The Little Guitar Book That Could: Fourth Position

By Walter Klosowski

This LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD showcases the C A G E D guitar chord and scale sequence exclusively in the FOURTH POSITION, for all to see, use and reference. But, before thumbing through this book, there are some things that the guitarist may need to be reminded of...even though he or she may have played for years. For example, in this book, six is the exact number of consecutive frets involved in the FOURTH POSITION, and it spans a full two octaves plus a perfect fourth when in standard tuning. Plus when in the FOURTH POSITION, the second and third fingers on the fretting hand are to remain stationary in their respective frets or "slots", initially, as their stationary qualities allow the first and or fourth finger to stretch or slide an additional fret space. Concerning the picking hand, a very important pattern occurs down by the sound hole or bridge. The picking pattern involves every other string (one-three-five-two-four-six) and is best evidenced when the C A G E D main root note sequence is plucked alphabetically, starting with the A root on the first or thinnest guitar string. Start the pattern by picking the A there (first string, second finger); then C (third string, second finger); D (fifth string, second finger); E (second string, second finger); G (fourth string, second finger) and conclude with the A (sixth string, second finger). The one-three-five-two-four-six string pattern naturally fits the picking hand and is looped, forwards or backwards (six-four-two-five-three-one) as the A root notes found on the first /sixth string(s) are deemed interchangeable. There are also three musical terms that need clarification for the purposes of THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD...those being main root notes, octaves and unisons. What are main root notes? Generally speaking, main root notes represent a specific set of root notes that fall, or cluster underneath, the second and third fingers of the fretting hand. There are just two instances when the main root note falls under the first and fourth fingers, but all C A G E D main root notes in the FOURTH POSITION are fretted with the second finger only. Once the specific main root note is learned in the FOURTH POSITION, the attention then moves to their octaves. An octave is officially defined as the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its own frequency. Some correctly call the interval a "perfect octave", and in guitarland, octaves are usually "one string one fret away". This handy fact helps memorize their location even though, occasionally, two strings and or two frets are involved (the same concept applies in that there will be some sort of string skipping). The last term is the term unison, which occurs when two or more music notes happen to sound the same pitch. In guitarland, it usually means "same note different string or fret". The term also implies that the unison occurs in the guitar position at hand. So that's it THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD for the FOURTH POSITION is uncomplicated, straightforward and super easy to use. Its visual picture worth a thousand words based format allows one to take full advantage of the fretboard material right away. You'll have fun discovering some fresh perspectives while also adding some new twists and turns to your own technique. THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD for the FOURTH POSITION also contains generous amounts of manuscript, tablature and fretboard paper too. As always, thank you very kindly for including THE LITTLE GUITAR BOOK THAT COULD in your library repertoire of fretboard knowledge needs...Enjoy

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692101861
• ISBN13: 9780692101865
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Omni Music Press
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"