The Advancing Guitarist
by Mick Goodrick · first published 1987
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Veteran musician and educator Mick Goodrick presents practical information for guitarists who want to improve their playing technique and style and simply become better musicians. Rather than a step-by-step method book, the information is presented in a general essay format, discussing ways that the various techniques covered may be applied by the advancing guitarist to enhance his/her own style of playing, some of the areas discussed include: basic fingerboard mechanics • modes, scales and chords • contemporary harmony • harmonica and overtone influences • being self-critical • improvising sh
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There's also Mick Goodrick's masterpiece, "The Advancing Guitarist". which is still probably the single most inspirational guitar specific book I've ever read. I've had it for 25 years and still find it inspiring to look at.
on “It's Never Too Late to Learn Guitar” ↗One of my favorite books on guitar theory, The Advancing Guitarist by Mick Goodrick, has a whole section called "The Science of the Unitar", about learning to play on just one string, as a way of thinking of the guitar differently. To use your analogy, it doesn't take…
on “What Men and Women Consider Hardcore Gaming Are Not The Same” ↗…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 and others that can help…
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