Big Ben

Now guitarists can have all three volumes of this classic guitar method in one convenient book! Created by popular demand, this new edition of the method used as the basic text for the renowned Berklee College of Music guitar program is a complete compilation of the original Volumes 1, 2, and 3. Innovative solos, duets and exercises progressively teach melody, harmony and rhythm. Perfect for the serious guitar student and instructor alike.

Book 1
Section I
Tuning, the staff, clef sign, common note values
Notes in the first position
Sea to sea (duet)
Note and chord review (upper register)
One, two, three, four (duet)
Rhythm accompaniment
Review (lower register)
Imitation duet
Sharps and flats
Here we go again (duet)
Rhythm accompaniment (bass notes and chords)
Eight notes - counting and picking
Etude no. 1 (duet)
Rests, tied notes, dotted notes
Etude no. 2 (duet)
First solo
Rhythm accompaniment (chord diagrams explained)
Second solo
Etude no. 3 (duet)
Picking etude no. 1 (Right hand development)
Etude
Two, two (duet)
Key of G Major (first position)
Rhythm accompaniment (chord diagrams)
Sixteenth notes
Duet in G
Picking etude no. 2
Another duet in G
Key of F Major (first position)
Rhythm accompaniment (chord diagrams and grand barre)
Duet in F
The triplet
Waltz in F (solo)
Key of of A Minor (first position)
Rhythm accompaniment (chord diagrams)
Pretty pickin' (duet)
Dotted eight and sixteenth notes
Key of E minor (scales in first position)
Rhythm accompaniment (chord diagrams)
Take your pick (duet)
Rhythm accompaniment (movable chord forms)
Chromatic scale (first position)
Speed studies
Key of D Minor (scales in first position)
Rhythm accompaniment
Endurance etude (Picking etude no. 3)
Key of B flat (scales in first position)
Rhythm accompaniment
Duet in B flat
Reverse alternate picking study
Key of D Major (scale in first position)
Duet in D
Rhythm accompaniment
Key of E flat Major (scale in first position)
Movable chord forms
Chord simplification and substitution chart
Picking - a different technique
Dynamic etude no. 4 (duet)
Key of A major (first position)
Duet in A
Duet in E flat
Section 2
Position playing
Major scales (C Major, fingering type 1, second position)
Chord etude no. 1
Etude no. 5 (duet)
Reading studies (C Major, fingering type 1, second position)
Ballad (duet)
Movable chord forms
Chord forms (derivative fingerings)
Rhythm accompaniment - right hand technique
Picking etude no. 4
F Major scale (Fingering type 1A, second position)
Chord forms
Chord etude no. 2
Another duet in F
Reading studies (F Major, fingering type 1A, second position)
Play it pretty (duet)
Chord forms
Triplet study
Speed study - fingering type 1
Speed study - fingering type 1A
G Major scale (fingering type 2, second position)
Dottef eight and sixteenth study
Waltz for two (duet)
Chord forms
Reading studies (G Major, fingering type 2, second position)
Blues in G (duet - muffled effect)
Chord etude no. 3
Rhythm accompaniment - right hand technique (basic latin beat)
Picking etude no. 5
Short and sweet (duet)
D Major scale (fingering type 3, second position)
Chord forms
Melodic rhythm study no. 1 (syncopation)
Chord etude no. 4
Staccato, legato
Reading studies (D Major, fingering type 3)
Dee-oo-ett (duet)
Chord forms
Speed study - fingering type 2
Speed study - fingering type 3
A major scale (fingering type 4, second position)
Chord etude no. 5
Reading studies (A Major, fingering type 4, second position)
Tres sharp (duet)
Sixteenth note study
Chord forms
Speed study - fingering type 4, second position
Chord forms
Second position review
Chord forms Quarter note triplets
Major scales in third position (B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat)
Third position review
Chord forms
Major scales in first position (A flad, D flat)
First position review
Major scales in fourth position (G, D, A, E)
Chord forms
Fourth position review
Chord forms
Author's notes
Index
Book 2
Section 1
Four basic major scale fingering patterns (explanation)
C Major Scale - Ascending - 5 Positions
C Major Scale - Descending - 5 Positions
"Getting Up There" (Duet)
"Chord Etude No. 6" (Solo)
Melodic Rhythm Study No. 2
Triads (3 Note C Chords Maj. Min. Dim. Aug.)
F Major Scale - Ascending - 5 Positions
F Major Scale - Descending - 5 Positions
"Another Waltz for Two" (Duet)
Chord Forms and Speed Study
Triads (F Chords Maj. Min. Dim. Aug.)
