Hey guys I'm looking for a music theory book that relate to the guitar.
I'm looking at this one http://www.amazon.com/Music-Theory-Guitarists-Everything-Wanted/dp/063406651X/ref=pd_sim_b_2 But I thought I would post something here to see if somebody might of known of a better book.
Thanks reading. :D
I'll recommend a few theory for guitar books for you...
Noteboat's book
Noteboat's book
Noteboat's book
I'm told it's very good, and keep meaning to acquire one myself, but I've being doing theory in the abstract and then trying to apply it to the guitar. I want to get a copy of Tom's book partly to check I've not missed anything out, and partly because I'd luke to teach guitar at some point so I see it as a potential resource for doing a good job there. I've not got hold of it yet partly because I've been away, and partly because I did GCSE and A level music, so I had sufficient theory knowledge to get on with things on my own.
Hey guys I'm looking for a music theory book that relate to the guitar.
I'm looking at this one http://www.amazon.com/Music-Theory-Guitarists-Everything-Wanted/dp/063406651X/ref=pd_sim_b_2 But I thought I would post something here to see if somebody might of known of a better book.
Thanks reading. :D
As Scrybe said - Noteboat's book is one of the very best out there for Guitarists. Here's the link . . .
Playing guitar and never playing for others is like studying medicine and never working in a clinic.
I'll recommend a few theory for guitar books for you...
Noteboat's book
I don't mean to be rude because I know Tom is a member here, but one of the one star reviews at Amazon claim there are quite a few mistakes in the book:
Is this just sour grapes from a competitor?
I'm looking for a theory book too, but after getting stung with 'Music Theory for Dummies' which has a lot of mistakes (they couldn't even get the guitar fretboard notes right) I want to make sure I get one that's correct.
I've been away for a while, but I recall this being discussed around a year ago, with the reviewer coming off badly. Sorry, I'm posting by phone right now, but I'll try to dig up the links for you later when I'm on the computer. What I can say is that his book gas been used by quite a few GN members who, for various reasons, have a strong grounding in theory and none of them seem to complain. If there are any issues, they would be typos (speaking from my experience of communicating with Noteboat), but if I recall, the bad review deals with the approach the book takes. My experience, however, has always been that N has a very strong teaching style, compatible with the aspects of music I was already familiar with.
I don't mean to be rude because I know Tom is a member here, but one of the one star reviews at Amazon claim there are quite a few mistakes in the book:
Is this just sour grapes from a competitor?
More a case of someone not knowing as much as he thinks he does. He would have been better off learning from the book, as opposed to trying to spot mistakes.
Playing guitar and never playing for others is like studying medicine and never working in a clinic.
A link to the discussion of the bad review - http://forums.guitarnoise.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=14137
I hope this helps. As for the other book, I haven't read it so I can't really comment.
And as for the massive typos in my first post, I can only say that having the 'net on your phone and waking up in the middle of the night when said phone happens to be next to your bed is not a very good thing for contributing coherently. I think it can be easily deciphered though...
I had forgotten I do have a copy of Tom's book. It was in pile of books I'd put aside to 'read at a later date'. So now it will be my #1 read for the weekend.
It could sound strange but IMHO the David's book on bass is a really good theory book. I have many theory books and probably David explains it much better than other books.
I didn't read the Noteboat's book but I'd use the Amazon and other reviews just as a reference: not all the reviewers have a good criteria.
One alternative that I have worn out reading is Music Theory Made Easy by David Harp. It's available on amazon for $5.95
I'm looking at this one http://www.amazon.com/Music-Theory-Guitarists-Everything-Wanted/dp/063406651X/ref=pd_sim_b_2
I've got that Kolb book; I think it's okay but to me it's more of a reference book than a guide. One reviewer commented that "the lack of extraneous text should not take away from its content." Well, that's true, but the presentation is very much "HERE IT IS" without a lot of discussion. Kind of like a dictionary. As such, I think it's something that would be good to use with a teacher rather than for self study. I do believe it was meant as a companion to the Hal Leonard method books; I know there's a bass version, basically the same book re-written for bottom feeders like me ("Music Theory for Bassists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask") which goes along with their bass method series, and which also benefits from having a teacher for explanation, in my opinion.
I don't know anything about the Notebook book, but I'd think that having him here on the forum for Q&A would be a big advantage. 8)
