Do you want to master lead guitar so you can start to sound like the guitar greats you idolize? Then Modern Lead Guitar is for you! What's Inside: Modern Lead Guitar will teach you everything you need to know to solo over chord changes. This guitar instruction book features 23 common chord progressions and plenty of sample licks and solos to get you improvising in an instant! At 91 pages in length, this is a substantial guitar lesson book professionally formatted and aimed at helping you deliver the perfect guitar solo. From the author of the #1 best-seller Guitar Aerobics (Hal Leonard), Troy Nelson once again brings his easy-to-follow guitar teaching style to this helpful guitar lesson book. With hundreds of 5-star reviews, Troy Nelson's guitar lesson books are meticulously written, edited, and proofed by Troy himself, a lifelong author and editor. First, learn the basics of music theory: *Major Scale *Minor Scale *Pentatonic Scales *Chord Progressions *Modes & Modal Progressions *Key-Center Approach *Chord-Scale Approach Then, you'll learn how to apply the major and minor scales, as well as their modal and pentatonic counterparts so you can really soar over chords. Guitar licks in this book include styles like rock, metal, country, jazz, and blues. All guitar examples are demonstrated in clear, expertly formatted tab. FREE access to instant audio downloads from Troy's website include: *Full-band audio examples *Play-along guitar tracks Scale and arpeggio reference guide and notes of the fretboard included. Free shipping with Amazon Prime. About Troy Nelson: Troy Nelson is the former Editor of top guitar magazines Guitar One (sister publication of Guitar World) and Guitar Edge. After earning a degree in Occupational Music, Nelson launched his music editing career at Hal Leonard Corporation, the world's largest print music publisher. He's a life-long guitar player whose passion is helping others learn to love the guitar as much as he does. Here's what others have to say about guitar lesson book author Troy Nelson: "Troy Nelson, guitar god." - Amazon reviewer "I'm a total fan of Troy's books and method of learning." - Amazon reviewer "Troy Nelson, former editor of my favorite guitar magazines." - Amazon reviewer "His brilliance is his ability to break the project down into practical, bite-sized daily medicine and, at the same time, add a nice flavor to the dose." - Amazon Reviewer, Fretboard Freedom "I must say, I have noticed a big improvement in my playing. My wife no longer tells me to turn it down or off." - Amazon Reviewer, Guitar Aerobics "Another winner from Troy Nelson." - Amazon reviewer, Rhythm Guitar 365 "I LOVE this book. It's my first purchase from Troy Nelson, and it's got me interested in his other books" - Amazon reviewer, One-Man Guitar Jam