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