Mouseover Image For Large View

The Complete Guitar Scale Dictionary features scales shown in notation, tablature, and diagram form. Rules are given for each scale showing construction and appropriate usage in relation to chordal structure and harmony. This is a  landmark text! Author Mike Christiansen has spent countless hours researching the scale forms used in all major musical idioms and also those found in other non-Western musical cultures.

In addition to a myriad of scale forms for major, minor, pentatonic, and blues, in-depth sections are contained on modes symmetrical altered scales, exotic scales and Japanese scales. Among the scale forms presented are Byzantine, Persian, East Indian Purvi, enigmatic, eight-tone Spanish, Prometheus, Gagaku, Zokugaku, In Sen Pou, Arabian and Balinese!! Companion DVD included features Mike and Corey Christiansen demonstrating improvisational applications of each scale. 

Beginner - Advanced Guitar Lessons

Guitar DVD and Book Set