Book Three – The Basic Brainstorming Book

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Foreword (excerpt from Book Three – The Basic Brainstorming Book)

For the Love of Guitar, a series of four books. By Rik Emmett
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For the Love of Guitar
(Book Three)

All four books in this series grew out of the Back to Basics columns that I wrote over the course of twelve years for Guitar Player magazine, so, naturally, they’re all focused on fundamental techniques, theories, and concepts. But right along with all the primary physical techniques, FOR THE LOVE OF GUITAR is basically about imagination, and spirit, and creativity, so many open-ended, infinite kinds of things that it’s virtually impossible to separate the hands from the head and the heart. This book in the series is about MOTIVATION, building some connections, setting up a network in the anatomy: getting you to touch, to feel and to know the beginnings of a little forever in your music.

What do you think about your LOVE OF GUITAR? How do you think about it? C’mon, let’s do a little brainstorming…

Table of Contents

  • Foreword I
  • Key to Notational Symbols IV
  • Eight Basic Secrets to Great Guitar Playing 1
  • Jimi Hendrix: The Art of Rhythm Playing, Part One 4
  • Rhythm – The Ghost Who Oils the Cog in the Machine 5
  • The Subtle Art of Rhythm Playing, Part Two 9
  • Playing and Singing at the Same Time 12
  • Django and One-Finger Chords 14
  • Open Tunings 16
  • The Case of the Hammer-On and Pull-Off Arpeggios 18
  • Improvisation – Goin’ For It 22
  • Soloing Form 25
  • Soloing And Form, Part Two 29
  • Creativity and Interpretation 29
  • Developing Left-Hand Independence Fingering Exercise 32
  • The Six Laws of Tone, Taste and Feel 34
  • Cross Pickin’ 38
  • Vibrato 40
  • Shifty Moves: Two String Snakes and Ladders 42
  • Rhythm Changes, Part One 44
  • Rhythm Changes, Part Two 46
  • Working Through Changes 46
  • Economy 48
  • Less Is More 50
  • Copland’s Long Line 52
  • Learning Self-Help: Thirsty Horses Climbing Ladders 53
  • Musician, Help Thyself 53
  • Observation and Emulation 54
  • The Big Three – Necessity, Willpower, and Focus 55
  • Setting Goals – Building Ladders 56