Item Number: S0.952777

Master the Blues in Open D Guitar Tuning

Take your Open D guitar playing to the next level with 101Blues Riffs & Solos in Open D Guitar Tuning. The most complete instructional book everwritten exclusively for DADF#AD tuning. This book is great for beginners and excellentfor intermediate and advanced guitarists looking to enrich their creative, opentuning knowledge.

A complete course on its own, the book covers a wide rangeof essential lessons to play blues in multiple styles, including traditional, Delta,rock, funk and jazz blues. Begin by studyingthe 40 stylistic riffs in several keys, then move on to the 25 practical oneand two bar riffs. Next, you can learnthe rhythm guitar riffs, the fingerstyle patterns, and finish with the longerriffs and solos.

Using a combination of slide, fingerstyle and pick playing,you will cover all the bases needed to develop a solid technique in open Dguitar. The extensive scale charts showthe blues, major, minor, modal and pentatonic scales with useful diagrams. Chords and arpeggios are also covered with theessential blues chords and variations on blues chord progressions presented inall keys.

If you want to explore the world of open D, then you are inthe right place. Everything you need tomaster the blues with essential lessons for DADF#AD guitar tuning!

Audio tracks are available on the author's website: brentrobitaille.com. 185 pgs

I hope you will enjoy my fingerings for Agustín Barrios' La Catedral - Andante Religioso & Allegro Solemne; the second and third movements of this great piece.
Barrios had originally composed La Catedral in 1921 as a two-movement piece and so the piece was originally known as having only these two movements. Some seventeen years later, he then composed another piece entitled 'Saudade' (available, separately, as a stand-alone piece) and then a year after composing it, decided to include it as the prelude to the already existing two-movement version. Although it is well-known that Barrios' always included Preludio 'Saudade' whenever performing La Catedral, there are actually no original written copies of the three-movement version.
In this arrangement, some liberties were taken with Allegro Solemne in the 21st measure as it was thought to make for a smoother progression.

This book and accompanying video provide a thorough introduction to flamenco guitar. What are the essential elements and techniques of flamenco guitar playing? How does one capture the real essence of authentic flamenco guitar? These are questions that Juan Martin, celebrated virtuoso flamenco guitarist and teacher, addresses in this first book of a projected three-volume series. The method is designed for the complete beginner and requires no prior knowledge of the guitar or flamenco music. It also provides invaluable insight and material for more advanced players who want to capture the essential sounds, rhythms and emotional power of true flamenco. The series begins with in-depth demonstrations of how the basic building blocks of flamenco guitar technique are used in actual flamenco music. The material then progresses to a detailed exploration of the individual rhythmic forms - the palos. In this book, the fundamental palos of Solea and Alegrias are presented to emphasize the basic rhythms and provide examples of falsetas - the melodic passages. Martin then shows how to apply these when collaborating with a dancer and singer. The music is transcribed in standard notation and tablature (cifra), and the online video contain over 3.5 combined hours of explanation and demonstrations. Provides a detailed introduction to basic techniques, using examples of authentic flamenco to show these techniques in action. Then progresses to demonstrations of the Solea and Alegrias, including music for the soloist and the guitar accompanying the dancing and singing. Includes access to online video.