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To understand part playing requires, first, the realization that the overall sound of a mix will generate the harmony, so you do ...

Page 137 guitarist. Rock arrangements require a touch of overdrive, distortion or fuzz for an authentic 1960s sound. Remember th ...

Page 138 The songwriting guitarist's basic tool kit for lead breaks and fills consists of: the major scale, the natural minor sc ...

Page 139 Friend' and 'Brothers In Arms', Mark Knopfler seems to be sharing the vocal part with the guitar. 'Big Log' is another ...

Page 140 Open Strings Open strings generate bigger sounds. Play the right scale for the key or progression up and down one strin ...

Page 141 Your first close encounter of the 12-string kind can be a startling experience. It's probably bigger than what you're u ...

Page 142 Section 12— Guitar Resources Part 2: Altered Tunings ABBREVIATIONSRoman numerals I VII indicate chordrelationships with ...

Page 143 Open strings provide for drone effects, consecutive octaves or playing the melody while you're singing. Unison voicing ...

Page 144 version of 'Voodoo Chile', and it has also been used by Jeff Healey and many grunge bands. This detuning creates some e ...

DADGBE tuning ...

Page 145 EADGBD tuning ...

'Mr Tambourine Man' uses dropped D tuning.Other single-string alterations include detuning the high E string down to D; the G st ...

Page 146 EGDGBD tuning ...

It's great fun to experiment with single-string alterations. They instantly mess up all your normal chord shapes, but not so dra ...

Page 147 DGDGBD tuning bottom string. John Squire used this for slide on 'Love Spreads'. Open C – C G C G C E – is an even deepe ...

Open minor tunings are not as common as the majors. In some ways this is DADF#AD tuning ...

Page 148 DGDGBbD tuning surprising, because they can be more flexible when it comes to getting strong minors and majors. In open ...

DADFAD tuning ...

Page 149 DADGAD tuning D G D G Bb D – which is a single-string alteration from open G. Flattening the third string of open D – D ...

Altered Tunings It is helpful to reserve the name ''altered tuning" for any tuning that does not make a simple major or minor ch ...