Rhythm Guitar - The Right Hand (4/4 and 2 beat)
"Chord Etude No. 7" (solo)
G Major Scale - Ascending - 5 Positions
G Major Scale - Descending - 5 Positions
"Sea - See - Si" (Duet)
Chord Forms
Triads (G Chords) and Finger Stretching Exercises
D Major Scale - Ascending - 5 Positions
D Major Scale - Descending - 5 Positions
"Melodic Rhythm Study No. 3" (Duet)
Intervals
Triads (D Chords... across and up the fingerboard)
A Major Scale - Ascending - 5 Positions
A Major Scale - Descending - 5 Positions
"Chord Etude No. 8" (Solo)
Rhythm Guitar - The Right Hand (Rock Style Ballad)
Chord Forms
"Tranquility" (Duet)
Triads (A Chords...across and up the fingerboard)
B Major Scale - Ascending - 5 Positions
B Major Scale - Descending - 5 Positions
"Waltz in B" (Duet)
Melodic Rhythm Study No. 4 (6/8) and Finger Stretching Exercises
Triads (B Chords...across and up the fingerboard)
Pentatonic Scales
Tremolo Study
E Major Scale - Asending - 5 Positions
E Major Scale - Descending - 5 Positions
Chord Forms
Major Scale Review - Positions II, III, V
Major Scale Construction (Explanation)
Triads (Eb Chords...across and up the fingerboard)
Theory Diatonic Triads in Major Keys (Explanation)
Diatonic Triads - Key of G Maj.
Diatonic Triads - Key of F Maj.
Diatonic Triads - Key of B Maj.
Diatonic Triads - Key of Es Maj.
5th Positions Study" (Duet)
Major Triads Exercises (up the fingerboard - all strings)
Minor Triads Exercise (up the fingerboard - all strings)
Section 2
One Octave Arpeggios - Triads (In G) and "Glissando" (Expl.)
Real Melodic (Or Jazz) Minor Scale (Expl.)
C Real Melodic Minor - 5 Positions
Rhythm Guitar - The Right Hand (Shuffle Rhythm)
Speed Study
Chord Forms
"Melodic Rhythm Study No. 5" (Duet)
One Octave Arpeggios - Triads (in D and C)
Chord Forms and "Slur" (Expl.)
"Trill"
Theory - Diatonic 7th Chords in Major Keys (Expl.)
Arpeggios - Diatonic Seventh (In G)
Arpeggios - Diatonic Seventh (In C)
G Real Melodic Minor - 5 Positions
Chord Forms
Two Octave Arpeggios - C Maj. Triad from the Root
"Chord Etude No. 9" (Solo)
"The Wanderer" (Duet)
Rhythm Guitar - The Right Hand (Waltz)
Arpeggios - Diatonic Sevenths (In F)
Theory - Chord Scale Relationships - Diatonic Str's (Expl)
D Real Melodic Minor - 5 Positions
Chord Forms - 3rd in the Bass
Two Octave Arpeggios - G Maj. Triad from the 3rd
Two Octave Arpeggios - F Maj. Triad from the 5th
Rhythm Guitar - The right hand (Jazz Waltz)
"Interved Mordent" and "Mordent" (Expl.)
Arpeggios - Diatonic Seventh (In B)
A Real melodic Minor - 5 Positions
Chord Forms
Two Octave Arpeggios - C Minor Triad from the Root
"Appogiatura" and "Turn" or "Grupeto" (Expl.)
"Melodic Rhythm Study" (Duet)
Rhythm Guitar - The Right Hand (Cha Cha and Beguine)
Arpeggios - Diatonic Sevenths (In Es)
Theory - Chord Scale Relationships (Non-Diat. Min. 7 and Maj.)
7th position study" (Duet)
"Solo in G"
B Real Melodic Minor - 5 Positions
Chord Forms - 7th in the Bass
"Chord Etude No. 11" (Solo)
Two Octave Arpeggios - G Minor Triad from the 3rd
Two Octave Arpeggios - F Minor Triad from the 5th
Key Signatures (Explanation)
Theory - Chord to chord motion (A Brief Discussion)
Chromatic Scale
Es Real Melodic Minor - 5 Positions
Chord Forms and "Chord Etude No. 12" (Solo)
Speed Study
Two Octave Arpeggios - C Diminished Triad from the Root
G Dim. Triad from the 3rd, D Dim. Triad from the Root
"Melodic Rhythm Study No. 7" (Duet)
Whole Tone Scales
Rhythm Guitar - The Right Hand (Bossa Nova)
Two Octave Arpeggios - B, Fis and D Augmented Triads
Chord Scale Relationships (Theory) - Non - Diatonic
Minor 6th and (unaletered) Dom.7 chords
"Solo in D"
Index
Book 3
Evolution of Twelve Major Scale Fingering Patterns
A Refined Definition of Position
Speed Study
Solo in Bb
Rhythm Guitar The right hanad (rhumba)
Explanation of voices in chords
Triad Stuides
Adjacent Strings
Major Scales Position II
Principal Real Melodic Minor Scales Position II
Triad studies chords in G major
Arpegios Three note chords -major triads
Arpegios Three note chords -minor triads
About chord symbols
Reference chart for major sscale gingering types
Major scales poisition III
Melodic rhythm study No. 8 (duet)
About Practising
Triad Studies chords in F Major
Technical study
About chord construction
Major scales position IV
Principal Real Melodic Minor Scales Position IV
Chord construction four part harmony
Arpeggios
Rhythm Guitar The right hanad (Tango, Merengue)
