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The Guitar Grimoire: A Compendium of Forumlas for Guitar Scales and Modes

This reference book collects formulas for guitar scales and modes, aimed at players who want a complete set of patterns in one place. It is organised around thousands of diagrams and charts, so a player can look up a scale or mode and see how it sits on the fretboard.

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Part of a well-known series of instruction books for fretted instruments, it is meant less as a method to read through than as a resource to dip into while practising or writing music.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 211 pages

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