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Luke Brouillette |
| Books (pdf's) | |||
Guitar Foundations |
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Foundational skills and knowledge for guitar. | |
Understanding Harmony |
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A simple explanation of Major Harmony | |
Shell Voicings Lesson |
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Learn 3-note "Shell" voicings based on larger, more common inversions. | |
| MANUSCRIPT |
9 staves centered |
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12 staves centered |
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9 staves front (right) |
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music plus tab |
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9 staves back (left) |
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chord blocks |
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9 staves barred |
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chord blocks (flash) |
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| CHORD AND ARPEGGIO CHARTS (pdf's) | |||
One Page Basic Chord
Chart |
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Build any chord - here are the chord tones from anywhere on the neck. Includes 2 blank fingerboard maps and chord formulas. | |
Blank Chord Chart |
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Four blank fingerboard maps with chord formulas. | |
Chord Chart |
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2 Easy to read charts - One with roots on the 6th string and one with roots on the 5th string. | |
| CAGED CHARTS (pdf's) | |||
E Shapes |
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Illustation showing the E, A, and D shapes on the fingerboard with a fingering chart and chord formulas. | |
G Shapes |
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Illustation showing the G and C shapes on the fingerboard with a fingering chart and chord formulas. | |
CAGED Shapes |
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2 Illustrations showing the E family shapes and the G family shapes side by side. | |
CAGED Shapes 2 |
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Shows all 5 shapes interlocking with chord tones or just shapes. | |
| ALL CHARTS IN MS EXCEL | |||
MS Excel File |
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Got Excel? Here is all the chord chart work laid out on spreadsheets. | |
| BERKLEE PRESS | |||
Berklee Basic Guitar: Phase 1 |
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Learn to read music and play guitar! An essential resource for every beginning guitar student. | |
Modern Method for Guitar, Volume 1 |
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The Leavitt guitar method, used as the basic text for the Berklee College of Music guitar program. | |
Classical Studies for Pick Style Guitar |
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This Berklee Workshop, featuring over twenty compositions, is designed to acquaint intermediate to advanced pick-style guitarists with some of the excellent classical music that is adaptable to pick-style guitar. | |
Berklee Practice Method |
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The first-ever method that teaches you how to play in a rock band. | |
Instant Guitar |
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No matter what your level of musical knowledge, this is a simple fun method for students of all ages who want to start playing the guitar. | |