This is the MUST-HAVE book of guitar scales! It contains a comprehensive set of all the scales a guitar player could ever need for improvisation on the guitar, in any style of music. Unlike ANY OTHER guitar book on the market, the chords on which the scale is based are highlighted on most of the patterns! In addition, David Poole has added comments and tips on each mode or scale, something never done in any other guitar scale book.

The book contains the 21 modes that come from the major scale, harmonic minor scale, and melodic minor scale usable. It also tells you which scales are not as common or appealing as others. Therefore, you don't waste time on scales that are not used often.

You will not need to get any other book! Nothing will help you more with your improvisation skills when you are soloing in any style of music.

College-Level Guitar Scales contains all major scale modes, many Pentatonic scales, Blues scales, and others. It contains all modes of Melodic and Harmonic Minor, as well as Diminished, Whole-Tone, and the 8-note Dominant Scale, which is also known as the bebop scale in jazz. And, most importantly, it does not bog you down in hybrid scales which are scales with a note taken out or a note added.

Every scale in this book has at least five patterns to cover the whole fret board so you don't have to solo in one place. This book is just a stepping stone to understanding how to create your own hybrid scales and how to create your own lines for improvisation.