The book opens with no guitar required. It asks you to visualize the fretboard as a spreadsheet of 12 frets and 6 strings. You learn to see the octave shapes (2 strings up, 2 frets over) instantly. Without this geographical map, the rest of the book fails.
e|--------3-------3-------|--------2-------2-------|
B|------0---0---0---0-----|------3---3---3---3-----|
G|----0-------0-------0---|----2-------2-------2---|
D|------------------------|--0---------------------|
A|--2---------------------|------------------------|
E|------------3-------3---|------------------------|
G D
Am7 Em
Let the wind write my confession,
C D
On the bark with no reply.
Am7 G
Under moon and frozen heaven,
C D G
White birch, don’t say goodbye.
Named after the guitarist of LUNA SEA, this technique involves mimicking a violin. It requires: vk guitar book
Advanced editions note where live solos differ from studio takes—crucial for players wanting to replicate hide’s legendary 1992 On the Verge of Destruction live ad-libs. The book opens with no guitar required