Why would I change a something that’s selling well and is one of my most popular books? One of the goals of The Efficient Guitarist is to be extremely efficient. In the years since I wrote the second edition, I’ve continued to think about the material in the book and whether or not I could improve upon it. I finally feel that I have enough to warrant a new edition.

One of the main principles of the third edition on TEG will be an increased focus. I’m going to focus on a simple goal: teaching you the fingerboard and doing it as simply as humanly possible. I thought about the following questions when revising this book:

How well would you play if you knew every note you were suppose to play?

Imagine a guitar where the frets out of key were removed, how well would you play if you couldn’t hit a wrong note?

How much more creative would you be if you knew the scales and positions equally across the neck and could just focus on making music?

Answering these questions is what I’m going to do in the new edition. Nothing less, nothing more. Once the foundation is fully set, I can finally build the other books in the series.

I’m really looking forward to writing this new edition of my favorite book. I continue to jot down my ideas and thoughts in the Field Notes memo book dedicated to the new edition, and I’m happy with my progress so far.