The Guitar - The perfect instrument? Olly Davey, Devon LDP Music Service
Styles of Music Classical Folk Jazz Blues Reggae Rock Pop World music – African, S American … and many more …
Ways to play Fingerstyle Strum – fingers or pick Single notes – fingers or pick Slide Percussive Many different styles within those and players keep finding new ways to play it
Tunings Standard E A D G B E E A D G B E (Elephants And Donkeys Grow Big Ears) “Dropped D” – D A D G B E Open Chords G – D G D G B D G – D G D G B D D – D A D F# A D D – D A D F# A D Hybrid Tunings D A D G A D D A D G A D D G D G B D D G D G B D And many more ….
Music
Chord “Windows” E minor - Em A minor - Am
Early guitars
Early Guitars
Modern Guitars Spanish or Classical GuitarFlat Top Guitar Nylon Strings 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