Fretboard Logic
by William H. Edwards - undifferentiated · first published 1983
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One good and obscure pamphlet (basically) for this: http://www.amazon.com/Fretboard-Logic-Reasoning-Behind-Guita... Any other recommendations in this vain?
on “Introduction to Guitar” ↗…tuned the way it is, why no one for hundreds of years has been able to come up with a better tuning system -- then learning rhythm, chords and scales will be a bonus side effect. The very excellent book "Fretboard Logic" takes this approach
on “Show HN: Guitar Dashboard – Open source music theory explorer for guitarists” ↗…about not having access to good learning materials or schools. For those who want to pick up guitar and want a bit of extra "why things are the way they are" explanations, I have found books such as "Fretboard Logic" and "The Advancing Guitarist" to be useful. There are plenty more, like Ted Greene's "Chord Chemistry" and whatnot that have insight on ear training. Also, you have software today like Ear Master, Rocksmith…
on “How to play the guitar by ear, for mathematicians and physicists (2000) [pdf]” ↗