Majority of guitarists who have been Guitar Chord Theory Using Songs, Scales Exercises
Want to get that extra edge in your guitar playing Triad Magic An Introduction to Guitar Chord Theory will help you improve your lead and rhythm playing by allowing you to see how scales are directly related to triad shapes.
This will also help you to find rhythm guitar parts that cut through the mix, and further solidify your basic chord expertise, Understand Basic Chord Theory on the Guitar Fretboard
Learn to put Arpeggios to Work in Your Lead Playing
Gain a Better Knowledge of the Guitar Neck
For Acoustic or Electric Guitar
Online Video Demonstrations
Applies to all Styles Rock, Country, Blues, Pop, Reggae, Jazz
Whats Included
Triad Magic begins with the most basic chord form: the triad.
Its an in depth look at what makes guitar chords work using song examples and video demonstrations, You will master all the triad shapes on the guitar fretboard, You will also learn the numerical relationship between chords in many popular progressions, Understanding chord construction will help your composing, playing, teaching and communication with other musicians, By the end of this book, youll be able to take any song, go to any area of the guitar neck, and find a new approach to playing it, bringing the best possible tonal colors into the band.
This instructional book with online videos will also help you become knowledgeable of the fretboard, It will help you no matter what style of music you play, Rock, Country, Blues, Pop, Reggae, or Jazz, When you need to form a basic chord a triad, you wont need to see a diagram, youll be able to build the chord by knowing its components.
What You Will Learn:
The four types of triads major, minor, diminished and augmented
How to use major minor triads together, in the context of popular progressions
Play any song in three completely different areas of the neck
Learn chord spellings for all triads
Invert the triads, tripling possibilities of sounds you can create
How using inversions can improve voice leading
Suspended triads, which increase your knowledge base that much
The book is fairly short and may seem sparse on the first pass through but, there is really a lot of great content on Triads if you are willing to really put some thought and study into what the author is presenting.
I was skeptical when I first opened this book, In the beginning the information was pretty basic, at least for me, Im knowable in music theory to a greater degree than a beginner might be so the simple explanations didnt do much for me, Having said that, I can see how
Jerry Jennings started his musical career by performing in bands and touring overseas, He later established a recording studio, Logic Surge Music where he currently writes for TV/film, and engineers and produces music by other artists, as well as his own compositions.
He released his first of three instrumental jazz/rock/fusion CDs entitled quotThe Good Part of a Pencil,quot quotSigns of Humanity,quot and the most recently released cd produced by Ronnie Montrose, quotShortcut to the Centerquot.
Jerry wrote his first book quotThe Guitarists Link to Sight ReadingquotGuide to Understanding Studio Charts out of pure necessity, In order to be hired as a studio musician, he needed to be fluent in reading charts, It wasnt an easy task since there was nothing on the market written for established players that didnt have music reading skills, So Jerry took it upon himself to write one, After getting a distribution deal with a Music Sales, Inc, he decided to team up with one of Northern Californias top bassists, Erik Kleven to write quotThe Bassists Link to Sight Reading.
quot He did this once with Ken Ballinger for quotThe Drummers Link to Sight Readingquot all with the same concept A book with audio examples, targeted toward the seasoned player who just needs a better understanding of reading music.
Later he added titles to the lineup: quotClassic Rock Rudiments for Lead Guitarquot, quotGuitarStart Out Jamminquot, quotTriad Magic An Introduction to Guitar Chord Theoryquot, When his contract was up with Music Sales, Jerry decided to take on the publishing duties and utilize as the companys main outlet,
Today Jerry is writing for two music publishers, is on call for several Steely Dan tribute bands, and is working on The Jennings Brotherss first album.
He continues to teach, record, write, produce, engineer, and perform at his church and other venues as well,