This LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD showcases the ever popular C A G E D guitar chord and scale sequence exclusively in the THIRD POSITION for all to see and use. But, before thumbing through this book, there is some subject matter that the guitarist needs to be reminded of...even though he or she may have played for years. For example, in this book, six is the exact number of consecutive frets involved in the THIRD POSITION and it spans a full two octaves plus a perfect fourth when in standard tuning. Also when in the THIRD POSITION, the second and third fingers on the fretting hand are to remain stationary in their respective frets or "slots", initially, as their stationary qualities allow the first and fourth fingers to stretch or slide to those notes in the outermost frets. Concerning the picking hand, there is a very useful string picking pattern that occurs where that hand resides most of the time, down by the sound hole or bridge. This pattern involves every other string (one-three-five, two-four-six) and is best evidenced when the C A G E D main root note sequence is plucked alphabetically, starting with the A root as found on the first or thinnest guitar string. To discover it, start by picking the A there (first string, third finger); then C (third string, third finger); then D (fifth string, third finger); E (second string, third finger); G (fourth string, third finger) and conclude with the A on the thickest string (sixth string, third finger). The one-three-five, two-four-six string pattern naturally fits the fingers on the picking hand, helps with finger style, and is looped, forwards or backwards (six-four-two, five-three-one) as the A root notes found on the first/sixth string(s) are deemed interchangeable. There are also three musical terms that need some brief clarification for the purposes of THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULDl...those being main root notes, octaves and unisons. What are main root notes? Generally speaking, main root notes represent a specific set or cluster of root notes located in the center of the position, under the second and third fingers of the fretting hand. It should be mentioned here that there are two instances where the first and fourth fingers are involved with these main root notes, but those instances are not present in the THIRD POSITION C A G E D main root note sequence. In fact, all the C A G E D main root notes in the THIRD POSITION are fretted with just the third finger. That said, once the location of each main root note is learned, the attention then moves to their octaves. An octave is defined as the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its own frequency, some calling the interval a "perfect octave". In the THIRD POSITION, octaves are usually "one string one fret away" most of the time. This handy fact helps memorize their location even though, occasionally, two strings and or two frets are involved (the same concept applies in that there will be some sort of string skipping involved.) Last is the unison, which occurs when two or more music notes happen to sound the same pitch. In guitarland, it usually means "same note different string or fret", and the term implies that the unison occurs in the guitar position at hand. So that's it! When using this book, you'll find THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD for the THIRD POSITION uncomplicated, straightforward and super easy to use. Its picture worth a thousand words, visual based format, allows one to take full advantage of the material right away. You'll have fun discovering some fresh perspectives on the same old same old, while also adding some new twists and turns to your own technique. Plus THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD for the THIRD POSITION contains generous amounts of manuscript, tablature and fretboard paper too. To close, as always, thank you very kindly for including THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD in your repertoire of fretboard knowledge needs...Enj
About the Author: Meet the author Walter Klosowski "Kapowski"! In addition to writing books like this, Mr. "Kapowski" is a professional guitarist, composer and public school music educator. He holds a Master's degree in Music Theory on scholarship with emphasis on classical guitar as well as a Bachelor's degree in Music Theory/Composition and Guitar Performance. He is also the recipient of the Piano Guild USA Sonatina Award as well as three NSFM piano federation competition pins. This book, THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD, formally introduces and explains the C A G E D shapes and how each fits into the THIRD POSITION. The material is presented in a special way as to provide technical clarity and practicality to an all too often obscured subject area, that of the inner workings of the guitar fretboard. Having worked in the print music industry for over ten years, the series was authored by "Kapowski" in direct response to the lack of printed scholarly materials that focus only on the guitar positions and position work, all of which is especially evident at the onset of instruction. Compared to other members of the string instrument family, such as the violin, viola, cello and bass, there is no real technical standard in place that guitarists readily go to for position work. THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD for the THIRD POSITION is one technical reference that checkmates this situation, and is very practical to use no matter what one's technical level. Enjoy!