eBook: Arranging for Fingerstyle Guitar by Joe McMurray
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Overview
This book is for the early intermediate to advanced guitarist who wants to sound like a full band by him/herself. Late beginners should be able to work through most of Chapter 1 (~35 pages). Readers will learn how to simultaneously play a melody, bass line, chords, and occasional percussion in a variety of styles. They will develop the skill set to arrange just about any song they can think of into a solo fingerstyle masterpiece. Ultimately readers may be inspired to start writing their own compositions.
Topics covered:
– Arranging with melody, bass, and inner harmony
– Travis Style / alternate thumb bass lines
– Arpeggiation
– Melody in the bass
– Thumb slaps
– Rhythmic bass lines
– Harmonizing each note of the melody with 3rds, 6ths, 10ths, etc.
– Natural and artificial harmonics
– Transposition and alternate tunings
– Cross string / Harp Style
– Independent bass lines
– Rhythmic exploration and new time signatures
– Reharmonization with triads and seventh chords
– Full performance arrangements of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
– Introduction to an Advanced Melody
206 pages. 421 musical examples.
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