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  • MELODY
    • Melody
    • The Major Scale
    • Fingering The Major Scale
    • Fingering The Major Scale (Moveable)
    • The Minor Scales – Natural Minor Scale
    • Applications of Major Scales
    • The Minor Scales – Melodic Minor Scale
    • The Minor Scales – Harmonic Minor Scale
    • Applications of Minor Scales
    • Other Scales – The Pentatonic Scale
    • Applications of Pentatonic Scales
    • Other Scales – The Whole Tone Scale
    • Other Scales – The Diminished Scale
    • Modes
    • Fingering The Modes
    • Applications of Modes and Scales
    • Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, Slides and Bends
    • Key Signatures
  • HARMONY
    • Harmony
    • Intervals
    • Intervals (continued)
    • Fifth Chords
    • Major Triads
    • Major Chords
    • Moveable Major Chord Shapes
    • Minor Triads
    • Minor Chords
    • Moveable Minor Chord Shapes
    • Tonality
    • Triad Inversions
    • Polychords
    • Seventh Chords
    • Diminished Chords
    • Min/Maj 7 Chords
    • Suspended Chords
    • Sixth Chords
    • Extended Chords
    • Altered Chords
    • Harmonising the Major Scale
    • Harmonising the Minor Scale
    • Four Part Harmonies
    • Chord Progressions
    • Chord Progressions (continued)
    • Modal Interchange
    • 12 Key Chord Exercise
    • Chord Substitutions
    • Tritone Substitution
    • Passing Chords
    • Chord Relatives
    • Arpeggios
    • Harmonics
    • Combining Melody and Harmony
  • FINGER EXERCISES
    • Right Hand Finger Exercises 1
    • Right Hand Finger Exercises 2
    • Left Hand Finger Exercises
  • PERFORMANCE PIECES
    • Fishing Blues
    • Speak Softly Love
    • Moonlight Shadow
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Tuning the Guitar
THE BASICS OF MUSIC
Pitch
THE BASICS OF MUSIC
The Chromatic Scale
THE BASICS OF MUSIC
Reading Music
THE BASICS OF MUSIC
Guitar Tablature
THE BASICS OF MUSIC
Melody and Harmony
THE BASICS OF MUSIC
Melody
MELODY
The Major Scale
MELODY
Fingering The Major Scale
MELODY
Fingering The Major Scale (Moveable)
MELODY

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The Guitar Sourcebook

by Steve Marcus

steve@theguitarsource.co.uk

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© 2026 The Guitar Source by Steve Marcus

  • HOME
  • THE BASICS OF MUSIC
    • Tuning the Guitar
    • Pitch
    • The Chromatic Scale
    • Reading Music
    • Guitar Tablature
    • Melody and Harmony
  • MELODY
    • Melody
    • The Major Scale
    • Fingering The Major Scale
    • Fingering The Major Scale (Moveable)
    • The Minor Scales – Natural Minor Scale
    • Applications of Major Scales
    • The Minor Scales – Melodic Minor Scale
    • The Minor Scales – Harmonic Minor Scale
    • Applications of Minor Scales
    • Other Scales – The Pentatonic Scale
    • Applications of Pentatonic Scales
    • Other Scales – The Whole Tone Scale
    • Other Scales – The Diminished Scale
    • Modes
    • Fingering The Modes
    • Applications of Modes and Scales
    • Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, Slides and Bends
    • Key Signatures
  • HARMONY
    • Harmony
    • Intervals
    • Intervals (continued)
    • Fifth Chords
    • Major Triads
    • Major Chords
    • Moveable Major Chord Shapes
    • Minor Triads
    • Minor Chords
    • Moveable Minor Chord Shapes
    • Tonality
    • Triad Inversions
    • Polychords
    • Seventh Chords
    • Diminished Chords
    • Min/Maj 7 Chords
    • Suspended Chords
    • Sixth Chords
    • Extended Chords
    • Altered Chords
    • Harmonising the Major Scale
    • Harmonising the Minor Scale
    • Four Part Harmonies
    • Chord Progressions
    • Chord Progressions (continued)
    • Modal Interchange
    • 12 Key Chord Exercise
    • Chord Substitutions
    • Tritone Substitution
    • Passing Chords
    • Chord Relatives
    • Arpeggios
    • Harmonics
    • Combining Melody and Harmony
  • FINGER EXERCISES
    • Right Hand Finger Exercises 1
    • Right Hand Finger Exercises 2
    • Left Hand Finger Exercises
  • PERFORMANCE PIECES
    • Fishing Blues
    • Speak Softly Love
    • Moonlight Shadow
  • Download Now

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