Beyond Chord Melody, Volumes One and Two

Résumé du livre

It is satisfying to play a piece of music that sounds great on just one guitar. Beethoven said, “The guitar is a miniature orchestra in itself.”

Beyond Chord Melody concentrates on the advanced concepts that distinguish the beginning guitarist from someone on the road to mastering this style of playing.

Volume 1 prepares you to play the arrangements in Volume 2. It contains 490 examples and exercises, along with note-by-note recordings of all the material that illustrate the concepts used in creating the arrangements.

There is an emphasis on how to get a good sound while playing solo. A lot of attention is spent on fingerings. Sometimes, unusual fingerings can achieve a musical goal that once seemed unattainable.

You will also learn about the great solo guitar players, arrangers, and singers, as well as cover songs to listen to for inspiration.

Volume Two of Beyond Chord Melody adds 36 songs to your repertoire. All these songs are performance-ready. They are interesting, challenging, and fun to play. They are drawn from Jazz and Swing, Americana, Country and Western, Folk, Blues, Gospel, and Spirituals.

With Volume Two, you gain access to note-by-note recordings of the thirty-six complete song arrangements. This will help you to follow along with the music, and they are great to listen to on their own.

There is excitement, satisfaction, and the pure pleasure of becoming proficient in arranging for and playing solo guitar. Stick with it; it's a worthwhile endeavor.