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The Guitarist's Practical Guide to the Modes
by: Carlos H. Barrientos
ISBN: 0967956900
Publisher: 
CARMAPRO Publishing

First publication date: 1/1/96
Pages: 35
Binding: Spiral Bound

The book can be obtained at the following locations:

Amazon.com
Leitz Music - Fort Walton Beach, FL
International Vintage Guitars - 
New Orleans, LA
Music Masters - Tallahassee, FL

Also available as an interactive HTML guide - 
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"As a Music teacher (K-3 public schools and private students on bass and guitar) I have used this book for three years. I have made it a required purchase for each of my students."  

a reader from 
Silicon Valley, CA
A practical guide that discusses what modes are and how they work. This guide covers 31 Modes and Scales in notation as well as two - 2 octave fingerings for guitarists. It contains illustrations of the scales and fingerings as well as sample chords over which these scales may be played. The approach is progressive and practical for guitarists at all levels. It starts with easier scales and progresses to the more difficult knuckle-busters. Guitarists have found this book to be helpful in learning to read music for the guitar and musicians of all instruments have found this book instructional in learning techniques for improvisation on their instrument.