GCD - The Guitar Chord Dial instantly shows you 5 chord forms and positions for every chord or chord arpeggio including major, minor, augmented, diminished chords and their extensions for suspended, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, eleventh and thirteenth chords.
This dial is essentially a complete chord reference on one page for all styles of music.
The Back of the Dial is loaded with information and tips about chord construction and extensions and includes a diagram showing all the notes on the guitar neck.
The instructional CD for this dial contains both lessons and jam tracks. The lessons teach you the fundamentals of music and how to use the dial. The jam tracks provide you with the opportunity to practice using a wide variety of music styles and tempos in all popular major and minor keys.
Guitar Chord Dial
Mandolin Dials
MSD - The Mandolin Solo Dial instantly shows you 4 popular scales used to play great sounding mandolin solos in each key for all styles including bluegrass, pop, country, traditional, jazz, etc.
The 5 most commonly used scale patterns/positions are shown for the major scale, major pentatonic scale, relative minor scale and relative minor pentatonic scale.
The Back of the Dial is loaded with information and tips about playing great sounding mandolin solos and scales including a diagram showing all the notes on the violin/fiddle or mandolin neck.
The instructional CD for this dial contains both lessons and jam tracks. The lessons teach you the fundamentals of music and how to use the dial. The jam tracks provide you with the opportunity to practice using a wide variety of music styles and tempos in all popular major and minor keys.
Questions and Answers
What do the Music Dials do?
The Music Dial/CD pack is designed primarily to give the player the knowledge and confidence to be able to jam and play along with others. Of course, in order to accomplish that, we had to look at a lot of information and music theory and find a way to present the essential parts in the most efficient package possible.
The Music Dial/CD pack is designed to teach you to jam and play along with others, without having to learn music theory or to read music.
Why a dial?
The dial allows us to pack an entire book's worth of material into a very simple-to-use device. The beauty of the dial is that while it contains a wealth of information about all 12 keys of music, it displays information one key at a time, allowing you to focus on exactly what you need.
How hard is it to learn?
Surprisingly easy. One neat thing about playing music is, when you learn something like a lead pattern or a chord progression, you can use it over and over, in other positions and in other keys. The Music Dials and CDs show you the basic structure of music in a way that's easy to understand and use. You'll be amazed at how simple it can be.
What do the lessons on the CD cover?
It depends on the which dial you buy. Basically the lessons teach you how to use the dial quickly and effectively. They also teach you the fundamentals of music necessary to get ready to play along with the jam tracks. If you have a Rhythm Guitar Dial, for instance, you'll learn which chords to play for accompaniment in each key as well as how to make the chords on your instrument. You'll also learn how to make chord progressions in each key and how to transpose chords from one key to another.
You'll also learn how to play chord extensions including dominant seventh chords. We make you a chord pro! If you have a "Lead" dial, however, you'll learn the things necessary to play great lead breaks.
What's on the Jam Tracks?
The jam tracks were laid down by professional musicians to give you a practice platform where you can try out the things you learn in the lessons, or to simply hone your skills. The jam tracks allow you to practice in several different popular keys, playing a variety of different styles of music.
What's the big deal about stereo separation?
Stereo separation allows you to use the Jam Tracks as precisely as you want to. The left channel is the feature instrument and the style that you are learning. The right channel is the backup band. If you are just starting, you will probably listen to the mix to get the feel of the music. Then you might concentrate just on your instrument on the left channel. For practicing, you use the right channel and play along with the band.
LESSON SHEET DOWNLOAD FILES
For those of you who have used your lesson sheets beyond readability, we have posted copies you can download or print.
To give you a better quality printout, the file is twice the size you need. You will need to experiment with the page setup for your printer to determine what scale percentage will print on a letter size sheet (8.5 x 11").
RGD - The Rhythm Guitar Dial instantly shows you 8 rhythm chords used to play great sounding guitar accompaniment in each key for all styles.
The most commonly used chord forms/positions are shown in the music dials.
The front of the dial also shows a complete Circle of Fifths/Circle of Fourths in each key.
The Back of the Dial is loaded with information and tips about playing, scales and chord extensions including a diagram showing all the notes on the guitar neck.
