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Congratulations, you have a new amazing hobby, guitar! You already memorized basic chords or played few favorite songs. Now you want to understand more about chords. What is actually behind C Major chord in a simple handy position on the first fret? Why the same chord is also located on the third fret? Where can I find more C Major chords on the neck, and how many these chords totally on the neck? Intervals, triads chord theory looks boring and complex?...
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The latest addition to Tony Bacon's acclaimed series of guitar books, 60 Years of Fender gives a year-by-year history of the most successful electric guitar maker. In 1950, Leo Fender introduced to the world the solidbody electric guitar - the instrument known as the Telecaster. He soon added two more classics: the Precision Bass (1951) and the Stratocaster (1954). Fender's sleek, adaptable guitars have since fueled modern music - from country to...
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A stunning visual guide to the history and development of all types of guitars, packed with detailed information and profiling everything from the legendary Martin flat-tops to Gibson's arch-tops guitars and Fender's twelve-string electrics. The Ultimate Guitar Sourcebook is divided by type into nine chapters, each telling the full story of a major type of guitar. It is sub-divided geographically so the reader gets a global picture of guitar making...
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Learning to play the Native American Style Flute? Did you buy a flute and found it came with inadequate instruction? Have you tried numerous other books, DVDs, or YouTube videos, but found them all confusing, limited or outdated? Are you looking for a product that brings it all together in a step-by-step way?Learn to play with Enchanted Journeys ePub – The Essential Guide for the Native American Style Flute: the world's most recent publication for...
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Learn how to make eight of the most unique and imaginative instruments found anywhere - from a one-string guitar made from a soup can, to a hubcap banjo. Author Mike Orr takes you inside the growing trend of handmade music and shows you how with a little creativity and some salvaged parts, you can create your own arsenal of instruments that look good, sound great, and deliver some foot stompin' fun!
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This is the comprehensive, must-own owner's or collector's manual for any Gretsch fan. It uncovers the history of the guitars through pages of color photos, hundreds of black & white photos, and forewords by Fred Gretsch, George Harrison, Randy Bachman, Brian Setzer, and Duane Eddy. It contains 30 chapters covering each Gretsch model in depth and a section of patent numbers and drawings for collectors. Find out what makes the essential rockabilly...
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This book will teach you how to play dizi, the Chinese bamboo flute, at the beginner level. No prior knowledge in Chinese music is needed. In addition, you will know the dizi's structure, how to choose and maintain a dizi, as well as the numbered music notation. A number of sheet music are also provided for your own practices. After reading the whole book, you should have a basic understanding of the dizi and can play some simple songs by yourself....
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Through a series of exercises of various difficulties, the player develops his technique on the instrument by playing along with a real band rather than just practicing on a metronome. The first chapter of the book contains valuable information and advice which is necessary for the young musician. The rest of the book is covered with tons of exercises written both in standard notation and tablature.
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The very best and lowest priced music book for Clarinet available worldwide. The only book designed to have you playing Clarinet as quickly as possible from a master teacher with proven success. Includes the EasyWay to learn all your chords in one beautiful easy exercise along with exclusive Clarinet solos and very rare extreme altissimo register fingerings. Part I takes away all fear from learning about music and how to play the Clarinet. As a master...
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Why does an electric archtop sound so different from a solidbody guitar when they have the same strings and pickups? Why does Eric Clapton use a vibrato Stratocaster with the vibrato arm removed and the mechanism blocked off with a piece of wood? Why does a strings-through-body guitar sound brighter than an instrument with the strings anchored at the bridge? The sound of an electric guitar is the sum of many parts. Every component, from the wood in...
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This book will teach you how to play erhu, the Chinese violin, at the beginner level. No prior knowledge in Chinese music is needed. In addition, you will know the erhu's structure, the ways to choose a good erhu and the numbered music notation. A number of sheet music are also provided for your own practices. After reading the whole book, you should have a basic understanding of the erhu and can play some simple songs by yourself.
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Libre, sin rigor, colorido e irregular son algunas de las indicaciones expresivas que encontraremos en las Tripartitas cromáticas para guitarra, obras caracterizadas por acordes disminuidos y aumentados, por el uso de la escala cromática y de las series dodecafónicas como forma de organización. Exploración integrada orgánica y funcionalmente a la guitarra solista por su creador para desarrollar un discurso musical vital, fúnebre y con gracia,...
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This is the right-hand man for players who live and breathe bass, or for beginners who want an all-in-one guide to the instrument that "shakes the low end" of rock, pop, jazz and more. This handbook details the ins and outs of buying basses and equipment; provides set-up and electronics tips; and explores unique characteristics of landmark bass models. Chapters on technique cover bass basics, theory, fretless playing, acoustic bass, the essentials...
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10 Fingerstyle Etudes for Ukulele was written as an extension of our previously published Fingerstyle Ukulele Book (also available in our store). This book is specifically geared towards players who have a basic understanding and execution of fingerstyle technique, but need more of a challenge in their playing (ideal for intermediate and advanced players).
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The very best music book for Saxophone available. The only book designed to have you playing saxophone as quickly as possible, from a saxophone virtuoso and master teacher with proven success. Includes the EasyWay to learn all your arpeggios in one beautiful easy exercise along with exclusive saxophone solos. Part I takes away all fear from learning about music and how to play the saxophone. As a master teacher and saxophone virtuoso, Joe Procopio...
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Pocket change is a concept of approaching playing music to build a long, stable career.As a musician the intent is sometimes to rein as an individual.Longevity and stability are based on being versatile and adapting to the contemporary styles.In order to stay on top of the working ladder, one must alter their playing approach to be inclusive of all of the players in any situation and become adequately accommodating. Playing in the pocket is the concept...
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A Practical Guide to RV Living Full-time in 2018Finally, you have found an RV book that focuses on the practical stuff! In this book, you will get new and practical guidance that you can apply right away. For example, there is a step-by-step guide for you to follow if you want to buy an RV successfully. When it comes all the small stuff like mail, checklists, etc. don't worry—this book got you covered.
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A 1959 New Yorker profile captured the inspired risk-taking and raw creative spark of a Budapest String Quartet rehearsal: Sasha leaped from his chair and with violin held aloft, played the passage with exaggerated schmalz, like a street fiddler in Naples. Kroyt... stopped playing and started singing a Russian song.... Mischa Schneider thereupon performed a number of stupendous triads on his cello.... Only Roisman went quietly on with his part, untouched...
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