato Intro
Classical
Hand Vibrato
Arm Vibrato
Tremolo Bar
Neck Vibrato
Effects
5 Bends
Bends Intro
Bending to a Doubled Note
Double Bends
Tremolo Bar Bending
Behind the Nut Bends
6 Muting
Muting
Palm Muting
Finger Muting
Muting to Stop String Ringing
7 Harmonics
Harmonics Intro
Artificial Harmonics
Tapped Harmonics
Squeals
8 Finger Picking
Finger Picking Intro
Nails
Artificial Nails
Metal Finger Picks
Hand Placement
Nomenclature
Preparatory Exercises
Variations
Travis Picking
Create Your Own Variations
Adding Scale Tones
Adding Melodies
Hammers and Pulls
Classical Techniques
Hybrid Picking
String Madness
9 Slide
10 Alternate Tunings
Alternate Tunings
Tuning Down
Tuning Up with a Capo
Drop D Tuning
Double Drop D
G Tuning
Open D Tuning
Open G Tuning
Open G Overtone Tuning
Other Tunings
11 Looping
12 Percussive
Percussive Intro
Snare Simulation
Kick Simulation
Pickguard Flicks
Body Taps
13 Guitar Synthesizer
Guitar Synthesizer Intro
Latency
Glitches
Techniques
Layering
Pads
Bass Double
Keyboard Sounds with Long Decay
Ethnic Instruments
Electronic Sounds
Guitar Patch Layering
Solos
Looping
Audience Reaction
14 Miscellaneous Tricks
6 Theory (Not just for guitarists)
1 Theory of Pattern Obsession
Dr. Dick's Introduction to Pattern Obsession and Music
Weaving
Introduction
Nature of Sound
Sine Waves
Pitch
Overtones
Modes
Leading Tones
Pentatonic Scales
Chords
Major Triads
Seventh Chords
Ninth, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Chords
Substitutions
Eleventh and Thirteenth Chord Substitutions
Harmonizing the Minor Scale
Borrowed Chords
Melodic Minor
Inversions
Added Notes
Suspensions
Passing Tones
Chromatic Harmonies
Secondary Dominants
Chains of Secondary Dominants
Secondary Dominants Based on viio
Tritone Substitutions
Misspelled Chords
Interval Based Chords
Quartal Chords
Quintal Chords
The Circle of Fifths
Scales
Circle of Fourths
Minor Scales
Key Signatures
Chord Symbols
Seventh Chords
Minor Sevenths
Major Sevenths
Diminished Seventh
Ninth Chords
Altered Ninths
Eleventh Chords
Thirteenth Chords
Rules for Chord Symbols
Add Chords
Add2
Add4 Chords
6 Chords
Cluster Chords
Atypical Added Notes
Add#2 Chords
Add#6 Chords
Addb2 Clusters
Add#4 Clusters
Addb6 Clusters
No 3rd Chords
All the Chords.
Chord Spelling
Inversions
G Bass Inversions
Second Inversion Chords
Third Inversion Chords
Diminished Seventh
Higher Inversions
Bass Passing Tones
Mapping to G
Sorting
Transpositions
Parallel Modes
Harmonic Minor Mode Equivalents
Melodic Minor Mode Ascending Equivalents
Parallel Mode Chords
Symmetrical Patterns
Symmetrical Scales
Chromatic Scale
Whole Tone Scales
Octatonic Scales
Symmetrical Chords
Tone Clusters
Augmented Chords
Diminished Chords
The octatonic scale
Symmetrical Quartal Chords
Higher Interval Chords
Twelve Tone Music
Fretboard Patterns
Stochastic Processes
All Possible Scales
Improvisation
Microtones
Temperament
Alternate Pitch Sets
Timbre
White Noise
Pink Noise
Subtractive Synthesis
Amplitude
Filters
Formants
Compression/Limiting
Expander/Gate
Distortion
Envelopes
Tremolo
Amplitude Modulation
Frequency Modulation
Autotune
Quantizing
Phase
Echo
Delay
Reverberation
Sampling
Rhythm
Polyrhythms
Melody
Texture
Cadences
Form
Groups
Styles
Psychoacoustics
Aesthetics
Evolution
2 All Chords
1 All the chords based on thirds and suspensions
2 All chords without inversions or transposition
3 All chords with bass note G including inversions,
unsorted
4 All chords with Root G including inversions, unsorted
5 All chords with root G, sorted
6 All Possible chords
3 Parallel Chords
1 Parallel Chords Based on All Modes and Alterations
2 Parallel Chords Based on All Modes and Alterations Sorted
by Root
3 Parallel Chords Fully Interleaved
4 Parallel Chords Fully Interleaved and Arranged
5 Parallel Chords Unique
6 Parallel Naturally Occurring Chord Forms
7 Chords in Order of Importance
4 Spelled Chords