Alternate Tunings for Guitar

This method is aimed at those looking to explore all the facets and techniques of beautiful folk Guitar or simply acoustic Guitar in general. This book provides advice on techniques like fingerpicking and flatpicking as well as arpeggio and chord accompaniment. The use of the capo an essential part of folk Guitar is covered in a separate chapter along with alternate tunings. Finally techniques like slide hammer-ons pull-offs are covered along with basic percussive techniques. All this is illustrated with a number of acoustic tunes in the style of great artists like Bob Dylan Tracy Chapman Cat Stevens Simon and Garfunkel and The Beatles.  The accompanying CDallows these techniques to be played along to professional backing tracks while the DVD shows the number of accompaniments presented in the method. This method is aimed at those looking to explore all the facets and techniques of beautiful folk Guitar or simply acoustic Guitar in general. This book provides advice on techniques like fingerpicking and flatpicking as well as arpeggio and chord accompaniment. The use of the capo an essential part of folk Guitar is covered in a separate chapter along with alternate tunings. Finally techniques like slide hammer-ons pull-offs are covered along with basic percussive techniques. All this is illustrated with a number of acoustic tunes in the style of great artists like Bob Dylan Tracy Chapman Cat Stevens Simon and Garfunkel and TheBeatles.  The accompanying CD allows these techniques to be played along to professional backing tracks while the DVD shows the number of accompaniments presented in the method.

To Alternate Tunings-Discover the secrets of four alternative tunings with Kirtley's accessible arrangements and make your first steps into this exciting and contemporary approach to the Guitar. By straying from the standard EADGBE tuning system aworld of new harmonic possibilities open up some of which are explored through Kirtley's exciting solo pieces. You will learn:How to tune your guitar in four new waysHow to find the tunings without an electronictunerThe pros and cons of alternate tuningsFull on-screen instruction for each song including split-screen detailHarmonic 'chime' techniquesRight-hand fingerstyle techniques

Par BAUGHMAN STEVE. This book is devoted to introducing guitarists to the basics of playing in alternate tunings. This book provides an in-depth look at four popular tunings, Open C, Open G, DADGAD and Orkney Tuning. Chord charts are provided for each tuning, along with tab and notation for blues and textural riffs, song arrangements, and exercises for using the tunings as vocal accompaniment - a valuable tool for demystifying this exciting way of playing guitar. Companion CD included. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Methods / Méthode / Guitare

Steve Baughman (Taught). Par BAUGHMAN STEVE. This DVD showcases guitarist Steve Baughman demonstrating his incredible fingerstyle creativity while he performs guitar solo settings on 14 Celtic and traditional compositions. Of special interest is Steve's analysis of alternate tunings and innovative new fingerstyle performance techniques. In addition to well-known Celtic compositions, Steve performs a number of his original guitar solo settings and his own arrangements of several tunes written by the famed Irish harpist Turlough O'Carolan. Included on this video are: Lord Inchiquin, John Kelley's Reel, St. Anne's Reel, Planxty Bongwater, Lady Gethin, Planxty George Brabazon, Greensleeves, Frailing, Misses McCloud's Reel, Liberty, Planxty Pegeen, and more. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Celtic/Irish - Concert/Documentary / Accessoire / Guitare

This comprehensive Guitar Workshop Audio Series book/3-CD set brings together a variety of fingerstyle arrangements featured in three of John Renbourn's video lessons. Illustrates unique and exciting fingerstyle techniques in the performance of traditional ballads and other tunes, using standard and several alternate tunings. In notation and tablature. Includes an extensive discussion about the tunes in the collection. / Guitare (Fingerpick) / 120 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire / Partition/3-Cd Set - Format: 11,75 X 9

In this lesson Fernando Perez teaches several evocative instrumentals from different world music styles. The tunes are performed in standard as well as alternative tunings. Fingerstyle techniques are used throughout the lesson. Two tunes are arranged for slide Guitar. Perez takes you on a globetrotting voyage where you will explore: How to understand the sound and techniques found in the music of the Balkans Japan Brazil Hawaii Malawi and Argentina and how to apply theses to the Guitar. Cool and unusual rhythms applied to the guitar in a way that goes further than just strumming chords but also how to make guitar arrangements with theserhythms. Origins and relations between world music styles in order to better understand and perform them. Many interesting fingerstyle Guitar tricks and techniques. Main scales used in these instrumentals. Understanding grooves how to feel and apply them as you play the music. How to further develop these tunes as well as creating new ones. New musical approaches coming from other cultures which will open up your vision as a player. New simple and easy Guitar tunings which will offer you a broader sound spectrum in your Guitar arrangements. Unusual slide techniques ie. how to play behind the slide uncommon chords and special tricks. A dynamic World Music repertoire full of variety. Each tune is taught phrase by phrase and played slowly on a split-screen. Titles include: Into the Balkans (Balkans) Samba para Ti (Brazil) Ame (Japan) Malawi Dance (Malawi) Kalani (Hawaii) and Tango/ Habanera (Argentina/Cuba). 120 minutes â?¢ Level 3 â?¢ Detailed tab/music PDF file on the DVD

