Guitar Exercises FOR DUMmIES‰ by Mark Phillips and Jon Chappell Guitar Exercises For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River St. Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978- 750-8400, fax 978-646-8600. 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Library of Congress Control Number: 2008938868 ISBN: 978-0-470-38766-5 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 About the Authors Mark Phillips is a guitarist, arranger, and editor with more than 30 years in the music pub- lishing fi eld. He earned his bachelor’s degree in music theory from Case Western Reserve University, where he received the Carolyn Neff Award for scholastic excellence, and his master’s degree in music theory from Northwestern University, where he was elected to Pi Kappa Lambda, the most prestigious U.S. honor society for college and university music stu- dents. While working toward a doctorate in music theory at Northwestern, Phillips taught classes in theory, ear-training, sight-singing, counterpoint, and guitar. During the 1970s and early ’80s, Phillips was Director of Popular Music at Warner Bros. Publications, where he edited and arranged the songbooks of such artists as Neil Young, James Taylor, the Eagles, and Led Zeppelin. Since the mid-’80s he has served as Director of Music and Director of Publications at Cherry Lane Music, where he has edited or arranged the songbooks of such artists as John Denver, Van Halen, Guns N’ Roses, and Metallica, and has served as Music Editor of the magazines Guitar and Guitar One. Phillips is the author of several books on musical subjects, including Metallica Riff by Riff, Sight-Sing Any Melody Instantly, and Sight-Read Any Rhythm Instantly. In his non-musical life, Phillips is the author/publisher of a series of “fun” high school English textbooks, including The Wizard of Oz Vocabulary Builder, The Pinocchio Intermediate Vocabulary Builder, and Tarzan and Jane’s Guide to Grammar. For the reference value of his numerous publications, Phillips is profi led in Who’s Who in America. Jon Chappell is a multistyle guitarist, transcriber, and arranger. He attended Carnegie- Mellon University, where he studied with Carlos Barbosa-Lima, and then went on to earn his master’s degree in composition from DePaul University, where he taught theory and ear training. He was formerly Editor-in-Chief of Guitar magazine, Technical Editor of Guitar Shop Magazine, and Musicologist for Guitarra, a classical magazine. He has played and recorded with Pat Benatar, Judy Collins, Graham Nash, and Gunther Schuller, and he has contrib- uted numerous musical pieces to fi lm and TV. Some of these includeNorthern Exposure, Walker, Texas Ranger, Guiding Light, and the feature fi lm Bleeding Hearts directed by the late actor-dancer Gregory Hines. In 1990, he became Associate Music Director of Cherry Lane Music, where he has transcribed, edited, and arranged the music of Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Steve Morse, Mike Stern, and Eddie Van Halen, among others. He has more than a dozen method books to his name, and he’s the author of Rock Guitar For Dummies, Blues Guitar For Dummies, and the textbook The Recording Guitarist — A Guide for Home and Studio, pub- lished by Hal Leonard. Dedication Mark Phillips: For my wife, Debbie, and my children, Tara, Jake, and Rachel. Jon Chappell: For my wife, Mary, and my children, Jennifer, Katie, Lauren, and Ryan. Authors’ Acknowledgments The authors gratefully acknowledge the folks at Wiley Publishing, Inc.: Tracy Boggier, Alissa Schwipps, and Jessica Smith. Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments through our Dummies online registration form located at http://dummies.custhelp.com. For other comments, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 877-762-2974, outside the U.S. at 317-572-3993, or fax 317-572-4002. Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following: Acquisitions, Editorial, and Media Development Composition Services Senior Project Editor: Alissa Schwipps Senior Project Coordinator: Kristie Rees Acquisitions Editor: Tracy Boggier Layout and Graphics: Carl Byers, Reuben W. Davis, Copy Editor: Jessica Smith Nikki Gately, Sarah E. Philippart, Christine Williams Assistant Editor: Erin Calligan Mooney Music Engraving: WR Music Service Editorial Program Coordinator: Joe Niesen Proofreader: Shannon Ramsey Technical Editor: Guy Somers Special Help (www.somersguitar.net) Alicia B. South Senior Editorial Manager: Jennifer Ehrlich Assistant Project Manager: Jenny Swisher Associate Producer: Shawn Patrick Quality Assurance: Kit Malone Editorial Assistant: David Lutton Cover Photo: © Brand X Pictures Cartoons: Rich Tennant (www.the5thwave.com) Publishing and Editorial for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher, Consumer Dummies Kristin Ferguson-Wagstaffe, Product Development Director, Consumer Dummies Ensley Eikenburg, Associate Publisher, Travel Kelly Regan, Editorial Director, Travel Publishing for Technology Dummies Andy Cummings, Vice President and Publisher, Dummies Technology/General User Composition Services Gerry Fahey, Vice President of Production Services Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services Contents at a Glance Introduction ................................................................................1 Part I: Preparing to Practice.........................................................7 Chapter 1: Reviewing Guitar Fundamentals .............................................................................................9 Chapter 2: Warming Up for Your Practice Sessions ..............................................................................13 Part II: Scales and Scale Sequences ............................................19 Chapter 3: Putting the Major Scales to Use in Your Playing ................................................................21 Chapter 4: Adding Major Scale Sequences to Your Repertoire ...........................................................33 Chapter 5: Tackling the Three Minor Scales ..........................................................................................45 Chapter 6: Examining Minor Scale Sequences .......................................................................................71 Part III: Arpeggios and Arpeggio Sequences ................................89 Chapter 7: Breaking Out with Major Arpeggios .....................................................................................91 Chapter 8: Discovering