Guitar Tunings: A Comprehensive Guide

Printed on demand

Estimated despatch time 7 - 10 days

Other available formats

Preliminary table of Contents:
Introduction The Perils of Standard Tuning Open Tunings or "Slack Key" Guitar Tablature vs. Music Notation Modified Capos Nashville "High Strung" Guitar Twelve String Guitar Partial Chords with Open Strings Other Resources 1 Retuning the 6th String to a D
Appendix A Off the Wall Tunings: A Brief Inventory
Appendix B Chord Charts Open G Open D DADGAD Open C E Tuning
Bibliography

About
Explore

About

For many beginning-to-intermediate level guitarists, guitar tunings are a mystery. Everyone begins with "standard" tuning and knows its basic strengths - and limitations. But, once a guitarist gets beyond basic skills, the desire to play in different styles and achieve individual sounds leads inevitably to exploring alternate tunings.

Guitar Tunings: AComprehensive Guide is the first book to offer practical advice for how to use the most common special tunings for the greatest creative and musical effect. Illustrated throughout with examples in standard notation and guitar tablature, the author introduces different musical styles through the use of appropriate tunings. Including downloadable resources, this book gives clear and concise instruction for the guitarist who has mastered basic skills but wants to go beyond them. It will appeal to guitar students of all ages, and can be used for individual self-instruction or in one-on-one or group teaching situations.

In short, Guitar Tunings: A Comprehensive Guide offers a comprehensive approach for all guitarists to enhance their playing skills and creative music making. Also includes 75 musical examples.

Book

Other available formats

Contents

Download queue