Teach yourself how to play Guitar with Progressive Open Tunings For Guitar.The book covers popular alternative tunings including dropped-D dropped-G and many open chord tunings. Progressive OpenTunings For Guitar also covers the important techniques required to learn to play the Guitar including hammer-ons pull-offs slides bends harmonics and string muting.Suitable for all ages and all types ofGuitars including acoustic Guitars and electric Guitars.Includes 81 Guitar exercises Guitar chord progressions Guitar riffs Guitar licks Guitar solos and popular easy Guitar music in blues Guitar folk Guitar jazzGuitar and rock Guitar styles. In full colour throughout with photos diagrams and easy-to-read Guitar music Guitar chords and easy Guitar tabs.Progressive Open Tunings For Guitar comes with 1 DVD and 1DVD-ROM containing Guitar videos and audio demonstrating all examples. Basic knowledge of how to read music and playing Guitar is required to teach yourself to learn to play Guitar from this book.Includes free Guitar chordposter.

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 64 The most complete guitar tuning method ever published. Written by one of America's leading guitar teachers and designed for all guitarists, from beginners to professionals, this book offers a practical new approach to tuning the guitar. This system is equally effective for all types of guitars and even includes the principal alternate tunings used in classic guitar performance: dropped-D, low-G (DGDGBE), and the lowered third string (G to F#) but otherwise normal tuning often used to emulate the lute or vihuela. Using the principles described in this book and conveyed purely through diagrams, any guitarists can learn to tune with precision and confidence.

Unlock the secrets of playing and composing in alternate tunings with this unique comprehensive book/CD pack! Includes an introduction to alternate tunings and the players who have pioneered them (including tips from David Wilcox David Crosby Alex de Grassi Duncan Sheik and more) 12 in-depth lessons in 11 tunings 10 full songs to play a special section on how to create your own tunings an extensive list of 60 tunings to try - with artist songs and examples and accessible arrangements in standard notation and tab. The complete guide to a new world of playing by the master teachers at Acoustic Guitar magazine!

This collection of traditional music from Ireland and Scotland arranged for solo guitar is the result of a passionate study of the tradition by some of the finest musicians playing in this genre. Compiled by Stefan Grossman thisbook includes arrangements by Pierre Bensusan El McMeen Martin Simpson Pat Kirtley Duck Baker Tom Long & Steve Baughman. Looking back less than a century you would find this music performed on fiddle pipes button accordion flutes and whistles in solo and ensemble settings but never guitar even in its basic role of providing rhythm. The challenge for those who attempt to translate Celtic traditional music for fingerstyle guitar is to preserve theunique qualities which are the essence of the style. The popularity of alternate tunings in this music tends to come from two different directions. One is in the desire for production of tonalities of droninginstruments á la the bagpipes and tunings such as DADGAD and EADEAE make this effect relatively easy. On the other hand there are guitar tunings which lend themselves easily to the melodic steps and fullness found in thediatonic Celtic harp such as DGDGBD (open G tuning) and the CGDGAD.

Perfect for guitarists who have been playing for a while and are ready to expand their skills and technique, this revised book and DVD package starts with exercises for developing speed and agility and moves on to jazz chords, advanced techniques like slapping and tapping, modes, and alternate tunings. It also features thorough lessons on composition and arranging. The new DVD is hosted by Jared Meeker, one of today's hottest guitar players. If you have completed Beginning Acoustic Guitar and Intermediate Acoustic Guitar, this is your best next step. Second Edition Features: * Updated examples in the styles of acoustic guitar masters * New companion DVD demonstrating the examples in the book * Improved instruction on acoustic guitar techniques and theory, covering flatpicking, fingerstyle, and strumming / Guitare

Martin Simpson Teaches Alternate Tunings is a fantastic book with accompanying DVD which explores a systematic approach to open and altered tunings.Martin Simpson teaches how the important tunings relate to standard tuning and to each other and also explores available chords in each tuning. He explains open G D and C tunings DADGAD tuning suspended modal tunings and covers everything from tunings used in popular nineteenth-century pieces to tunings used by today's rock artists. The book includes diagrams and the music is presented using both traditional music and tablature notations.The accompanying DVD correlates with theexamples and pieces in this book. The DVD also includes some performances of Martin Simpson's arrangements of classic tunes.

Intermediate Fingerstyle Guitar is the perfect continuation of Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar. This book is great for fingerstyle guitarists who already know the basics and are ready to proceed to the next level. Along with alternate tunings topics include fingerpicking patterns bass lines modes barre chords diatonic harmony special techniques and an exploration of different music styles. These range from Country Blues Celtic to contemporary new age styles. There is also a essential section on arranging with a clever step-by-step approach. Intermediate Fingerstyle Guitar comes complete with an accompanying CD to help with the learning process.