Principles of Music for the Advancing Guitarist provides a thorough examination of chord voicings, diatonic harmony, modes and other scales we use to improvise, including improvisational techniques to help build better solos. The contents include phrasing, developing melodies and learning how to build tension or how to resolve tension in a solo.

Songwriters will benefit from these concepts, as it will help strengthen your understanding of how chords work together. You will explore the scales that derive chords, which can be used to build melodies over various chord progressions. Those looking to become better improvisers will benefit from this book as well! We discuss, in detail, how to elevate your solos.