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The Guitar. - The perfect instrument?. Olly Davey, Devon LDP Music Service. Styles of Music. Classical Folk Jazz Blues Reggae Rock Pop World music – African, S American … and many more …. Ways to play. Fingerstyle Strum – fingers or pick Single notes – fingers or pick Slide
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The Guitar - The perfect instrument? Olly Davey, Devon LDP Music Service
Styles of Music • Classical • Folk • Jazz • Blues • Reggae • Rock • Pop • World music – African, S American … and many more …
Ways to play • Fingerstyle • Strum – fingers or pick • Single notes – fingers or pick • Slide • Percussive • Many different styles within those and players keep finding new ways to play it
Tunings • Standard • E A D G B E (Elephants And Donkeys Grow Big Ears) • “Dropped D” – D A D G B E • Open Chords • G – D G D G B D • D – D A D F# A D • Hybrid Tunings • D A D G A D • D G D G B D • And many more ….
Chord “Windows” E minor - Em A minor - Am
Modern Guitars Spanish or Classical Guitar Flat Top Guitar Nylon Strings Steel Strings
The First Electric Guitar The Rickenbacker “Frying Pan” 1931
The First Electric Guitarist Charlie Christian – 1930s
Fender and Gibson Les Paul Leo Fender
Chord “Windows” E minor - Em A minor - Am