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Fretboard Roadmaps: The Essential Guitar Patterns That All the Pros Know and Use (Guitar Techniques): The Essential Guitar Patterns That All the Pros Know and Use (Guitar Techniques)

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Author: Fred Sokolow
Publisher: H.Leonard Publishing,U.S.
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

13 reviews
Sales Rank: 570

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 8.8 x 0.6

ISBN: 0793520886
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
UPC: 073999069822
EAN: 9780793520886
ASIN: 0793520886

Publication Date: August 1, 1993
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Worth more that every penny spent. November 19, 2006
58 out of 58 found this review helpful

Consider this. I bought this book (including the postage) for a total of 5.56. now if you consider that a single 1/2 hour guitar lesson will set you back upwards of 15 this is an absoloute bargain. I have been playing for over 20 years and have been a frequent dabbler. I've done this and that, but never found a way of bringing together what I understand about music.

What this book does, is bring those loose strands together and put them into 12 achieveable lessons. I am currently at about lesson 5 and have been amazed at how much I actually understand about scales, chord formations and key tones.

I would recommend that the reader have some basic understanding of the guitar before using this book, but it is not essential. If I were beginning I would look at something like Begin Guitar - by Douglas J Noble as this will give you the understanding of the easier open chords. This book focuses more on barre chords and sliding scales, which could be daunting for the beginner.

This book has already made me consolidate what I understand and has taught me a lot. I will definitely be purchasing the Fretboard Roadmap Rock book when I am done with this one. Highly recommended to all, especially intermediate player. This book will improve your playing!

5 out of 5 stars

You'll love it, or hate it...! June 21, 2006
46 out of 47 found this review helpful

I have read a couple of Sokolow's books, and they all seem to follow the same format: bare essentials. This is, as I say, something you will either love or hate. Let me explain.

The amount of information you are given really is quite minimal in terms of words, but with respect to actual content, it is exceptionally high. There is little padding, little fluff involved, and everything is written in short, direct sentences. You are given a couple of diagrams, a quick explanation as to why you should be doing it, and the rest is up to you. Sit down, play it, and learn it. Don't ask questions. Just do it (to quote a well-known sportswear manufacturer).

This may suit some people, of which I definitely include myself. I picked up his mandolin book of the same series, and got more from that one, slim book than I had gleaned from about ten other books I had read. Perhaps it was a bit of background which I already had which meant I got these nuggets out of that book. If I had come to it cold, I don't think I would have gained so much so quickly.

When I decided I should actually learn guitar (meaning to for ages, thought best to do rather than just think about it), this is one of two books I decided to get (the other being David Mead's book on 10-minute drills - fantastic stuff!). I think my life was made somewhat easier than other reviewers' experiences, particularly if you scan the reviews at Amazon.com rather than Amazon.co.uk, simply because I had this background, and I knew what to expect.

So be warned! You are not getting anything chatty, no in-depth analyses, no complicated theory lessons. What you *are* getting is what you need to know in order to (as the title suggests) know your way around the guitar fretboard. If you are a beginner, I can see that this may raise more questions than provide answers. Theoretical discussion is minimal, as I have said, and you may want to look elsewhere for the answers (again, David Mead's book is a fine investment). You are getting the distilled essence of playing guitar, and it is up to you to learn why you should be doing it in this way. Get another book, or just figure it out for yourself - Sokolow doesn't seem to care either way.

But I would recommend this book without hesitation to anyone but the complete beginner. I promise you, you *will* learn something about playing.

5 out of 5 stars

Sat Nav for the guitar! June 17, 2006
11 out of 17 found this review helpful

What a book of resource. You can't ever hope to remember all these shapes for chords, but this book helps you to certaintly try!

A good book to often have at hand.

5 out of 5 stars

From Grade 3 - Onward and Upward May 20, 2006
16 out of 17 found this review helpful

You'd need to play a bit before staring these books, but this is one of the ways you can speed up your bedroom playing and get to play solid rock, blues, and metal for money. These books are set out as though you have a knarly old player sitting alongside you and telling you how it really is. No academic theory, no technique hand-cuffs, no nerdy tests. And it is how the pros play and it is the basics that you must know. You'll need this one and the Rock or Blues follow-on book to go with it soon after starting this one, as there are specifics in those that aren't in this one.

And there's a new Bass one that's just as good.

5 out of 5 stars

Fretboard road map February 13, 2006
22 out of 23 found this review helpful

This is a great book and is probably the only one anyone wanting to improve their playing will need. It's a thin volume but don't let that fool you, it explains lots of theory concisely and is well laid out. There is an accompanying 'blues' version of this book but this is the place to really lay the foundations for intermediate to advanced playing. Well worth the [bargain] price.