The instructional CD for this dial contains both lessons and jam tracks. The lessons teach you the fundamentals of music and how to use the dial. The jam tracks provide you with the opportunity to practice using a wide variety of music styles and tempos in all popular major and minor keys.
LGD - The Lead Guitar Dial instantly shows you 4 popular scales used to play great sounding lead guitar solos in each key for all styles.
The five most commonly used scale patterns/positions are shown on the music dials for the major scale, major pentatonic scale, relative minor scale and relative minor pentatonic scale.
The Back of the Dial is loaded with information and tips about playing scales and lead patterns including a diagram showing all the notes on the guitar neck.
The instructional CD for this dial contains both lessons and jam tracks. The lessons teach you the fundamentals of music and how to use the dial. The jam tracks provide you with the opportunity to practice using a wide variety of music styles and tempos in all popular major and minor keys.
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SGD - The Slide Guitar Dial instantly shows you 4 popular scales used to play great sounding slide guitar solos in each key for all styles including rock and blues. The dial shows patterns for standard, open D/E and open G/A tunings.
The 2 most commonly used scale patterns/positions are shown for the blues scale, minor pentatonic scale, major scale and major pentatonic scale. The dial also shows all major and minor bar chords/positions.
The Back of the Dial is loaded with information and tips about playing slide guitar solos, alternate tunings and much more.
The instructional CD for this dial contains both lessons and jam tracks. The lessons teach you the fundamentals of music and how to use the dial. The jam tracks provide you with the opportunity to practice using a wide variety of music styles and tempos in all popular major and minor keys.
GSD -The Rock & Blues Guitar Solo Dial instantly shows you 4 popular scales used to play great sounding rock and blues lead guitar solos in each key.
The five most commonly used scale patterns/positions are shown on the music dials for the blues scale, minor pentatonic scale, major blues scale and major pentatonic scale.
The Back of the Dial is loaded with information and tips about playing rock and blues guitar solos including a diagram showing all the notes on the guitar neck.
The instructional CD for this dial contains both lessons and jam tracks. The lessons teach you the fundamentals of music and how to use the dial. The jam tracks provide you with the opportunity to practice using a wide variety of music styles and tempos in all popular major and minor keys.
PCD - The Power Chord Dial instantly shows you 8 power chords used to play great sounding rock and blues guitar accompaniment in each key.
Power chords are usually played on the bass strings and contain only the strongest chord tones. The front of the dial also shows a complete circle of fifths/circle of fourths in each key.
The Back of the Dial is loaded with information and tips about playing power chord accompaniment including a diagram showing all the notes on the guitar neck.
The instructional CD for this dial contains both lessons and jam tracks. The lessons teach you the fundamentals of music and how to use the dial. The jam tracks provide you with the opportunity to practice using a wide variety of music styles and tempos in all popular major and minor keys.
Bass Dials
BGD - The Bass Guitar Dial instantly shows you 8 chord arpeggios used to play great sounding bass accompaniment in each key for all styles. The most commonly used chord arpeggios/positions are shown on the music dials.
The front of the dial also shows a complete circle of 5ths/circle of 4ths in each key.
The Back of the Dial is loaded with information and tips about playing bass lines, common chord arpeggios and chord extensions including a diagram showing all the notes on the bass guitar neck.
The instructional CD for this dial contains both lessons and jam tracks. The lessons teach you the fundamentals of music and how to use the dial. The jam tracks provide you with the opportunity to practice using a wide variety of music styles and tempos in all popular major and minor keys.
SBD - The Solo Bass Dial Instantly shows you 4 popular scales used to play great sounding bass solos in each key for all styles.
The 5 most commonly used scale patterns/positions are shown for the major scale, major pentatonic scale, relative minor scale and relative minor pentatonic scale.
The Back of the Dial is loaded with information and tips about playing great bass solos including a diagram showing all the notes on the 4, 5, and 6 string bass fretboard.
The instructional CD for this dial contains both lessons and jam tracks. The lessons teach you the fundamentals of music and how to use the dial. The jam tracks provide you with the opportunity to practice using a wide variety of music styles and tempos in all popular major and minor keys.
