twese2ea $305 ENCYCLOPEDIA GUITAR CHORDS Author's Note This book was designed to meet the needs of the beginner and professional guitarist for @ complata and theraugh guide to GUITAR CHORDS. The chord forms are presented in each key and are sectioned into “melody chords", “inside chords", “thythm chords", and “bottom 4-string chords". In actual practice, the usage of these forms is interchangeable. One might use certain “melody chord farms" while playing rhythm or certain “rhythm chord forms” for melody or solo ploying. These categories serve as an essential aid in memorization and in knowing generally the best usage of « perlicular chord form. Mastering this text will give the guitarist firm command over the thousands of voieings and cherd forms found throughout the fingerboard. We believe it to be the most complete ond thorough guitar chord book ever assembled. William Bay Cunyeieht 187. Mal Bay Pubdieutioes, ne International Conveidl Seousel Printed ia USA. 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Note that five of the strings evo bslow the miidle C of the piano keyboard. ‘ADD & E GUITAR NOTATION Pp eraGea rae BAD PIANO NOTATION Another Method of Tuning 1. Tune the éih string iv unison 10 the E or tweléth white key to the LEFT of MIDDLE C on the piano 2. Place the Finger behind the filth tr! ofthe 6h string Ths wall gre you the fone oF pitch ofthe Sth sing. 1A) 2, Place fingar behind the fifth et ofthe Sth string se et the pileh of the Ah atcng. (0) 4, Reguat same procedure to obtain the itch of the 3ré string. [G) 15. Ploce fingur bohine the FOURTH FRET of the 3rd string to get the pitch of the 2nd string. (8) 6. Place finger belhind the fifth frat of the 2nd tring ta get the pitch of the Ist string, (E) on ;eeSe Pitch Pipes lich pioes with isieuctions for tne'r crane reay be abteined ot any music sors, Ench pipe vill have the corract pitch of enh «vile stag ond are recommended to be yred wlan 4 wiano isnot available. 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