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How to Read Guitar Tablature

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How to Read Guitar Tablature

• Learn the fundamental skills of reading all kinds of guitar Tab

• Doubles as a guide to all modern guitar techniques

• Techniques illustrated with Tab / Notation and free audio examples

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Categories: Guitar Books, Tablature, Theory & Technique Tag: Joseph Alexander
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A Complete Guide to Reading Guitar Tab and Performing Modern Guitar Techniques

Guitar tablature has been around since the 15th century, but as guitar playing has evolved, so has the need to develop new ways to read, write and perform modern techniques. This book is a comprehensive guide to reading tablature and covers every modern technique used on guitar.

Rather than a cold glossary of terms, however, it contains tips, insights and more than 90 recorded musical examplesthat demonstrate the techniques themselves.

You won’t find a more complete or practical guide!

What you’ll learn:

  • The fundamental skills of reading guitar tab
  • How to recognise & play every type of bend
  • How to understand & read picking hand directions
  • How to read & perform strumming patterns
  • How to read modern rock techniques such as rakes, sweeps & taps
  • Different kinds of slides & legato technique
  • Articulation & dynamics
  • Performance of natural, pinched, artificial & harp harmonics
  • Exciting whammy bar techniques

Bonus: As well as whole chapters dedicated to reading and performing the guitar techniques above, How to Read Guitar Tablature includes a comprehensive section dedicated to understanding the often confusing structural directions in music, such as repeat signs, similes, volta brackets Da Capo al Fine, codas and more!

Learn to read guitar tab… perfectly!

  • Have you ever found guitar transcriptions confusing to follow?
  • Would you like a straightforward guide to reading guitar music that bothexplainsand illustratesevery technique?
  • Do you need a reference guide to every modern electric guitar technique?

How to Read Guitar Tablature is the ideal music stand companion and gig bag essential. Never be confused again by the odd signs and abbreviations that appear in tab, and expand your technique repertoire as you learn!

Here’s what you get:

  • An easy reference guide covering every aspect of reading tab for guitar
  • A guide to executing modern guitar techniques
  • Over 100 musical examples
  • Studio quality audio examples so you can hear how each technique should sound

Hear guitar tab in action:

How to Read Guitar Tab includes free recorded audio performances of every technique in the book. Don’t just learn to read tab on guitar, hear it and play it right, every time.

Buy it now and learn to read tab fluently like a pro!

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Over 1,000,000 happy customers.

No joke – and not a word of a lie, we’ve sold over a million music tuition methods on Amazon.

Over 10,000 5* Reviews

Our books are consistently the best-selling music titles on Amazon and have received tens of thousands of positive reviews.

Get every example in your book as an audio file – for free!

Reading from your screen is one thing, but learning music is all about hearing it in action. Every book contains a link to download every example and backing track right to your computer

Instant Delivery

Every book is delivered via download and email as soon as you hit buy now.

Learn from legendary musicians

We publish books by the greatest and most influential musicians in the world.

“Whenever I teach students, I ask them about what books they have and they always like the books from Fundamental Changes. You guys have a great reputation! And, of course, I thank you for the opportunity to publish my own book – you did it so well!”

Mike Stern

“I’ve published eight books with Fundamental Changes and each one beautifully teaches a different element of my musical voice on guitar”

Dr Martin Taylor MBE

“The artists you work with, and the quality of your work speaks for itself.”

Tommy Emmanuel

“Wow! You guys work hard and the material you produce is great!”

John Patitucci

“I wish these books had been available when I was learning to play. I can’t recommend them highly enough!”

Ulf Wakenius

“I can’t believe all the great books you’ve published!”

Jennifer Batten

“These books are great! You guys really know your s**t!”

Oz Noy

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