Banjo Dial
BAD - The Banjo Accompaniment Dial Instantly shows you eight accompaniment chords used to play great sounding banjo accompaniment in each key for all styles including bluegrass.
The most commonly used chord forms/positions are shown in the music dials.
The front of the dial also shows a complete Circle of Fifths/Circle of Fourths in each key.
The Back of the Dial is loaded with information and tips about playing, scales and chord extensions including a diagram showing all the notes on the 5-string banjo neck.
The instructional CD for this dial contains both lessons and jam tracks. The lessons teach you the fundamentals of music and how to use the dial. The jam tracks provide you with the opportunity to practice using a wide variety of music styles and tempos in all popular major and minor keys.
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Keyboard Dials
KAD - The Keyboard Accompaniment Dial instantly shows you 8 accompaniment chords used to play great sounding keyboard accompaniment in each key for all styles. The most commonly used chord forms/positions are shown.
The front of the dial also shows a complete circle of 5ths/circle of 4ths in each key.
The Back of the Dial is loaded with information and tips about playing keyboard accompaniment chords, chord extensions, inversions and scales including a diagram showing all the notes on the keyboard.
The instructional CD for this dial contains both lessons and jam tracks. The lessons teach you the fundamentals of music and how to use the dial. The jam tracks provide you with the opportunity to practice using a wide variety of music styles and tempos in all popular major and minor keys.
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KSD - The Keyboard Solo Dial instantly shows you 6 popular scales used to play great sounding keyboard solos in each key for all styles. The scale patterns/positions are shown for the major scale, major pentatonic scale, relative minor scale, relative minor pentatonic scale, blues scale and minor pentatonic scale.
The Back of the Dial is loaded with information and tips about playing chords and melody at the same time, scales for every style of music and includes a diagram showing all the notes on the keyboard.
The instructional CD for this dial contains both lessons and jam tracks. The lessons teach you the fundamentals of music and how to use the dial. The jam tracks provide you with the opportunity to practice using a wide variety of music styles and tempos in all popular major and minor keys.
Misc Dials
TPD - The Transposition Dial allows you to instantly transpose notes, scales and chords from key to key or from concert C pitch to instrument pitch. The front of the dial is used for transposing major keys, chords, scales and notes and the back of the dial is used for transposing minor keys, chords, scales and notes.
The dial also contains all the key signatures, instrument pitch to C pitch table of intervals, notes on the music staff and a table of enharmonic equivalents.
The Back of the Dial is used to transpose MINOR keys.
The instructional CD for this dial contains both lessons and jam tracks. The lessons teach you the fundamentals of music and how to use the dial. The jam tracks provide you with the opportunity to practice using a wide variety of music styles and tempos in all popular major and minor keys.
BID - The Basic Improvisation Dial instantly shows you 6 popular scales and 8 rhythm chords / chord arpeggios used to play great sounding solos & accompaniment in each key for all styles. This dial can be used for any instrument including band instruments and shows the notes in each scale, chord or chord arpeggio by note name.
The dial shows the notes for the major scale, major pentatonic scale, relative minor scale, relative minor pentatonic scale, blues scale and minor pentatonic scale. The dial shows the chord name and arpeggio notes for all major and minor chords displayed on a complete circle of 5ths/circle of 4ths in each key.
The Back of the Dial shows how to improvise using scales, how to improvise using chords and chord arpeggios, scale formulas, chord extensions and much more.
The instructional CD for this dial contains both lessons and jam tracks. The lessons teach you the fundamentals of music and how to use the dial. The jam tracks provide you with the opportunity to practice using a wide variety of music styles and tempos in all popular major and minor keys.
BSD - The Banjo Solo Dial shows you 4 popular scales used to play great sounding banjo solos in each key for all styles including bluegrass.
The five most commonly used scale patterns/positions are shown on the music dials for the major scale, major pentatonic scale, relative minor scale and relative minor pentatonic scale.
The Back of the Dial is loaded with information and tips about playing 5-string banjo solos including a diagram showing all the notes on the banjo neck.