C major scale (12 position)
Natural minor scale
Modes A brief discussion
Harmonic minor scales
A harmonic minor (nine position)
A minor etude (solo)
Melodization of triads
Recognition of melodic degrees- Altered 5 and #4
About chord voicind
Arpeggios four note F chords
Arpeggios four note G chords
Chord scale relationships
Major scales position V
Principal Real Melodic Minor Scales Position V
Chord construction three note voicings
Melodization of tonic major triads
Melodization of tonic and subdominant minor chords
Diminished scale in position
Chord construction
Recognition of melodic degrees- Dominant 7 chords
Speed study
Arpeggios Four note Bb chords
Arpeggios Four note D chords
Melodic rythm study no 9 (duet)
Rhythm Guitar The right hanad (Mambo, bolero, conga)
Legato Staccato
F Major scale
D harmonic minor (nine positions)
Etude in D minor (solo)
Melodic Embellishment The Appogiatura
Rhythm Guitar The right hanad (5/4 swing)
About altered chords and chord degrees
Arpeggios four note Eb Chords
Arpeggios four note A chords
Chord construction
Melodization of I Minor chords with harmonic minor scale
Arpeggio studies
Melodic rhytmic study no. 10 (duet)
Major scales Position VII
Chords (three notes) melodization of diminished triads
Chords (three notes) melodization of augmented triads
Arpeggios four note Db chords
Arpeggios Four note B chords
Rhythm Guitar The right hanad (Samba)
Polka -dot (polka duet)
Major Scales Position VIII
Chords (three notes) melodization of tonic major chords
Melodization of minor 7 chords as Vim7
Subdominant major chords
Minor 7 chords
Arpeggios Four note F# chords
Arpeggios Four note Gb chords
Arpeggios Four note C# chords
Chords (Three note voicings) Dominant 7 chords open voicings all inversions
B major scale (Twelve positions)
G harmonic minr (Nine positions)
Etude in G Minor (solo)
Arpeggios Diminished chords (spelling most used)
Arpeggios Dominant 7(b5)
Theory: Diatonic 7 Chords Harmonic Minor (Including Diatonic Substitutions)
Arpeggio and scale study
Cords Melodization of subdominant minor 6 chords
Major scales position X
Principal Real Melodic Minor Scales Position X
Chords (Three note voicings) Major 6 and 7 chords close and open voicings
Chord construction five part harmony
Five note arpeggios
Daydreams duet
Five note arpeggios
D major scale
B harmonic minor
B minor etude (solo_
Chords (Three note voicings) Dominant 7 chords chords study with b5 (chromatic approach) in the bass
About chord progression (cycle 5)
Theory: Interchangeable chord structure
Rhythm Guitar The right hanad (Joropo, Nanigo)
Arpeggio study seventhchords
Chords (Three note voicings) melodization of Minor 7 chords as IIIm7
Five note arpeggios
Chords (Three note voicings) minor 7 and minor 6 chords close and open voicings
Iim7-V7I chord study
Chord-scale relationships special alterations on dominant 7 chords
Pretty please (duet)
Five-note arpeggios
Harmonization of a melody from a lead sheet with chords indicated
Eb Major Scale (Twleve positions)
C Harmonic minor (nine positions)
Etude in C minor (solo)
Chord scale relationships major chords, minor 7 chords
Chords (three note voicings) Dominant 7 chords chords study with b5 (chromatic approach) in the bass
Five note arpeggios
Chords (three note voicings) Dominant 7 chords chords study with b5 (chromatic approach) in the bass
Rhythm Guitar The right hanad (Paso Doble)
Chord study Minor 7 with 5b in the bass
Chord spelling five note arpeggios Minor (maj7/9) and Dominant 7 (b5, b9) chords
A major scale (Twelve positions)
F# Harmonic minor
F# minor etude
Chord spelling five note arpeggios Dominant 7 (b9) sus4 and dominant 9(b5) chords
Chord (three notes) study in F major and study in F harmonic minor
Chord spelling five note arpeggios Dominant 7+9 sus4 and dominant 9(b5) chords
Additional fingerings for minor scales
Chord-scale relationship
Chords-preparation of four-part open voicings adding the 5th degree
Chords-preparation of four-part open voicings adding the root
Chord spelling five note arpeggios minor 9(b5) chords
About improvisation
It's Late (duet)
Chords-preparation of four part open voicings adding the 3rd degree
Chords-preparation of four part open voicings adding the 7rd degree
Scale chord relationship Major, Harmonic minor, Real minor, Whole tone and diminished scales as related to chords

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