Miles Okazaki: Fundamentals Of Guitar
This book is designed to be useful for guitarists at any skill level. Beginners can use it as an introduction to the foundational concepts of the instrument, intermediate players can use it for training and theoretical work, and advanced players can explore the sections on advanced theory, extended technique and the exhaustive tables of melodic and rhythmic possibilities. The book is divided into two parts: Pitch (Part I) and Rhythm (Part II). Part I is concerned primarily with the positions and movements of the fretting hand, and Part II with the possibilities of sound production with the picking hand. Part I begins the study of pitch locations and formations the fretboard, from natural harmonics to sets of 1, 2, 3 and 4 pitches. Part II addresses the often neglected topic of rhythm, beginning with a complete course in my approach to symmetrical picking and continuing with studies of multiple notes per stroke on one string (slurs, slides, and ornaments) and playing on multiple strings (rhythmic counterpoint).
